Karl Marlantes, the much-decorated war veteran and Rhodes Scholar, made his name in publishing writing about war. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-30 04:00:00 UTC ]
In 'In Conversation: Rowan Williams and Greg Garrett' (Church Publishing, May), Greg Garrett discusses faith, politics, art, writing, and culture with Rowan Williams, the former archbishop of Canterbury. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-30 04:00:00 UTC ]
As a self-described “devout but very progressive Christian woman,” Joshilyn Jackson is interested in the act of redemption. “How far can you go into the black before you see the lights to call you home?” She pursues that theme in her latest novel, 'Never Have I Ever' (Morrow, July). Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-30 04:00:00 UTC ]
This year marks the fifth anniversary of PW Star Watch, a partnership between 'Publishers Weekly' and Frankfurter Buchmesse. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-30 04:00:00 UTC ]
John Hodgman is an unlikely guy to become famous, and he knows it. “Anyone who has looked at my face knows that my destiny was not to be in film. I can only play villains and creeps because I look weird on camera,” he says. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-30 04:00:00 UTC ]
For 20-some years, Adam Rippon’s life was dominated by figure skating. Then, after snagging a bronze medal at the 2018 Winter Olympics as part of the team, he announced his retirement from the professional sphere. To transition between that fierce, competition-fueled era and the next uncertain... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-30 04:00:00 UTC ]
Libraries have long extended their reach beyond the limits of their physical space. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-30 04:00:00 UTC ]
This fall children’s book author Jacqueline Woodson will publish her second novel for adults, 'Red at the Bone' (Riverhead, Sept.). Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-30 04:00:00 UTC ]
Inspired by Twain’s tales, Krueger decided to write about young people, desperate to swap corruption for freedom, who embark on a turbulent river journey. The resulting standalone novel, 'This Tender Land' (Atria, Sept.), combines outdoor exploits and a meditation on the human condition. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-30 04:00:00 UTC ]
The bestselling children’s book author Daniel José Older steps out of his comfort zone with his first literary adult novel, 'The Book of Lost Saints' (Imprint, Nov.) Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-30 04:00:00 UTC ]
Author, journalist, and New York Times op-ed columnist Gail Collins may be personally responsible for saving the mental health of untold numbers of readers who depend on her witty, incisive takes on the world to get them through another day in Crazytown. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-30 04:00:00 UTC ]
“It was all about the story. The story I couldn’t stop thinking about, the one I was the most excited to write,” says Sarah J. Maas, best known for her two YA series Throne of Glass and Court of Thorns and Roses, of her decision to create her first epic fantasy series for adults. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-30 04:00:00 UTC ]
Ta-Nehisi Coates, the bestselling author and MacArthur Fellowship recipient, is about to add novelist to the list. His debut novel, 'The Water Dancer' (One World, Sept.), follows a young man’s conflicted journey into the covert war on slavery. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-30 04:00:00 UTC ]
Although she began her career as a novelist, Marjorie Liu, who teaches comic book writing at MIT, says 'Monstress'(Image Comics), cocreated with artist Sana Takeda, could only be a comic. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-30 04:00:00 UTC ]
Goldin's novel 'The Escape Room' keys into the cutthroat world of Wall Street hedge fund megawealth and workplace sexism. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-30 04:00:00 UTC ]
A bookseller once said that readers think they love writers, but without knowing it, they love editors just as much. That notion is at the foundation of Avid Reader Press, the newly announced Simon & Schuster imprint. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-30 04:00:00 UTC ]
NPR and Audible veteran Eric Nuzum, who has produced 130 podcasts, has created a book on podcasting basics, Make Noise (Workman, Dec.). Here he talks about what distinguishes the best podcasts. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-30 04:00:00 UTC ]
Comedian Pete Holmes brings his serious/funny funny/serious take to the publishing world with 'Comedy Sex God' (Harper Wave, May), a book that is part autobiography, part philosophical inquiry, and part spiritual quest. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-30 04:00:00 UTC ]
If you think sex isn’t part of life for women in their 50s and 60s, think again. Candace Bushnell ('Is There Still Sex in the City?' Grove, Aug.) decided to write about a part of life that she believes isn’t given enough attention. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-30 04:00:00 UTC ]
Murphy says that she was inspired to write for a younger age group because of the reception she received for 'Dumplin' ', which is about what it’s like to exist in a fatter body. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-30 04:00:00 UTC ]