Ann and Jeff VanderMeer On Classic Fantasy, Fearsome Ducks, and Dead Astronauts

In this episode, taped live at the Miami Book Fair, writer Jeff VanderMeer and editor Ann VanderMeer talk to Fiction/Non/Fiction podcast co-hosts V.V. Ganeshananthan and Whitney Terrell about editing The Big Book of Classic Fantasy anthology, historical understandings of fantasy, editing beyond Anglocentrism, and the significance of animals in fantasy compared to literary fiction. Jeff […] Continue reading at 'Literrary Hub'

[ Literrary Hub | 2019-12-05 09:48:07 UTC ]
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‘Ashenden’: the perfect late summer escape read, and a classic

W. Somerset Maugham’s 1928 novel is thought to be the first modern espionage novel. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2019-07-31 17:07:29 UTC ]
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In a new fantasy series, thrilling adventure takes cues from ‘Project Runway’

Elizabeth Lim’s “Spin the Dawn” follows a girl who disguises herself as a boy in the hopes of becoming the imperial tailor. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2019-07-30 16:00:58 UTC ]
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Fantasy Island, Mountains, and More: Travel Books 2019–2020

Travel publishers are luring readers with the guidebook equivalent of clickbait headlines, promising the world’s best, most epic experiences—and delivering. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-07-26 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Jonathan Fetter-Vorm and Mary Anne Mohanraj on the Anniversary of Apollo 11 and Space Exploration

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[ Literrary Hub | 2019-07-25 08:47:28 UTC ]
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Fantasy Literary Agents Open to Submissions

Literary agents are gatekeepers of the publishing industry. Find fantasy literary agents open to submissions in this post. List will be updated regularly. The post Fantasy Literary Agents Open to Submissions by Robert Lee Brewer appeared first on Writer's Digest. Continue reading at Writer's Digest

[ Writer's Digest | 2019-07-24 11:00:08 UTC ]
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Orbit scoops epic fantasy trilogy from Gwynne

Orbit has scooped a worldwide deal for a fantasy epic trilogy inspired by Norse mythology from John Gwynne. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-23 17:32:21 UTC ]
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Decades after the raucous ‘Harbart’ became a cult classic in India, a translation finally arrives

The English version lands five years after the death of author Nabarun Bhattacharya. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2019-07-22 17:03:01 UTC ]
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Barton, Cavanagh and Griffiths win Dead Good Reader Awards

Books by Fiona Barton, Steve Cavanagh and Elly Griffiths are among the winners of this year’s Dead Good Reader Awards for crime and thriller novels. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-22 02:40:27 UTC ]
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Separation of Church and State Is (Mostly) Dead in Media, Execs Say

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[ Folio Magazine | 2019-07-18 17:39:35 UTC ]
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Introducing Young Readers to Classics with Graphic Novels

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[ Book Riot | 2019-07-18 10:36:40 UTC ]
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Hodder unveils new covers for King classics ahead of latest novel

Hodder has unveiled striking new covers for four classic Stephen King novels to coincide with the horror master’s new novel The Institute. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-16 17:43:28 UTC ]
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Lightning lands Scandi crime classics

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[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-16 02:06:54 UTC ]
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[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-07-03 04:00:00 UTC ]
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‘A kind of creeping oppression’: Anne Frank’s haunting newly published letters to her grandmother

A new book, “Anne Frank: The Collected Works,” includes previously unpublished letters Anne Frank wrote to her grandmother as the Nazis made their way across Europe. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2019-06-25 16:27:15 UTC ]
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Perks, Griffiths and Koomson make Dead Good Reader Awards shortlists

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[ The Bookseller | 2019-06-25 02:16:00 UTC ]
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Bestselling Romance Novelist Judith Krantz Dead At 91

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[ The Huffington Post | 2019-06-24 02:34:35 UTC ]
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Orbit triumphs in three-publisher auction for Brooks fantasy series

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[ The Bookseller | 2019-06-23 21:58:45 UTC ]
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Piatkus snaps up 'fresh feminist fantasy' by Lewis

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Cassell scores first Classic FM Puzzle Book

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