Electric Lit’s 15 Best Short Story Collections of 2019

Is your attention span ravaged by living in our hellscape of a modern era? Good news: 2019 brought us plenty of brilliant short fiction. We polled current and former Electric Lit staff and contributors about their favorite collections of the year, and their picks include debuts, National Book Award finalists, posthumous anthologies by overlooked masters, […] The post Electric Lit’s 15 Best Short Story Collections of 2019 appeared first on Electric Literature. Continue reading at 'Electric Literature'

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Iron Circus, Lucy Knisley, Jill Thompson Highlight C2E2 2019

The 10th Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo, better known as C2E2, attracted tens of thousands of fans, and a major lineup of publishers and comics stars, including a number of children's authors. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Apple Books Category Bestsellers, March 24, 2019

The bestselling Apple Books in fiction and literature, mysteries and thrillers, health, mind & body, and more for the week ended March 24, 2019. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Feminist Library crowdfunder just £5,000 short with days left

The Feminist Library is only £5,000 short of its crowdfunding target for its move to Peckham with just days left to go. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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McDermid launches search for real-life stories from people of Scotland

Crime author Val McDermid has launched the Blether campaign, searching for real-life stories from the people of Scotland, to be published on the Scottish Book Trust’s website. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Religion Book Deals: March 27, 2019

Zondervan signs a pastor’s take on people skills; Brazos agrees on ‘Why Science and Faith Need Each Other,’ and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Apple's long-awaited streaming TV service to offer Oprah, Amazing Stories

Oprah Winfrey brings documentaries and Book Club, Steven Spielberg brings thrills and chills to Apple TV Plus. Continue reading at Stuff

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McEwan and Winterson join Hay line-up as full 2019 programme revealed

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Story time with ebooks 'not as helpful' as print books

A study finds parents focus more on technology with electronic books and interact less with children. Continue reading at BBC News

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Picador bags Laing's essay collection on importance of art

Picador has bagged a new collection of essays by prize-winning writer and critic Olivia Laing about the importance of art. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Gill’s feminist poetry collection goes to Ebury

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Apple Books Category Bestsellers, March 17, 2019

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Cornerstone lands inside story of commodity trading

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The British Book Awards: 2019 Books of the Year Shortlists

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The Week in Libraries: March 22, 2019

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The latest 'Pet Sematary' resurrection claws its way to the big screen. Plus primatologist Frans de Waal embraces an empathetic subject in ‘Mama’s Last Hug,’ and the conspiracy theory title ‘QAnon’ wakes up to a spot on our list. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Book Deals: Week of March 25, 2019

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‘Nobody’s Fool,’ the Story Behind Zippy the Pinhead

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