17 Novels That Would Make Great Graphic Novels

These stories, including The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern, are great in prose, but they are crying out for a graphic novel adaptation to bring the visuals to life. Continue reading at 'Book Riot'

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Eimear McBride's second novel to Faber

Faber has acquired Baileys Women’s Prize for Fiction winner Eimear McBride’s second novel. The Lesser Bohemians follows an 18-year-old girl, recently arrived in London from Ireland to study drama, as she meets an older actor and a relationship ensues. The book is a “story about love and... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Stage is set for Eimear McBride's second novel

Affair between drama student and an older actor will feature in The Lesser Bohemians, due from Faber next autumn following award-winner A Girl is a Half-Formed ThingIt took Eimear McBride almost a decade to find a publisher for her first novel, A Girl is a Half-Formed Thing. Now, a year after... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2015-09-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Are GIFs The Future Of Novels?

Novelist Dennis Cooper's latest books use found GIFs to tell creepy horror stories.Novels are made of words. Graphic novels are made of pictures, and often words. But what does a novel composed of GIFs look like, and can it be called a novel at all?Read Full Story Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2015-09-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Tuskar Rock to publish Kraus' feminist novel

Tuskar Rock Press will publish I Love Dick, the autobiographical-novel by American writer Chris Kraus. The book was originally published in 1997 by Kraus’s own Semiotext(e) Press. This is the first time it will be available as a UK edition. I Love Dick merges fiction and memoir to tell the... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-09-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Christians Pressure New Zealand to Ban Award-Winning YA Novel

The Guardian reports that the New Zealand government has banned Ted Dawe's award-winning YA novel "Into the River" after protests from a Christian group. The post Christians Pressure New Zealand to Ban Award-Winning YA Novel appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-09-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Murder mystery: Where's the missing Harper Lee crime novel?

What became of the novel Harper Lee had tentatively titled "The Reverend"? Even her notes are missing. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

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Banned book Into the River 'is one of the best teen novels going'

OPINION: The interim ban of Ted Dawe's novel Into the River is, in my opinion, unwarranted, ridiculous and troubling for the future of simlar novels that discuss issues that are part of many teenage lives. Continue reading at Stuff

[ Stuff | 2015-09-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Terry Pratchett's final Discworld novel races to No 1 in book charts

The Shepherd’s Crown, the 41st book in his much-loved fantasy series, sells more than 52,000 copies in three daysTerry Pratchett’s daughter Rhianna Pratchett has said that “somewhere Dad is raising a glass of brandy to you all” after the late author’s final novel The Shepherd’s Crown topped the... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2015-09-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Naxos Audiobooks buys rights to Larkin novels

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These Pictures Of Dogs Taken Over a 12-Year Span Will Make You Hug a Dog

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[ Fast Company | 2015-09-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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YA novel Everything, Everything optioned for film

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[ The Bookseller | 2015-08-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Final Discworld novel and Stieg Larsson sequel poised for release

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[ The Guardian | 2015-08-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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