The HBO series Big Little Lies is a soap opera slathered in a thick coating of California gloss, and it’s impressively addictive. It might even, like Game of Thrones, introduce hordes of new readers to the author of the book on which it is based, Liane Moriarty, although hundreds of thousands of Americans are already pretty enthusiastic about her. In 2014, they sent Big Little Lies, her sixth novel, to the No. 1 spot on the New York Times best-seller list, even as her fifth book, The Husband’s Secret, still in hardcover, lingered in the top 20. This achievement, the first for an Australian, provoked marvel in her homeland, where her success had been comparatively modest. Continue reading at 'Slate'
[ Slate | 2017-03-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Quarto Group's Frances Lincoln Children’s Books imprint has added US vice-president-elect Kamala Harris to its Little People, Big Dreams list for 2021. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-11-15 14:59:22 UTC ]
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Insiders say a book by President Donald Trump could be a tempting proposition for major publishers—but it may not be worth the cost. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-11-13 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Hi. I’m Bernhard Drax - award-winning media maker and former radio journalist - and I am a bookseller’s dream. On average I devour 120 books per year, mostly literary and genre novels. I have time to do this because I don’t watch TV and my Facebook account has been deactivated years ago. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-11-03 19:32:32 UTC ]
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The Booker Prize will showcase its shortlisted authors with appearances via “Front Row”, social media and Guardian Live alongside readings from the Old Vic on the big night. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-10-16 04:23:16 UTC ]
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Essay Detail from Glück’s letter to the author / Courtesy of the author In a tribute to her teacher being named the 2020 laureate of the Nobel Prize in Literature, a past protégée offers a glimpse into Glück’s renowned generosity in the classroom... Continue reading at World Literature Today
[ World Literature Today | 2020-10-13 13:28:55 UTC ]
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This fall, New York Review Books will publish new editions of two major works by the late postmodernist author William Gaddis, 'JR' and 'The Recognitions.' Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-10-13 04:00:00 UTC ]
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An author remains frustrated that publishers favor fictionalized stories over true accounts. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-10-02 04:00:00 UTC ]
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If you are in need of a book stand worthy of your large and heavy books, here are the big book holders of your dreams. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2020-09-18 10:37:00 UTC ]
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The complicated life of Elias Demetracopoulos, who had as many detractors as sources. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2020-09-11 12:00:00 UTC ]
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Duckworth Books has acquired 2016 "Big Brother" finalist A J West's debut novel, The Spirit Engineer. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-09-10 15:40:49 UTC ]
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In April, on the first night of Passover, Michael Cohen—Donald Trump’s former fixer, who was then incarcerated at Otisville prison, in New York—took an early manuscript of a book he’d been working on, and tossed it into a fire that Orthodox inmates had built to burn leavened bread. According to... Continue reading at Columbia Journalism Review
[ Columbia Journalism Review | 2020-09-09 12:20:26 UTC ]
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IN 1889, the science fiction writer Jules Verne and his son, Michel, envisioned that, in a thousand years, there would be a personally curated newsfeed. What’s really remarkable about that futuristic prediction, says author Rob Brotherton in his new book, Bad News: Why We Fall for Fake News, is... Continue reading at Los Angeles Review of Books
[ Los Angeles Review of Books | 2020-09-05 17:00:41 UTC ]
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For the quarter ended August 1, sales in Barnes & Noble Education’s retail segment dropped 42.2% from the comparable period a year ago, falling to $158.8 million. In the period, comparable store sales fell 42.8%, which B&NE said accounted for $106.6 million in lost revenue. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-09-03 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Nicholson Baker recounts his attempts at research using the Freedom of Information Act. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2020-08-28 12:00:00 UTC ]
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Ann Friedman and Aminatou Sow on the joy, and the work, of their deep relationship. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2020-08-14 12:00:00 UTC ]
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Every Monday through Friday, AudioFile’s editors recommend the best in audiobook listening. We keep our daily episodes short and sweet, with audiobook clips to give you a sample of our featured listens. The hosts of the “Call Your Girlfriend” podcast are warm, open, and matter-of-fact narrators... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2020-08-14 08:44:10 UTC ]
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Driven by strong sales from a host of new titles, unit sales of print books jumped 24.8% in the week ended Aug. 8, 2020, over the comparable week in 2019, at outlets that report to NPD BookScan. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-08-14 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Hodder Faith, in partnership with mini-chain St Andrew’s Bookshop, will launch a national church book club this autumn, to be known as The Big Church Read. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-08-12 13:00:50 UTC ]
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Lesley M.M. Blume tells the story of John Hersey’s influential article on the bomb’s aftermath. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2020-08-07 12:00:00 UTC ]
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Cost cuts and higher sales of digital products have eased the impact of the Covid-19 on the bottom line for some publishers. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-08-07 04:00:00 UTC ]
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