HarperNorth has signed a “bold and hopeful” book on political and social divisions by Youth Endowment Fund executive director Jon Yates. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-02-14 13:48:05 UTC ]
Welbeck Publishing Group has acquired an epic historical fiction series by Dr Hilary Jones, the general practitioner and media doctor. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-02-12 01:43:04 UTC ]
In short stories like “The Immortals” and novels like “The Listeners,” Mr. Gunn helped prepare readers for the future. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2021-02-11 17:10:44 UTC ]
Quercus is getting ready to launch the debut of astronaut Chris Hadfield, The Apollo Murders, branded "an exceptional Cold War thriller from the dark heart of the Space Race", this October. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-02-09 16:29:44 UTC ]
A list of nonfiction Black history books you can read this month to learn more about the history of racism and being Black in the U.S., including Men We Reaped: A Memoir by Jesmyn Ward. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2021-02-09 11:31:00 UTC ]
Seven Dials has acquired the non-fiction debut of pop star and fitness role model Ellie Goulding at auction. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-02-03 02:46:29 UTC ]
The recycled gossip is tiresome, but what’s most irritating about “A Bright Ray of Darkness” is that it’s really good. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Washington Post | 2021-02-02 14:00:00 UTC ]
Find some immersive, out-of-this-world stories featuring LGBTQ+ characters in these excellent queer science fiction books. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2021-02-02 11:32:00 UTC ]
“The Absolute Book,” by Elizabeth Knox, takes on a number of genres, while “Winter’s Orbit,” by Everina Maxwell, stays true to one. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2021-01-29 10:00:04 UTC ]
In 1972, Tom Wolfe famously described a handful of writerly techniques that were catching on among his peers, in what was then called the New Journalism movement. The goal was to write nonfiction as immersive and transporting as the best novels, by focusing on richly descriptive scenes, verbatim... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2021-01-29 09:49:33 UTC ]
Tributes have been paid to US author Sharon Penman, a “giant” of historical fiction, who has passed away at the age of 75. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-01-28 04:51:02 UTC ]
If you’re on the hunt for new literary rabbit holes, today is your lucky day. The Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction, created by lexicographer Jesse Sheidlower (a former editor of both the OED and Random House Dictionaries) is “a comprehensive quotation-based dictionary of the language of... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2021-01-27 16:14:09 UTC ]
Among other things, you’ll learn how a crime novel is written and what it’s like to own a book store in Scotland. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Washington Post | 2021-01-27 07:52:38 UTC ]
Joanna Schaffhausen, author of the new mystery novel 'Every Waking Hour,' picks her ten favorite crime-solving duos. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2021-01-27 05:00:00 UTC ]
Walker Books has acquired a non-fiction title from Rudimental band member Leon “Locksmith” Rolle and author Derek Owusu. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-01-22 04:26:28 UTC ]
Comma Press will publish The American Way: Stories of Invasion in May 2021, the first title in its History-into-Fiction series to step outside of British history. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-01-19 23:34:53 UTC ]
An excerpt from a debut novel Booklist calls "sharp and haunting." The post ‘The Divines’: Featured Fiction from Ellie Eaton appeared first on The Millions. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Millions | 2021-01-19 17:00:59 UTC ]
Earlier this year, we learned of the founding of the Carol Shields Prize for Fiction, which is the first English-language literary award to celebrate excellence in fiction by women writers in the United States and Canada. And today, the Carol Shields Prize for Fiction announced that it has... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2021-01-15 17:54:45 UTC ]
Debut novelists performed solidly last year, despite widespread fears that they would lose out to more established authors due to 2020's pandemic-hit publishing schedules. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-01-14 13:16:53 UTC ]
“Vellum” by Hal Duncan, “Mockingbird,” by Walter Tevis, the works of Tanith Lee and more. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Washington Post | 2021-01-13 14:00:00 UTC ]