Need some cheering up and an out-of-this-world story? Pick up some of the funniest science fiction books this side of the galaxy. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2020-06-30 10:34:22 UTC ]
Bookouture has promoted Alex Crow, currently head of digital marketing, to the post of digital marketing director, with Crow also joining Bookouture’s leadership team. Rob Chilver is also joining Bookouture from Headline. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-06-24 13:05:34 UTC ]
Ex-special forces soldier turned TV star Matthew "Ollie" Ollerton is publishing a debut thriller with Bonnier Books UK. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-06-24 00:04:04 UTC ]
Maggie O'Farrell's Hamnet (Tinder Press) has debuted at the top of the Amazon Charts' Most-Sold: Fiction chart, with Delia Owens' Where the Crawdads Sing (Corsair) and Candice Carty-Williams' Queenie (Trapeze) rising to join it in the top three. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-06-23 23:10:01 UTC ]
Over the past few months, as gyms and yoga studios and fitness centers have remained closed, many of you antsy yogis and barre-enthusiasts and Zumba-addicts have gone back to that most elemental of exercises: the run. For those of us who like to read and run, well, plenty of books on the subject... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2020-06-23 08:49:25 UTC ]
The Once Over Casandra López Detail of a Cowlitz artist’s Large Coiled Gathering Basket, ca. 1900, cedar root and beargrass, Elizabeth Cole Butler Collection, Portland Art Museum, 2012.97.11 In spring 2020 I had the opportunity to teach two Native... Continue reading >> [ Source: World Literature Today | 2020-06-18 13:23:07 UTC ]
In 2016, the internet was rife with divisive opinions over Jojo Moyes’ Me Before You. The novel, published in 2012, chronicled the relationship between a recently-paralyzed man, Will, and his caregiver, Louisa. The 2016 film, starring Emilia Clarke and Sam Claflin, faced significant backlash... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-06-17 19:59:59 UTC ]
As a trio of books on Donald Trump from Simon & Schuster punctuate the summer lists, titles on racism fill out a soaring sector ahead of the November 3 presidential election. The post Led By Donald Trump Books and Race Issues: Summertime US Nonfiction Heats Up appeared first on Publishing... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2020-06-16 16:45:41 UTC ]
The works of fiction highlighted here confront slavery, Jim Crow segregation, racial bias in the workplace, wrongful conviction and imprisonment, and police brutality. The post An Anti-Racist Fiction Reading List appeared first on The Millions. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Millions | 2020-06-11 10:00:25 UTC ]
Opening today for submissions in its 2021 cycle, the Aspen Words Literary Prize is focused on fiction that illustrates 'the transformative power of literature on thought and culture.' The post Aspen Words Literary Prize Opens 2021 Submissions Seeking ‘Transformative Fiction’ appeared first on... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2020-06-10 17:05:39 UTC ]
Reni Eddo-Lodge's Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race (Bloomsbury) has topped both of Amazon Charts' non-fiction rankings. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-06-09 23:13:12 UTC ]
The books highlighted here employ a variety of forms to unequivocally confront the injustices of slavery, Jim Crow segregation, racial bias in the workplace, wrongful conviction and imprisonment, police brutality, and the anger felt by people living under racist oppression. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-06-08 04:00:00 UTC ]
I'm fairly new to the genre and historical fiction audiobooks have been an excellent way to introduce these stories into my repertoire. Treat your ears. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2020-06-03 10:38:40 UTC ]
'PW' editors recommend recent books about some of the many issues at play in America today, including police brutality, institutional racism, activism, and what it's like to be black in America. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-06-03 04:00:00 UTC ]
Get to know the fantastic and thrilling world of the DINOSAUR TRAIN series, a shining example of science fiction for early readers. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2020-06-02 10:35:52 UTC ]
Cambridge University Press has acquired two children’s non-fiction titles by Dr Charlotte Markey as part of a new trade publishing programme aimed at a broader audience. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-06-01 00:35:46 UTC ]
HarperNonFiction has netted a “one-of-a-kind” book from former goalkeeper Neville Southall, exploring mental health in the modern game. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-05-28 14:42:12 UTC ]
Penguin Classics is to launch a new series of world science fiction "to challenge stereotypes about the genre". Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-05-28 09:00:55 UTC ]
Heather Morris has revealed the cover of her non-fiction debut Stories of Hope to fans on Facebook Live, Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-05-28 04:15:56 UTC ]
A NUMBER OF RECENT ESSAYS and articles have revisited classic literary texts that depict disease pandemics, scouring them for ideas and strategies that might prove useful in our current predicament. An essay in The Boston Review examines Boccaccio’s Decameron (1353), which emerged out of... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Review of Books | 2020-05-27 19:00:30 UTC ]