Book Review: ‘The Weight,’ by Jeff Boyd

Jeff Boyd’s searching debut novel portrays a Black musician alienated from his city, his faith and his past. Continue reading at 'The New York Times'

[ The New York Times | 2023-04-10 09:00:16 UTC ]

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Book Review: ‘Misbehaving at the Crossroads,’ by Honorée Fanonne Jeffers

Honorée Fanonne Jeffers’s first nonfiction book is equal parts memoir, history, polemic and poetry. Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2025-06-21 09:00:43 UTC ]
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Book Review: ‘Fake Work,’ by Leigh Claire La Berge

Leigh Claire La Berge’s memoir looks back at her stint as a consultant for a Fortune 500 company at the turn of the millennium: “Is this how companies are put together?” Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2025-06-16 13:29:35 UTC ]
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50 Years After ‘Jaws’ Terrified Filmgoers, a Reporter Looks Back

The culture critic Brian Raftery, who wrote about “Jaws” for the Book Review last year, discusses the movie’s anniversary with Gilbert Cruz. Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2025-06-13 17:03:04 UTC ]
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The 2025 Young Lions Fiction Award goes to Alexander Sammartino.

Last night at the New York Public Library, Alexander Sammartino won the Young Lions Fiction award for his debut novel Last Acts. This was the 25th year of the Young Lions Award, which comes with a $10,000 prize. Last Acts follows a man burdened with a failing gun store and a son recovering from... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2025-06-13 15:57:51 UTC ]
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'Masterful' romance novel wins Women's Prize for Fiction

The award's judges say Yael van der Wouden's debut novel The Safekeep is a "classic in the making". Continue reading at BBC World

[ BBC World | 2025-06-12 19:27:42 UTC ]
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Book Review: ‘Murderland,’ by Caroline Fraser

“Murderland,” by the Pulitzer Prize winner Caroline Fraser, considers possible links between the region’s industrial pollution and its most infamous murderers. Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2025-06-08 09:00:21 UTC ]
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Amazon’s layoffs at Goodreads: Another blow for the long-suffering book review platform?

The e-commerce giant has been criticized over its stewardship of Goodreads since it bought the platform in 2013, fueling the rise of competitors. Amazon famously started as an online bookstore. In the three decades since, it has disrupted how people buy, read, and review books through steps... Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2025-06-06 13:34:00 UTC ]
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Top 3 Things I Learned While Writing My Debut Novel

Author Kalla Harris shares the top three things she learned while going through the process of writing her debut novel. The post Top 3 Things I Learned While Writing My Debut Novel appeared first on Writer's Digest. Continue reading at Writer's Digest

[ Writer's Digest | 2025-06-05 16:00:00 UTC ]
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Successful Queries: Sharon Pelletier and “We Don’t Talk About Carol,” by Kristen L. Berry

Find Kristen L. Berry’s successful query to agent Sharon Pelletier for her debut novel "We Don't Talk About Carol." The post Successful Queries: Sharon Pelletier and “We Don’t Talk About Carol,” by Kristen L. Berry appeared first on Writer's Digest. Continue reading at Writer's Digest

[ Writer's Digest | 2025-06-03 22:11:41 UTC ]
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Book Review: ‘How to Lose Your Mother,’ by Molly Jong-Fast

In the memoir “How to Lose Your Mother,” Molly Jong-Fast recalls a tumultuous upbringing as the only child of the feminist writer Erica Jong. Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2025-05-31 12:18:33 UTC ]
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Book Club: Read ‘Mrs. Dalloway,’ by Virginia Woolf, with the Book Review

In June, the Book Review Book Club will read and discuss “Mrs. Dalloway,” Virginia Woolf’s classic novel about one day in the life of an London woman in 1923. Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2025-05-30 14:16:45 UTC ]
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What to Read This Summer: NYT Reading Bucket List

Read along with the Book Review this summer: Can you check off five items before fall arrives? Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2025-05-30 09:00:35 UTC ]
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Book Review: ‘Malcolm Lives! The Official Biography of Malcolm X for Young Readers,’ by Ibram X. Kendi

The National Book Award-winning author shows young readers a humane political philosophy that many adults still fail to appreciate. Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2025-05-16 13:37:20 UTC ]
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Book Review: ‘Who Knew,’ by Barry Diller

Beyond disclosures about his sexuality and marriage, the media mogul’s memoir mostly serves up goodies for fans of Hollywood name-dropping and infighting. Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2025-05-16 09:00:51 UTC ]
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Palestinian author Yasmin Zaher wins Dylan Thomas prize with ‘audacious’ novel The Coin

£20,000 award for writers aged 39 or under goes to story ‘tackling trauma and grief with bold and poetic moments of quirkiness and humour’A novel about a Palestinian woman who participates in a pyramid scheme reselling Birkin bags has won this year’s Swansea University Dylan Thomas... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2025-05-15 18:15:33 UTC ]
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The Best Part of Researching Trans History Is When I’m Wrong

In The Lilac People, my debut novel about trans people in Weimar Berlin and Nazi Germany, I have a side character so small, they’re downright tertiary. Dora Richter has no speaking role, nor does she have any impact on the plot. And yet she’s included because she’s important, and she was real.... Continue reading at Electric Literature

[ Electric Literature | 2025-05-09 11:10:00 UTC ]
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Book Review: ‘Sleep,’ by Honor Jones

“Sleep,” the debut novel by Honor Jones, moves back and forth in time between a 35-year-old mother’s present and her disturbing, unresolved past. Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2025-05-09 09:00:05 UTC ]
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Book Review: ‘The Fate of the Day,’ by Rick Atkinson

The second installment of the Pulitzer Prize winner’s trilogy about the war animates an entire world — from battlefields and commanders to sounds and smells. Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2025-04-29 09:01:51 UTC ]
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