The 16-strong longlist of books contending for the 2020 International Prize for Arabic Fiction (IPAF), has been revealed, featuring nine countries. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-12-17 04:45:51 UTC ]
Profile Books will publish a “fearless work of creative non-fiction about racism in cultural pursuits” by award-winning poet Cathy Park Hong. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-12-17 01:56:53 UTC ]
A new location for the Non/Fiction Book Fair in Moscow brings higher book sales, international contacts, and a look at the top Russian books of 2019. The post Top Russian Titles and Highlights at Moscow’s 2019 Non/Fiction Book Fair appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2019-12-16 06:30:12 UTC ]
From The New Yorker’s archive, pieces about science fiction and fantasy, by John Seabrook, Julie Phillips, Colson Whitehead, Margaret Atwood, and Joyce Carol Oates. Continue reading >> [ Source: New Yorker | 2019-12-15 11:00:00 UTC ]
How William Gibson keeps his science fiction real Joshua Rothman, The New Yorker While a lot of sci-fi is obsessed with the distant future, one of the best authors of the genre takes a different approach. The New Yorker explains how William Gibson... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2019-12-14 17:30:00 UTC ]
It can seem like every historical fiction read focuses on one event, but we've got historical fiction novels not set in WWII for the Read Harder challenge. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2019-12-12 11:32:03 UTC ]
Cicely Aspinall is leaving Hodder to join HQ as senior commissioning editor for fiction, while HarperFiction’s Finn Cotton has also been appointed to the team. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-12-12 05:50:11 UTC ]
Huge congratulations to De’Shawn Charles Winslow, who last night took home the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize for his acclaimed debut In West Mills. Winslow was presented with the prestigious prize—which has in previous years been awarded to Junot Diaz, Tiphanie Yanique, Viet Thanh Nguyen,... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2019-12-11 17:00:27 UTC ]
Today, we present an excerpt from a debut novel that earned praise from Victor LaValle, who called it a "gripping and moving book." The post ‘Africaville’: Featured Fiction from Jeffrey Colvin appeared first on The Millions. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Millions | 2019-12-10 19:30:59 UTC ]
Viking is expanding its fiction publishing programme and has bolstered its team by promoting Katy Loftus to publisher, while Vikki Moynes is also joining from HQ. Loftus, previously editorial director of Viking, is now publisher for the imprint with responsibility for a team dedicated to... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-12-10 04:36:30 UTC ]
Ebury fiction publishing director Gillian Green is departing after 12 years, as the dedicated fiction list on Ebury Press is wound down. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-12-06 00:12:10 UTC ]
Read Harder Challenge participants, and anyone looking for broader reading horizons, we've got your recommendations for the YA nonfiction book task. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2019-12-04 11:32:54 UTC ]
Now that High Book Award Season is coming to a close (right??), we can focus on the prize that really matters: Literary Review‘s Bad Sex in Fiction Award. Since 1993, the UK-based magazine has “honored the year’s most outstandingly awful scene of sexual description in an otherwise good novel.”... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2019-11-27 15:51:03 UTC ]
Books by Eat, Pray, Love author Elizabeth Gilbert and Mary Costello are in the running for the Bad Sex in Fiction Award this year. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-11-27 13:01:15 UTC ]
Chinese science fiction is a rich world of diverse, engaging stories that expand one's mind. But with all that is out there, where should you start? Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2019-11-27 11:39:41 UTC ]
The new Elena Ferrante is just one of the exciting novels in translation coming next year. Lara Feigel talks to the UK editors who are rediscovering classics and finding new audiencesThere are voices that speak to us across oceans and centuries with more intimacy than the people who surround us... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2019-11-23 08:00:49 UTC ]
The Desperate Literature Short Fiction Prize will be judged by Claire-Louise Bennett, Rachel Cusk, Niven Govinden and Ottessa Moshfegh in 2020, running in its third year. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-11-21 15:02:31 UTC ]
There were too many to choose from. Our reviewers explain their picks, from “The Hanging Artist” to “The Night Tiger” Continue reading >> [ Source: The Washington Post | 2019-11-21 14:12:00 UTC ]
Memoirs and histories share space with true crime and a surprise bestseller: The Mueller Report. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Washington Post | 2019-11-21 14:10:00 UTC ]
Oneworld showcased its Spring 2020 highlights last night, as publisher Juliet Mabey toasted ten years of success. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-11-21 00:07:43 UTC ]