On this week’s show, Claire and Sian return from wandering around the London book fair to chat about the big books snapped up at this year’s event. What will we be reading in 2019 and 2020? The shortlist for the 2018 Man Booker International prize for translated fiction was also announced, and has a couple of surprises in store – who will win?Then Sian speaks to Benedict Wells, the author of The End of Loneliness. A bestseller in his native Germany, this bildungsroman follows the often difficult life of Jules, from a formative childhood tragedy into adult life. Wells talks about the strangeness of having his novel translated into so many languages, writing an emotional story without veering into mawkishness and his love for John Irving. Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
[ The Guardian | 2018-04-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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To listen to the Audio Book Club discussion of Eligible, click the arrow on the player below. Continue reading at Slate
[ Slate | 2016-07-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A filmmaker sets the scene for a new bookstore in rural North Carolina; a mystery writer gets a bookstore of his own in Georgia; and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-07-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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International New York Times bestselling thriller writer Tami Hoag has signed a two book deal with Trapeze Books. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-07-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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AA Milne’s Winnie the Pooh has come atop a poll of favourite children’s book characters, commissioned by the Reading Agency. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-07-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This week: hired assassins chasing Hemingway's papers, plus Alejandro Zambra's book of fiction disguised as a standardized test. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-07-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Among the headlines: Carla Hayden is confirmed as librarian of Congress; New York libraries land a historic budget increase; NYPL opens its new 53rd St. branch; and two significant developments in the open-access movement. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-07-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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TV presenter and radio host Fearne Cotton is publishing two more books with Orion, focused on health and happiness. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-07-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Data from the Association of American Publishers shows that total industry sales fell 0.6% in 2015 compared to 2014, to $27.78 billion. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-07-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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TheLi.st cofounder Glynnis MacNicol sells her memoir, pop-up maestro Matthew Reinhart signs with Disney, and more in this week's notable book deals. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-07-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The boom in adult coloring books is still going strong, and sales have driven growth in several categories so far in 2016. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-07-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Here's a sampling of new and forthcoming titles, all reviewed by PW, that take an in-depth look at U.S. politics. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-07-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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After holding the Weekly E-Book Ranking number one for five consecutive weeks, Jojo Moyes’ Me Before You drops to second...to be replaced by her follow-up, After You (both Michael Joseph). Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-07-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Here's a sampling of new and forthcoming titles, all reviewed by PW, that tackle pressing international issues. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-07-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Here's a sampling of new and forthcoming titles, all reviewed by PW, that tackle pressing domestic issues. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-07-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ten years after its founding, Dzanc is in the black and in the midst of a lot of change. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-07-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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‘The Professors of Hogwarts’ will be the theme of next year’s Harry Potter Book Night, which will take place on 2nd February. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-07-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin Random House Children’s is publishing two colouring books featuring images from classic Ladybird titles from the 1950s-70s. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-07-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Two bookstores--a mobile one and a bricks-and-mortar--prep to open in Kansas; a Pennsylvania store partners up; an Iowa shop goes on the block; and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-07-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Alice Jolly has been awarded 2016 PEN Ackerley Prize, the UK’s only literary prize dedicated to memoir and autobiography, for crowdfunded book Dead Babies and Seaside Towns (Unbound). Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-07-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A new website selling books has launched offering one-hour delivery in London, and connecting readers to bookshops in the capital through the “near me” search on their smartphones. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-07-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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