Laird Hunt's 'Neverhome,' which was published by Little, Brown on Tuesday, is the author's sixth book, and his first from a major house. It's also, for editor Josh Kendall, a hoped-for literary breakout. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-09-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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From cultural appropriation to literary snobbery, campaigning author Kit de Waal is well known for holding the publishing industry to account. Her passionate, inclusive and activist spirit has seen her named 2019 FutureBook Person of the Year. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-11-14 16:22:05 UTC ]
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Whether you’re meeting your book club or you’re talking about this book with your friends, these BECOMING book club questions get the conversation going. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2019-10-30 10:38:18 UTC ]
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Comedian Samantha Baines talks to us about her first book for children, Harriet Versus The Galaxy, which features a young female protagonist whose hearing aid has very special capabilities. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-22 23:36:48 UTC ]
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Journalist and author Tim Marshall talks to us about the upcoming abridged and illustrated version of his bestselling book on geopolitics, Prisoners of Geography, which is aimed at children. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-17 02:12:42 UTC ]
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The Norwegian author, brought to UK readers by Orenda Books, discusses sibling rivalry, the Guest of Honour slot and translation protocol. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-16 04:43:28 UTC ]
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The novel, longlisted for the Booker Prize, is a brilliantly constructed jigsaw puzzle of meaning. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2019-10-15 20:26:04 UTC ]
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The chief of one of Norway’s most prominent publishers reveals what the nation hopes to gain from its Guest of Honour berth this year. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-15 10:24:23 UTC ]
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Believe the hype! Where the Crawdads Sing is your book club's next great read. Here are 10 Where the Crawdads Sing book club questions to get started. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2019-10-14 10:33:32 UTC ]
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Cairo-born, London-raised journalist Alya Mooro talks to us about her first book The Greater Freedom, in which she examines life as a Middle Eastern woman outside the stereotypes. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-23 14:36:25 UTC ]
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Dive into these 15 LITTLE FIRES EVERYWHERE book club questions for a lively group discussion that will stay with you for days. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2019-09-23 10:34:41 UTC ]
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Award-winning author Kiran Millwood Hargrave talks to us about her reimagining of Dracula, The Deathless Girls. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-13 13:55:19 UTC ]
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Shockwaves rippled across the book industry last Wednesday after Amazon sent customers a copy of The Testaments almost a week early, which it later apologised for and attributed to "technical error". Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-12 13:11:07 UTC ]
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Jemma Neville talks about her non-fiction debut, which explores real-life stories from one street in Edinburgh and reveals ideas, hopes and fears about today’s constitutional crisis. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-03 18:53:03 UTC ]
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An August 12 letter, signed by three senators raised concerns that the data harvested and maintained by digital educational publishers today “could pose a serious risk to students, parents, and educational institutions" if "stolen, collected, or sold without their permission or knowledge.” Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-08-20 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Author Elaine Kendall was a longtime book critic for the Los Angeles Times. She died in Montecito at age 91. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-08-12 22:46:20 UTC ]
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WH Allen is to publish the first book in English by Joshua Wong, the Hong Kong pro-democracy activist who led the Umbrella Revolution. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-08-01 13:41:07 UTC ]
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American thriller writer David Baldacci is releasing a new novel this month and then headlining literary festivals Bloody Scotland and Capital Crime in the autumn. He speaks to us about his upcoming projects. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-25 00:20:22 UTC ]
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Lily Allen, who once wrote a song about what a loser her brother Theon Greyjoy was, took The Guardian‘s “Books That Made Me” questionnaire, and landed on the objectively correct answer to the question of which book she wishes she’d written: “All of the Harry Potter books, for obvious reasons.” I... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2019-07-19 14:57:05 UTC ]
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Kit de Waal talks to us about her reimagining of Moby Dick, Becoming Dinah, which is the launch title for Orion Children’s Books’ new YA feminist series, Bellatrix. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-04 01:27:59 UTC ]
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Quercus has signed a book by Liverpool and England footballer James Milner, promising to answer all his fans’ questions about what goes on in a professional player’s life. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-03 01:58:56 UTC ]
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