8 Peruvian Books in Translation

I'm recommending eight Peruvian books in translation, from surrealist short stories to creative memoir to bloody historical fiction. Continue reading at 'Book Riot'

[ Book Riot | 2023-02-22 11:33:00 UTC ]

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Brittney Griner’s memoir will be a spring 2024 title.

Olympian and WNBA star Brittney Griner will co-write a memoir about her experience being detained by Russia in 2022 while headed over to play for UMMC Ekaterinburg, Deadline reports. Griner was behind bars for 10 months as the diplomatic debacle played out, and will recount: the harrowing... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2023-04-11 18:23:05 UTC ]
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A Lesson for Dr. Freud: Dominique Fabre’s Psychoanalysis of the Everyday and Everyman, by Alice-Catherine Carls

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Rachel Pollack, trans activist and comic book writer, dies aged 77

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First-Quarter Bestsellers

Prince Harry’s memoir has sold more than a million copies since its January release, making it the #1 book in 2023 so far. But the year is still young, and Colleen Hoover and Dav Pilkey are hot on Harry’s heels. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Book Deals: Week of April 10, 2023

Actor Millie Bobby Brown sells a debut novel to William Morrow, and S&S buys a memoir from Sheila Johnson, cofounder of BET. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Finding “Enough”: A Conversation with Nicole Chung, by Renee H. Shea

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Lit Hub Daily: April 3, 2023

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How Nicole Chung rewrote her memoir on grief after losing a second parent during COVID

Nicole Chung was writing a memoir about losing her father; then her mother died. She discusses COVID, U.S. health care and her revised memoir, 'A Living Remedy' Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

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‘Wilderness Tales’ unfolds short stories with a sense of place

Collected stories about the wild, uncharted frontiers of North America expand to include everything from classic nature tales to dystopian climate fiction. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

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Ghostwriter to the Stars: Who Is J.R. Moehringer?

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Kelly Link Can’t Write Narrative Before 3pm: And Other Tips For Purposeful Writing

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Book Review: ‘How Not to Kill Yourself,’ by Clancy Martin

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10 of the Best Shirley Jackson Short Stories Everyone Should Read

By Dr Oliver Tearle (Loughborough University) Shirley Jackson (1916-65) wrote six novels and around two hundred short stories during her brief career. Probably best-known for her novel The Haunting of Hill House and her oft-anthologised short story ‘The Lottery’, Jackson was a writer with a... Continue reading at Interesting Literature

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This Week's Bestsellers: March 27, 2023

Oprah's Book Club's latest pick, 'Hello Beautiful,' has a big first week. Plus, Paris Hilton's memoir is a hit, and 'The Boy, the Mole, the Fox, and the Horse: The Animated Story' gets an Oscar bump. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Another Prince Harry book? 'Spare Us!' gives his memoir the parody treatment

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Mary Rayner obituary

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Richard Milward: ‘I hid my writing like a secret vice’

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