A new biography depicts B.B. King as ‘the first guitar hero.’ But does it truly see him?

“King of the Blues” exists in the long tradition of White writers documenting the lives of Black musicians. Continue reading at 'The Washington Post'

[ The Washington Post | 2021-10-13 11:59:06 UTC ]
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New novel Billy Summers from Stephen King for summer 2021

Stephen King is publishing a new thriller with Hodder in August 2021, Billy Summers. The book–about a unique hitman, "a good guy in a bad job”–has been billed as “part war story, part love letter to small town America and the people who live there”. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-01-31 23:25:01 UTC ]
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Ladee Hubbard’s ‘The Rib King’ is a fascinating look at ambition, race and revenge

“The Rib King’’ upends the racial calculus that amplifies the stories of the privileged few, offering rich, lovingly rendered portraits of working-class Black people. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2021-01-21 09:10:32 UTC ]
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Hodder scoops biography of Silicon Valley investor Masayoshi Son

Hodder & Stoughton is publishing the first English-language biography of Silicon Valley investor and SoftBank c.e.o. Masayoshi Son in June.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-01-19 08:08:50 UTC ]
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Plath and Louverture biographies compete for Slightly Foxed Prize

Three biographies published by Penguin Random House, including ones of poet Sylvia Plath and Haitian general Toussaint Louverture, are competing on the five-strong shortlist for the Slightly Foxed Best First Biography Prize. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-01-12 05:51:35 UTC ]
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Chatto scores biography of Vaughan Williams song

Chatto & Windus has scored The Captain’s Apprentice: Biography of a Song by Caroline Davison, to publish for the 150th anniversary of composer Ralph Vaughan Williams’ birth. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-01-07 02:19:34 UTC ]
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Clutter, says who? College essays, letters from Stephen King and Tucker Carlson: I’m keeping (almost) all of it.

At the end of 2020, sorting through my papers was a welcome reminder of the joys of a literary life Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2020-12-30 13:00:00 UTC ]
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Lady Anne Dodd pens biography of late husband Ken Dodd

Great Northern Books will publish The Squire of Knotty Ash… and his Lady, an "intimate" biography of the late Sir Ken Dodd by Lady Anne Dodd and biographer and TV producer Tony Nicholson. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-12-06 15:04:40 UTC ]
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S&S pre-empts John Stonehouse biography

Simon & Schuster is to publish a biography of former Labour minister John Stonehouse, who faked his own death in 1974. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-11-29 23:08:09 UTC ]
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Kenneth More estate manager to publish actor's biography

The manager of actor Kenneth More's estate is to publish the actor's first biography in almost 40 years.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-11-27 04:56:07 UTC ]
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Brown's 'joyous' Beatles biography wins Baillie Gifford Prize

Craig Brown has won the £50,000 Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction with his “joyous” One Two Three Four: The Beatles in Time (Fourth Estate), which judges said “reinvented the art of biography”. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-11-24 18:12:59 UTC ]
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S&S bags Kamala Harris biography

Simon & Schuster UK is to publish Kamala’s Way, a biography of the new US vice president elect Kamala Harris, written by journalist Dan Morain.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-11-20 12:02:47 UTC ]
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Faber signs King's 'landmark' Welsh history

Faber has signed Brittle with Relics: A History of Wales, 1962–1997, billed as a “landmark” new work by Richard King. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-11-12 01:00:38 UTC ]
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First Bookshop Heroes list unveiled

A new annual initiative celebrating the best of bookselling in the UK and Ireland sees 29 Bookshop Heroes hailed for their efforts in reaching readers with books—and beyond. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-11-05 23:21:06 UTC ]
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Bookshop Heroes share top bookselling tips

Some of our inaugural Bookshop Heroes — the best individual booksellers in the UK and Ireland — share the skills that are key to running a bookshop.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-11-05 16:20:56 UTC ]
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‘The Cold Millions,’ Jess Walter’s celebration of forgotten heroes, is one of the most captivating novels of the year

What might have been an earnest historical novel about the labor movement is transformed by Walter’s irresistible voice and characters. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2020-10-29 12:00:00 UTC ]
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Heather Clark’s ‘Red Comet’ is an exhaustively researched, often brilliant biography of Sylvia Plath

“Red Comet” is a prizeworthy contribution to literary scholarship and biographical journalism. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2020-10-28 13:21:04 UTC ]
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52 Incredible Picture Book Biographies of Black People Creating and Leading

Check out wonderful picture book biographies of inspiring Black icons, including Josephine: The Dazzling Life of Josephine Baker. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2020-10-26 10:33:00 UTC ]
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Abraham Lincoln and John Brown: Imperfect heroes of the fight to end slavery

H.W. Brands critiques the wildly different paths the two men took toward the same goal. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2020-10-23 12:00:00 UTC ]
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Who was Max Jacob? A poet, friend of Picasso and, a new biography shows, a man who defied easy labels

Rosanna Warren’s enlightening book is rich with anecdote and cameos by early 20th-century intellectuals Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2020-10-21 16:02:01 UTC ]
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Barkham pens Roger Deakin biography for Hamish Hamilton

Simon Prosser, publishing director at Hamish Hamilton, has acquired a biography of writer and naturalist Roger Deakin, authored by Patrick Barkham.   Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-10-20 16:44:56 UTC ]
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