Local authors of fiction and their genre dominated the Latvian trade publishing market in 2024, in a 'stable year' of business. The post Latvia’s Book Market Driven by Fiction and Domestic Authors appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2025-03-17 22:47:59 UTC ]
The NEW YORK TIMES has your spring reading list at the ready, We Need Diverse Books announces a reading day, and more. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2025-03-14 15:00:00 UTC ]
Historical fiction’s popularity has remained solid since the 19th century, when Romanticism inspired writers to look to the past. Exploring the human ... Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2025-03-12 12:00:00 UTC ]
Small presses have had a rough year, but as the literary world continues to conglomerate, we at Literary Hub think they’re more important than ever. Which is why, every (work) day in March—which just so happens to be National Small Press Month—a Lit Hub staff member will be recommending a small... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2025-03-11 13:30:22 UTC ]
J.D. Beresford’s The Hampdenshire Wonder is generally considered to be the first fictional treatment of superhuman intelligence, or “superintelligence.” This is a familiar trope for readers of science fiction today, but when the novel was originally published in 1911 it was anything but. What... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2025-03-06 09:59:31 UTC ]
Somehow, it’s March already. I know; I’m baffled, too. But even if the year feels like it’s already slipping by ... Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2025-03-05 14:00:00 UTC ]
March is the time when spring comes into full swing here in the South. I love heading to the dog ... Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2025-03-05 12:30:00 UTC ]
The Nigerian American author’s first novel in 12 years depicts troubled relations between men and women—but no tidy resolutions. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Atlantic | 2025-03-05 12:00:00 UTC ]
The latest in nonfiction book news is the second-ever Women's Prize for nonfiction, Margaret Atwood's first memoir, and how to stand up to book bans. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2025-02-26 14:30:00 UTC ]
As it has been a quieter month in YA publishing when it comes to new fiction, so, too, has it ... Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2025-02-20 13:30:00 UTC ]
The winner of the International Prize for Arabic Fiction is to be announced on the eve of the Abu Dhabi International Book Fair. The post The International Prize for Arabic Fiction: 2025 Shortlist appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2025-02-19 17:43:17 UTC ]
From the Libby Book Award finalists to Edgar Allan Poe Award nominations and book banning news, here’s the latest in ... Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2025-02-19 14:30:00 UTC ]
I know some people like to march to the beat of their own drum and aren’t really interested in what ... Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2025-02-18 13:30:00 UTC ]
Elyse Durham’s immersive and thematically timely first novel centers on twin sisters, born during the Siege of Leningrad, trained as ballet dancers at the celebrated Vaganova, and launching their careers at the height of the Cold War. The plot is set to detonate at a critical point in the Cold... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2025-02-18 09:57:15 UTC ]
Three dynamic queer characters carve a place for themselves among Gilded Age New York's elite in Olivia Wolfgang-Smith's MUTUAL INTEREST. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2025-02-14 12:30:00 UTC ]
Spotify has partnered with the Black List and the Jed Foundation on the Spotify x JED Impact Award, a program that will award five $10,000 grants to authors of unpublished manuscripts featuring mental health narratives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2025-02-12 05:00:00 UTC ]
1. Check the cover for clues. Literary fiction will have the title in Helvetica along with amorphous shapes in shades of that year’s Pantone color. Genre fiction will have a little cutout showing the face of either a wizard or a rakish duke. It opens to reveal the whole picture, and they’re... Continue reading >> [ Source: Electric Literature | 2025-02-07 12:15:00 UTC ]
The new year is in full swing, and I don’t know about you, but it’s been QUITE the year so ... Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2025-02-05 14:30:00 UTC ]
I don’t think it’s any coincidence that many of the historical fiction new releases this February feature incredible stories about ... Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2025-02-05 12:00:00 UTC ]
The subgenre helped increase the market share by 41.3% last year aided by bestseller Fourth Wing from Rebecca Yarros while food and drink topped nonfiction salesSales of science fiction and fantasy books rocketed last year, with their value increasing by 41.3% between 2023 and 2024.The booming... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2025-02-03 17:00:52 UTC ]