Jeanne DuPrau’s “Project F,” Patricia Forde’s “The Girl Who Fell to Earth” and Donna Barba Higuera’s “Alebrijes” answer the question, Could this be the beginning of the end? Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2023-11-03 09:01:10 UTC ]
When she was in high school in the early 1950’s, Joanna Russ (1930–2011) read Mark Twain’s short story “A Medieval Romance,” about a duke without a male heir who brings his daughter up to fill the role, hiding her gender from all. Things get complicated when the duke’s niece falls in love with... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2023-11-03 08:41:28 UTC ]
A new book argues that corporate publishing has transformed what it means to be an author. Continue reading >> [ Source: New Yorker | 2023-11-01 10:00:00 UTC ]
These must-read historical fiction books set in France span more than 800 years, from the reign of Eleanor of Aquitaine to post-WWII Paris. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2023-10-26 10:31:00 UTC ]
Unit sales of print books fell 3.2% last week at outlets that report to Circana BookScan. The performance wasn’t a bad one—it was just unable to match the same period last year, when 'It Starts with Us' by Colleen Hoover sold more than 810,000 copies in its first week on sale. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-10-26 04:00:00 UTC ]
When you hear the phrase “queer history,” how far back does your mind go? For many, there’s a sense that LGBTQIA+ history is fairly recent, starting with Marsha P. Johnson or maybe Oscar Wilde. Beyond that, we start to get into murky territory: stories of “lifelong bachelors” and “happy... Continue reading >> [ Source: Electric Literature | 2023-10-17 11:00:00 UTC ]
This essay isn’t about World War II. But like any historical fiction writer publishing in 2023, it’s impossible to ignore the recent wave of WWII novels that fill bookstore shelves at the moment. As someone who reads and enjoys many of these books but has no desire to write one, I have a theory... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2023-10-17 08:45:05 UTC ]
These Halloween short stories are free to read online! They're deliciously unsettling, genre-bending, emotional, and even humorous. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2023-10-16 10:33:00 UTC ]
Since my first novel was published, at almost every interview and live event, I get asked a version of the same question. Usually people seem just curious, but occasionally there are notes of hostility or amazement. They want to know why, and often how, I write my female protagonists. The answer... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2023-10-16 08:50:29 UTC ]
These nine medieval science fiction books play with limits of time, space, and history to tell fascinating stories with medieval elements. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2023-10-13 10:32:00 UTC ]
Novelist Cindy Fazzi says authors interested in addressing the great issues of the day should avoid preaching and focus on telling a good story. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-10-06 04:00:00 UTC ]
October is full of fabulous nonfiction books to add to your TBR, from a speculative memoir to a mediation on bears and the natural world. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2023-10-02 10:32:00 UTC ]
After a long run with weekly sales ahead of 2022, unit sales of adult fiction titles were down 0.2% in the year-to-date after sales fell last week. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-09-28 04:00:00 UTC ]
My sophomore novel, Evil Eye, follows Yara Murad, a Palestinian American woman who begins to confront the psychological and interpersonal aftermath of her emotionally volatile childhood as her carefully constructed life begins to fall apart. In drafting this novel, which explores post-traumatic... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2023-09-22 08:35:35 UTC ]
Last spring, I approached Nickolas Butler, internationally bestselling author of the novels Shotgun Lovesongs, The Hearts of Men, and Godspeed, to be the judge for this year’s Insider Prize, American Short Fiction’s annual literary award for incarcerated writers in Texas. He’d worked with... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2023-09-22 08:15:30 UTC ]
Genre fiction by such authors as Colleen Hoover, N.K. Jemisin, and Rebecca Roanhorse remains extremely popular with readers. As publishers increase their output to meet demand, booksellers are making more and more room on their shelves for the titles. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-09-22 04:00:00 UTC ]
‘Kill the Rich’ by Jack Allison and Kate Shapiro is a lacerating satire of America’s gonzo culture—and no one comes out unscathed. A provocative book title doesn’t always telegraph to readers what awaits inside. When it comes to those self-help books that include a naughty little swear on the... Continue reading >> [ Source: Fast Company | 2023-09-16 03:00:00 UTC ]
From the dark heart of a misguided follower to the young hand of a diarist whose words outlived her, these novels encompass the full spectrum of humanity. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2023-09-15 16:58:33 UTC ]
Today, the National Book Foundation announced the longlist for the 2023 National Book Award for Fiction. The ten titles on the longlist were selected from a pool of 496 books submitted for consideration by their publishers; this year’s judges for Fiction are Steph Cha, Calvin Crosby, Silas... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2023-09-15 14:15:56 UTC ]
Looking for a work of science fiction that will make you really think? Welcome to these philosophical sci-fi books! Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2023-09-15 10:33:00 UTC ]