Monica Ali, Jennifer Egan and Laline Paull were among those headlining the Little, Brown Literary Fiction Spring Showcase 2022. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-11-11 16:38:57 UTC ]
Over the past few years, there’s been a lot of heated discourse surrounding a trend in book covers in which many new releases opt for variations of the same colorful abstractions: The Blob. Somehow deemed appropriate for everything from dystopian debuts to literary fiction bestsellers, these... Continue reading >> [ Source: Electric Literature | 2021-11-05 11:00:00 UTC ]
From magic realism and folklore retellings to literary fiction and nonfiction, here are some of the best paperback releases for book club. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2021-10-28 10:30:00 UTC ]
The Madeleine Milburn Literary, TV & Film Agency has promoted Olivia Maidment to literary agent to build its literary fiction list. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-09-30 10:47:49 UTC ]
Flash fiction has never been hotter. A tectonic shift over the last 20 years in how narrative is conveyed—fueled largely by the online journal’s rise from (mostly) irrelevance to somewhere near the top of the literary fiction food chain—has created the perfect environment for disseminating... Continue reading >> [ Source: Electric Literature | 2021-09-20 11:00:00 UTC ]
Fiona Sampson’s biography reads like a thriller, a memoir and a provocative piece of literary fiction. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Washington Post | 2021-08-17 12:00:00 UTC ]
Interviews Emilio Fraia’s Sevastopol, out this summer from New Directions, is the sort of book that beguiles and dazzles in equal measure. Consisting of three disparate stories—of a mountain climber attempting to scale Mt. Everest, a mysterious loner... Continue reading >> [ Source: World Literature Today | 2021-08-09 20:31:30 UTC ]
Pandemic Dispatches Photo by Daniel Tafjord / Unsplash Unrequited love I download a book. One of those books—for women. Certainly not porn, but you know. Never mind the shirtless guy gracing its cover (his lumpy, bumpy abs—oh my!), or the wanton... Continue reading >> [ Source: World Literature Today | 2021-06-16 13:40:35 UTC ]
If you want to do some serious reading to reflect on humanity and its many aspects, these 5 contemporary literary fiction books are for you, including A Burning By Megha Majumdar. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2021-05-28 10:38:00 UTC ]
Sally Rooney, Lauren Groff, and Atticus Lish were among the authors whose upcoming works of literary fiction were highlighted during this Editors' Picks panel hosted by 'PW' reviews editor David Varno. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2021-05-26 04:00:00 UTC ]
From Sally Rooney to Raven Leilani, female novelists have captured the literary zeitgeist, with more buzz, prizes and bestsellers than men. But is this cultural shift something to celebrate or rectify?In March, Vintage, one of the UK’s largest literary fiction divisions, announced the five debut... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2021-05-16 06:00:48 UTC ]
Independent publishers are "crucial and critical" for literary fiction writers, Costa-winning author Monique Roffey has said, enabling them to take risks no mainstream publisher would allow. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-05-11 11:27:01 UTC ]
Why do we assume that a work of literary fiction must be based on its author’s life? Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2021-03-14 12:00:33 UTC ]
LET’S DISPENSE WITH the small surprises up front. The latest outing from Smith Henderson, acclaimed author of what others might call literary fiction — his award-winning 2014 debut, Fourth of July Creek — is indeed a thriller. And it’s not a solo endeavor — he’s teamed up with a friend, Jon Marc... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Review of Books | 2020-10-11 12:30:47 UTC ]
Bi and lesbian books from the last two decades for fans of literary fiction, from haunting collections to atmospheric historical fiction like Miss Timmins’ School for Girls by Nayana Currimbhoy. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2020-10-02 10:38:36 UTC ]
“There isn’t much literary fiction that deals with evangelicalism. ‘Go Tell It on the Mountain,’ by James Baldwin, was the first book I read that spoke to that part of my life and it moved me so deeply to see faith rendered on the page with such care and brilliance.” Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2020-08-20 09:00:04 UTC ]
A wide array of books, from literary fiction to romance to YA, have borrowed their titles from songs by The Beatles. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2020-07-10 10:34:48 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 ]
Interviews Veronica Esposito Photo by Camila Valdés Megan McDowell has translated many contemporary authors from Latin America and Spain, including Alejandro Zambra, Samanta Schweblin, and Lina Meruane. Shortlisted for the Man Booker... Continue reading >> [ Source: World Literature Today | 2020-06-22 15:20:00 UTC ]
If you think lit fic endings are all sorrow or question marks, think again. Here are some happy literary fiction books that will leave you hopeful. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2020-05-21 10:34:27 UTC ]