The books that won 2025 Pulitzer Prizes, the Edgar Awards (and its dearth of representation), a new way to purchase Kindle books, and more. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2025-05-06 15:30:00 UTC ]
Award-winning author Valerie Nieman discusses the similarities and differences between historical fiction and speculative fiction. The post Historical Fiction Is Speculative Fiction appeared first on Writer's Digest. Continue reading >> [ Source: Writer's Digest | 2025-05-06 01:09:23 UTC ]
You might be new to nonfiction or a true stories pro, but whatever the case, there’s sure to be something on this list that catches your eye. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2025-05-02 11:00:00 UTC ]
The context of the time an author is looking back on history from greatly influences how they're going to think and write about history. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2025-04-30 13:30:00 UTC ]
We’ve got the latest round-up of collection news for librarians: publishing world updates, new book announcements, adaptation news, and a ... Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2025-04-29 10:00:00 UTC ]
The year that was has made its artistic judgments. Mostly. The world of film declared Anora as Best Picture. Music selected Beyonce’s Cowboy Carter as Album of the Year. Now, finally, on May 5th, book world gets its big moment. On Monday, at 3:00 p.m. EST, the award ceremony will be live... Continue reading >> [ Source: Electric Literature | 2025-04-28 11:05:00 UTC ]
The year that was has made its artistic judgments. Mostly. The world of film declared Anora as Best Picture. Music selected Beyonce’s Cowboy Carter as Album of the Year. Now, finally, on May 5th, book world gets its big moment. Pulitzer time is here! As most of us book-loving folks know, there... Continue reading >> [ Source: Electric Literature | 2025-04-28 11:05:00 UTC ]
The first quarter of 2025 has some softer numbers than the same period last year, partly because of a ‘late Easter’ on this year’s calendar. By Porter Anderson, Editor-in-Chief | @Porter_Anderson Adult Fiction Leads US Print Fiction Sales in Q1 drop of 1 percent in the United States’ market’s... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2025-04-21 20:47:29 UTC ]
Bestselling author Matthew Goodman shares how finding the real story of historical narrative nonfiction can change over time. The post Searching for William Gray: Finding the Real Story of Historical Narrative Nonfiction appeared first on Writer's Digest. Continue reading >> [ Source: Writer's Digest | 2025-04-18 21:51:51 UTC ]
In recognition of the publisher’s success in publishing adult fiction, Sourcebooks has promoted six key editors, including Christa Desir (pictured), across five of its six adult fiction imprints. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2025-04-17 04:00:00 UTC ]
These backlist titles—which were all published between 2010 and 2020—include narratives about estranged brothers and a young Sacajewea. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2025-04-16 11:30:00 UTC ]
BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, and disabled authors are writing some of the most thought-provoking, original, and memorable literary fiction works. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2025-04-14 11:45:00 UTC ]
New titles explore LGBTQ+ history and activism and offer nonjudgmental guidance. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2025-04-11 04:00:00 UTC ]
In these recent novels and story collections, authors use the conventions of genre as a launchpad to explore unsettling and all-too-real truths. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2025-04-10 04:00:00 UTC ]
My most anticipated historical fiction has multigenerational love stories, Indigenous horror, ancient Roman romantasy, and more. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2025-04-07 12:30:00 UTC ]
While stunt girl reporters were real, this graphic novel uses fictional elements to highlight the groundbreaking work these journalists undertook. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2025-04-04 11:30:00 UTC ]
There are mysteries and retellings and historical fiction that runs the gamut from literary to romantic. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2025-04-02 12:00:00 UTC ]
From a memoir by chef Kristin Kish to an essay collection by Viet Thanh Nguyen, there's something in this list for every nonfiction lover. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2025-04-02 10:30:00 UTC ]
In 1959, Norman Mailer—between novels at the time—published a book called Advertisements for Myself. Even for Mailer, it was an unusual book—part compendium of unpublished short fiction, part clearing house for published short fiction, part a series of “Advertisements,” in which the writer,... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2025-04-02 08:58:27 UTC ]
Laila Lalami’s The Dream Hotel, Karen Russell’s The Antidote, and Torrey Peters’ Stag Dance all feature among the best reviewed fiction titles of the month. Brought to you by Book Marks, Lit Hub’s home for book reviews. * Fiction 1. The Dream Hotel by Laila Lalami (Pantheon) 8 Rave • 6 Positive... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2025-03-30 14:01:23 UTC ]