Set in alternate Tudor England, “Sin Eater” by Megan Campisi is a riveting tale of female empowerment. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Washington Post | 2020-04-15 06:00:00 UTC ]
“How Much of These Hills Is Gold,” by C Pam Zhang, reimagines the region’s past as a Chinese-American tale. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2020-04-07 09:00:07 UTC ]
Head of Zeus is to publish the debut novel of Nicole Kennedy, a former city lawyer. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-03-23 14:35:00 UTC ]
“My Dark Vanessa” will strike a chord with women. But it ought to be read by men Continue reading >> [ Source: The Economist | 2020-03-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
“My Dark Vanessa” will strike a chord with women. But it ought to be read by men Continue reading >> [ Source: The Economist | 2020-03-19 15:48:46 UTC ]
First-time novelists with books out or coming soon talk about their changes of plans and how they’re spending these unusual days. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2020-03-18 20:00:14 UTC ]
Bloomsbury Publishing has won Imogen Crimp’s debut novel, The High Notes, in a four-way auction. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-03-17 18:04:44 UTC ]
Yellow Kite has won rights to publish the first book by Steven Bartlett, founder of the social media and marketing company Social Chain, after fighting off four other publishers in the final round of auction. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-03-10 09:22:05 UTC ]
Harvill Secker has "swiftly pre-empted" debut novel Highway Blue from Ailsa McFarlane, a 23-year-old writer who had never shown her work before sending it to agents. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-03-08 18:43:41 UTC ]
Mankell’s 1972 book, “The Rock Blaster,” now available in English, explores the struggles of a working-class man. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Washington Post | 2020-03-05 17:00:00 UTC ]
Film rights to Richard Osman’s debut novel, The Thursday Murder Club (Viking), have been snapped up by Amblin Partners in a 14-way auction. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-03-05 16:08:49 UTC ]
Hodder & Stoughton has snapped up debut author Claire Heywood’s “vivid and illuminating reimagining of the story of the Siege of Troy”, Daughters of Sparta. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-02-27 00:11:49 UTC ]
Hilary Leichter’s brisk, wildly imaginative book tracks a young woman’s experiences in 23 jobs, including one on a pirate ship. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2020-02-25 17:40:43 UTC ]
Conversations with Friends will follow Rooney’s Normal People that will air in April The BBC has commissioned a 12-part series based on Sally Rooney’s hit debut novel Conversations with Friends in the hope that fans of the young Irish author will bring in younger audiences.The BBC is to show its... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2020-02-25 10:19:05 UTC ]
Canongate is publishing an "astonishing" debut novel of “extraordinary suspense” from award-winning writer and US Marine Corps veteran Phil Klay. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-02-19 20:45:41 UTC ]
Simon & Schuster UK will publish The Miseducation of Evie Epworth by Faber Academy graduate Matson Taylor. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-02-14 03:26:34 UTC ]
Such a Fun Age is Franzenesque in its interest in how we live now—but in a quieter register. Continue reading >> [ Source: Slate | 2020-01-07 12:30:00 UTC ]
With 'The Authenticity Project,' publishing in February, Clare Pooley reflects on sobriety and second chances. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-12-20 05:00:00 UTC ]
Find a new author to follow or the first book your fave wrote with this list of debut novels by queer authors for the 2020 Read Harder Challenge. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2019-12-18 11:31:50 UTC ]
Huge congratulations to De’Shawn Charles Winslow, who last night took home the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize for his acclaimed debut In West Mills. Winslow was presented with the prestigious prize—which has in previous years been awarded to Junot Diaz, Tiphanie Yanique, Viet Thanh Nguyen,... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2019-12-11 17:00:27 UTC ]