Tim Radford had the possibly unique distinction of being, at different times, both literary and science editor of a major newspaper. He was also truly a one-culture man, the other example that I was aware of being Primo Levi, whose great book The Periodic Table, I discovered through Tim.I was a... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2025-02-18 16:29:32 UTC ]
Richard Charkin cheerfully anticipates the 2024 Frankfurter Buchmesse: 'Of all the world's great book fairs, none can compare.' The post Richard Charkin on Looking Forward to Frankfurt appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2024-09-30 18:11:23 UTC ]
Hannah Silva examines the (not so) shocking similarities between quantum physics and queer dating. | Lit Hub Memoir August brought some great book covers, and a lot of them were slippery. | Lit Hub Design “I had been writing my diaries on the notepad app of my phone, when it went the way of so […] Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2024-08-28 10:30:20 UTC ]
There’s no question that turning the pages of a great book is a wonderful feeling—but is it more wonderful in a hardcover or a paperback? Aside from considering quality, durability, portability, size, price, or release date, many readers simply choose the cover with the more appealing design. At... Continue reading >> [ Source: Electric Literature | 2024-06-26 11:05:00 UTC ]
Can We Truly Be Free of Our Past? A Conversation with Wendy Chen, by Xixuan Collins Interviews [email protected] Mon, 04/29/2024 - 15:10 An epic family saga that spans over one hundred years and two countries, Wendy Chen’s powerful, lyrical debut,... Continue reading >> [ Source: World Literature Today | 2024-04-29 20:10:46 UTC ]
Take a fun quiz about things that scare you and receive a great book recommendation to scare you even more! Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2023-08-31 10:37:00 UTC ]
Some of us do our best thinking in the shower, others do it while on the toilet. Renee Descartes, he pondered most deeply while ensconced in a baker's oven. The man simply needed to be convinced of the oven's existence before climbing in. Such are the quirks of the most monumental minds humanity... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2023-05-28 14:30:30 UTC ]
Got strong opinions about what makes a great book cover? Judge a book by its cover here to get a new read perfectly suited to your tastes. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2023-05-11 10:36:00 UTC ]
Welcome to our biannual Great Book Preview! We’ve assembled the best books of 2023A (that is, the first half of 2023), including new work from Nicole Chung, Tsitsi Dangarembga, Claire Dederer, Brian Dillon, Samantha Irby, Heidi Julavits, Catherine Lacy, Mario Vargas Llosa, Rebecca Makkai,... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Millions | 2023-01-09 10:30:00 UTC ]
Let's talk about great book titles. But in order to find out what makes a good book title, let's first explore the worst book titles. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2023-01-03 11:36:00 UTC ]
Is there anything scarier than not knowing what great book you’re going to read next? Big love to the booksellers at Exile in Bookville (Chicago, IL), Raven Book Store (Lawrence, KS), Copper Dog Books (Beverly, MA), and The Haunted Bookshop (Iowa City, IA) for their generous recommendations.... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2022-10-31 08:59:42 UTC ]
Susanna Clarke’s ‘Piranesi’ is one great book that’s hard to categorize. What hard-to-classify novels do you enjoy? Continue reading >> [ Source: The Washington Post | 2022-05-07 12:00:25 UTC ]
And just like that . . . 2021 is over. Like any year, it had its share of disappointments, triumphs, and scandals. There were some good books published and some good literary adaptations to watch. There were great book covers, great book reviews, and even (if we do say so ourselves) a few great... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2022-01-05 14:17:54 UTC ]
Inside its dry and musty hull, the smell of old books contains great distances. You sense time travel, of course, but also the soaring aeronautics of ideas. Sometimes a great book sticks the landing, very often they don’t. And sometimes books fail to jump high enough. In smelling old books, you... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2021-10-27 08:50:57 UTC ]
Book Reviews Matthew Goode and Teresa Palmer in the TV adaptation of A Discovery of Witches (2018) / IMDB Deborah Harkness’s All Souls trilogy has taken a new life through the Sundance dramatic series, A Discovery of Witches. The novels... Continue reading >> [ Source: World Literature Today | 2021-05-27 13:42:23 UTC ]
How might a literary prize disrupt the literary prize culture? Perhaps by reversing the structure: announcing the winner first, then the shortlist, followed by the longlist – making it clear the most important aspect of a prize is its depth and breadth: building from one great book towards a... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-02-03 20:44:21 UTC ]
To celebrate the Book Review’s 125th anniversary, we’re dipping into the archives to revisit our most thrilling, memorable and thought-provoking coverage. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2021-01-25 16:00:20 UTC ]
Whether you're looking for great book themed fabric for a new mask, for a pillow case, or a tote bag, you'll find the perfect pattern here. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2020-11-20 11:32:00 UTC ]
a great book about Texas should not only contain historical fact, it should give readers an impression of the Lone Star state—its scents, sights, and sensations—as well as what it feels like to be a human being of fragile flesh and blood in that immense, brutal, and beautiful land. The post Lone... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Millions | 2020-11-13 11:00:16 UTC ]
Interviews Yasmine Seale is a writer and literary translator living in Istanbul. Her essays, poetry, visual art, and translations from Arabic and French have appeared widely, including in Harper’s, Apollo, Poetry Review, and the Times Literary... Continue reading >> [ Source: World Literature Today | 2020-08-31 13:39:09 UTC ]