American Short Fiction, a nonprofit literary organization based in Austin, Tex., has announced its fall 2024 "MFA for All" program. The series will feature three accomplished authors as faculty: Jamel Brinkley, Susan Choi, and Karen Russell. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-08-28 04:00:00 UTC ]
These excellent, thought-provoking sci-fi books have been banned and taught in classrooms in equal measure. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2024-08-22 10:30:00 UTC ]
Our columnist takes a look at recent books by Sofia Samatar, Vajra Chandrasekera and Emet North. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2024-08-21 09:00:44 UTC ]
Can anyone unseat Kristin Hannah as the bestselling historical fiction book of the moment? Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2024-08-20 10:15:00 UTC ]
Nigerian historical fiction is thriving. Here are some excellent books to get you started. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2024-08-16 12:00:00 UTC ]
New releases in fiction, nonfiction and comics that caught our attention. Hum by Helen Phillips Robots have become a regular fixture of the workforce, and humans are losing their jobs to AI. Climate change is wreaking havoc on the planet. It’s getting harder and harder for the average person to... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2024-08-10 19:43:55 UTC ]
Readers respond to a piece by Zoe Williams in which she reflects on reading smut and notes how attitudes have changedIn her article on reading smut, Zoe Williams focuses on the difference between romance and erotica (My weeks of reading hornily: steamy book sales have doubled - and I soon found... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2024-08-09 16:55:05 UTC ]
Good morning, Boston. Happy National Root Beer Float Day. Here are the five things you need to know in local business news to start your Tuesday, before you go get that Black Cow. The biggest business news of the day — unless you include the continuing Wall Street meltdown — is the finding by... Continue reading >> [ Source: Silicon Valley Business Journal | 2024-08-06 10:16:18 UTC ]
Cowboys, wide open spaces, and strong women are drawing Christian writers to stories set in the American West. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-08-06 04:00:00 UTC ]
This season’s crop of notable nonfiction debuts tackle the nature of life, the role of religion in American culture, Indigenous histories, and book bans Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-08-02 04:00:00 UTC ]
Distinct among the literary prizes for its emphasis on debuts, the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize has been recognizing “exciting emerging voices in contemporary fiction” since 2006. This year, a panel of readers and judges selected a longlist of 25 novels out of 144 debuts submitted for... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2024-08-01 14:21:54 UTC ]
Kevin Barry’s The Heart in Winter, Lev Grossman’s The Bright Sword, and Taffy Brodesser-Akner’s Long Island Compromise all feature among the best reviewed fiction titles of the month. Brought to you by Book Marks, Lit Hub’s home for book reviews. * 1. The Heart in Winter by Kevin Barry... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2024-07-31 12:18:55 UTC ]
Authors from across the globe document the joys and travails of diaspora communities. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-07-26 04:00:00 UTC ]
A partnership between Hello Sunshine, Reese's Book Club, and We Need Diverse Books is behind a spate of debut novels by underrepresented writers, including Chatham Greenfield's 'Time and Time Again.' Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-07-19 04:00:00 UTC ]
A few weeks before the release of my first book, a memoir about my mother’s murder, I had to take a polygraph exam. The two things were not in fact related, but that was easy to forget once I found myself strapped in a chair in a windowless room on the fourth floor of a […] Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2024-07-15 08:56:51 UTC ]
Dive into this double dose of new science fiction and fantasy releases out this week. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2024-07-12 16:15:00 UTC ]
All of the YA comics and YA nonfiction hitting shelves in July, plus your YA book news. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2024-07-11 15:45:00 UTC ]
Graywolf Press will publish two as-yet-untitled works of nonfiction—a book of criticism and a book on craft—by Story Prize winner and Booker Prize finalist Brandon Taylor. Editorial director Ethan Nosowsky acquired North American rights from Meredith Kaffel Simonoff at the Gernert Agency. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-07-10 04:00:00 UTC ]
An epic fantasy inspired by Nigerian mythology, a found family wuxia fantasy, a historical fantasy set in the 1920s, and more of today's best science fiction and fantasy deals. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2024-07-01 14:30:00 UTC ]
What are your favorite science fiction novels that have yet to see a film adaptation? Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2024-06-27 10:30:00 UTC ]