Taffy Brodesser-Akner brings to her first novel the currency of a dating app and the wisdom of a Greek tragedy. Continue reading at 'The Washington Post'
[ The Washington Post | 2019-06-13 13:00:00 UTC ]
The Twitter personalities discuss their new book and making astrology — as well as poetry — accessible. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2019-11-11 19:14:40 UTC ]
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WHEN YA PUBLISHER Houghton Mifflin Harcourt put out Ariel Schrag’s Adam in 2014, it felt predetermined that this debut novel would eventually become a movie. Indeed, the promotional materials included a trailer for an imagined film, a digital elevator pitch. Moreover, as a preexisting YA... Continue reading at Los Angeles Review of Books
[ Los Angeles Review of Books | 2019-10-26 17:00:36 UTC ]
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Quercus has bagged a “riveting” modern gothic debut set in an elite all-girls boarding school by Phoebe Wynne in a two-book deal. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-01 21:11:58 UTC ]
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Lit Lists T. Patrick Ortez Fantasy is often overlooked when it comes to literature in translation, but from Gilgamesh to the Edda to The Epic of Darkness, fantasy lies at the heart of human storytelling. The genre has changed a lot since then, but fantasy... Continue reading at World Literature Today
[ World Literature Today | 2019-10-01 14:00:27 UTC ]
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Richard Crawford shows how the composer skipped across the line between “high” and “low” art. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2019-09-06 12:22:27 UTC ]
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The author's second memoir is a raw and candid account of the power of committed love to combat life’s sorrows. The post Rick Moody’s New Book Takes on Marriage, for Better and for Worse appeared first on The Millions. Continue reading at The Millions
[ The Millions | 2019-08-26 10:00:08 UTC ]
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The New Yorker writer examines the conflicting impulses and cultural moments that define her. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2019-08-09 15:52:15 UTC ]
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HarperCollins will publish two new titles by journalist and author Sophia Money-Coutts. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-30 08:09:25 UTC ]
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Aram Goudsouzian explains how the 1968 campaign upended the power of party leaders. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2019-07-18 13:58:57 UTC ]
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The novel follows an introverted millennial heroine whose life is upended by a family she didn’t know existed. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2019-07-09 15:44:59 UTC ]
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Facebook reportedly bans Huawei from installing its apps, including Instagram and WhatsApp, on new phones. Continue reading at Wired
[ Wired | 2019-06-07 19:07:09 UTC ]
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Bruce Cannon Gibney addresses a long, long list of problems with U.S. criminal justice. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2019-06-07 12:12:02 UTC ]
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Actor Lilly is at work on an expansive series of haunting picture books with important lessons. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-06-01 04:00:00 UTC ]
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With insights from the pharaohs’ era, Peter Hessler explores today’s chaotic Egyptian society. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2019-05-31 11:43:10 UTC ]
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It’s been hinted for a while that Microsoft is working on a new operating system for dual-screen and Chromebook-like PCs, and while the software giant has yet to confirm the existence of the rumored "Windows Lite" OS, Nick Parker, Corporate Vice President, Consumer and Device Sales, did drop... Continue reading at Betanews
[ Betanews | 2019-05-29 15:40:30 UTC ]
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While the recommendations still must be legislated, Canadian publishing sees light at the end of a tunnel, after years of devastating copyright losses. The post Copyright Advocates Applaud Canada’s Parliamentary Review of Modernization Act appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2019-05-16 21:20:13 UTC ]
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Virago Modern Classics has bagged the “searing” first novel from Gayl Jones, hailed as a masterpiece on its initial publication in 1975. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-05-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Two of the foremost scholars and researchers in Arabic literature are a couple. And Suzanne and Jaroslav Stetkevych's designation as 2019 Sheikh Zayed Book Award 'Cultural Personalities of the Year' revives an Arabic tradition of honoring families' accomplishments. The post The Zayed Book... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2019-04-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Modern Library Torchbearers series is an ongoing collection of trade paperbacks meant to "honor a more inclusive vision of classic books" beginning this May. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-04-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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