With a first novel that chronicles a love affair between two young men, 23-year-old Ani Kayode Somtochukwu asserts a commitment to “queer resistance.” Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2023-06-05 16:02:45 UTC ]
He saw the world’s cruel absurdities through a comic lens, writes Boyd, who recalls his very first meeting with Amis – and explains why his unmistakable voice will never be forgotten• John Self on Amis: ‘He stamped his style over a generation’• Geoff Dyer on Amis: ‘Mick Jagger in literary... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2023-05-22 07:00:49 UTC ]
The book is often described as the world’s first novel and a touchstone of Japanese literature. But some of its themes, including its take on gender and power, have echoed over centuries. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2023-04-15 09:00:33 UTC ]
The journal’s once-in-a-decade selection of the best fiction writers under 40 has broadened its selection of 20 to include authors who ‘regard the UK as their home’Granta magazine’s Best of British Novelists list, which hails the literary stars of the future, has this year expanded to include... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2023-04-13 07:00:37 UTC ]
The following first appeared in Lit Hub’s The Craft of Writing newsletter—sign up here. One day, in the midst of working on my first novel in English, I was overwhelmed by a wave of frustration with my adopted language. With some fury, I knocked this out on the page and decided not to translate... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2023-03-10 12:51:04 UTC ]
It’s true: a new Haruki Murakami novel—his first since 2017’s Killing Commendatore—will be published on April 13th . . . but only in Japan. Sorry to tease you, English-speaking readers! Still, not to fret: I’m sure this means that translations are forthcoming. In the meantime, here’s everything... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2023-03-02 15:32:49 UTC ]
A haunting horror novel set a century ago in the American West, Eleanor Catton’s first novel in a decade, a Ukrainian war diary and much more. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2023-03-01 10:00:54 UTC ]
As the winner of the second annual Books Like Us First Novel Prize, Dorabji will receive a $50,000 book deal with Simon & Schuster. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-02-23 05:00:00 UTC ]
Literary Hub is pleased to reveal the cover for National Book Foundation 5 under 35 honoree and Center for Fiction and VCU Cabell First Novel prize finalist Lydia Kiesling’s second novel, Mobility, which this August will be the first book to be published on the new imprint from Crooked Media,... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2023-02-13 16:01:46 UTC ]
“Essex Dogs,” the first novel in a projected trilogy by the historian Dan Jones, imagines a hard-bitten band of mercenaries hired to invade France on behalf of their English king. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2023-02-03 10:00:06 UTC ]
Hosted by Andrew Keen, Keen On features conversations with some of the world’s leading thinkers and writers about the economic, political, and technological issues being discussed in the news, right now. In this episode, Andrew talks to River Sing Me Home author Eleanor Shearer about her hotly... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2023-02-01 09:53:21 UTC ]
Jesmyn Ward's next novel, LET US DESCEND, will be published on October 3, 2023. It's her first novel since SING, UNBURIED, SING. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2023-01-28 01:23:42 UTC ]
Lovers of gorgeous prose and ghost-soaked literary fiction rejoice: two-time National Book Award winner Jesmyn Ward’s next novel officially has a release date. Let Us Descend, Ward’s first novel in five years (since 2017’s Sing, Unburied Sing) will be published by Scribner on October 3. The... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2023-01-27 15:09:45 UTC ]
The Passenger, Cormac McCarthy’s first novel since The Road in 2006, shows him at the peak of his powers even as he nears his ninetieth year. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Conversation | 2022-11-24 13:19:55 UTC ]
Author of the Inspector Alan Banks series and welcome presence at crime fiction festivals around the worldPeter Robinson was the creator of the immensely popular Inspector Alan Banks crime series, set in Yorkshire – the books sold almost 9m copies in 19 languages and spawned a successful... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2022-10-14 16:44:04 UTC ]
A passage from Cormac McCarthy’s first novel since his Pulitzer Prize-winning 2006 book “The Road.” Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2022-10-14 12:10:42 UTC ]
"Please don't ban my books in my hometown," John Green concluded in the TikTok. "It's really upsetting for my mom." Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2022-09-13 13:44:10 UTC ]
Author of The Horse Whisperer, the 1995 book that was turned into a popular film, starring and directed by Robert RedfordNicholas Evans, who has died aged 72 after a heart attack, was the unlikely author of the bestselling novel The Horse Whisperer (1995), which became a Robert Redford film.... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2022-08-16 17:09:25 UTC ]
Many fiction writers wind up wishing they could redraft their early works. Akhil Sharma actually did. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2022-07-12 13:49:06 UTC ]
Herzog's novel follows Hiroo Onoda, a real Japanese lieutenant who terrorized the Philippine villagers of Lubang Island with guerrilla tactics for 29 years after World War II’s conclusion. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Washington Post | 2022-06-16 12:36:39 UTC ]