Gary Shteyngart’s ‘Our Country Friends’ is the darkly brilliant comedy we need right now

Caustic irony mixed with poignancy and melancholy are an effective tonic for coping with pandemic fatigue. Continue reading at 'The Washington Post'

[ The Washington Post | 2021-11-02 14:00:00 UTC ]
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Take an early peek at Hulu’s adaptation of Conversations With Friends.

At the risk of reigniting the Sally Rooney Discourse—today, Hulu and BBC Three released a few early images from their upcoming adaptation of Sally Rooney’s bestselling first novel Conversations With Friends, which will premiere sometime this spring. (If you somehow don’t know what this novel is... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2022-02-04 13:53:52 UTC ]
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Country Life publisher reeling after shareholder revolt over executive pay

Future’s shares tumble as investors vote down scheme in which CEO could be awarded £40mFuture, the UK’s biggest magazine publisher that is home to titles from Country Life to Metal Hammer, has been forced into an embarrassing sit-down with investors after a bruising shareholder revolt in which... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2022-02-03 16:27:30 UTC ]
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Review: The predator's wife: A dark debut novel with a #MeToo gender twist

Julia May Jonas' "Vladimir" is a thrilling "Lolita" update in which the deliciously wicked narrator is not the male abuser but his wife. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2022-02-01 14:00:41 UTC ]
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What can we learn from Iceland? A lot, says a new book about that country’s women.

"Secrets of the Sprakkar," by Iceland’s first lady, Eliza Reid, highlights the accomplishments of women in a society that places high value on gender equality. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2022-01-29 13:00:36 UTC ]
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In ‘Last Resort,’ a Writer Turns a Friend’s Story Into a Smash Success

Andrew Lipstein’s entertaining debut novel mines comedy from an aspiring author’s ethically questionable path to publication. Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2022-01-19 10:00:00 UTC ]
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How to make it rich as a bad art friend

Andrew Lipstein's "Last Resort" captures our tenuous ownership of life experiences and the vampiric practice of fiction writing. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2022-01-18 13:57:08 UTC ]
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Atlantic pre-empts two 'brilliant' novels by Denton

Atlantic Books has acquired All Along the Echo, a novel exploring "the glorious noise of existence" by Danny Denton, in a two book pre-empt. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2022-01-18 08:55:20 UTC ]
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New Bambi Translation Reveals the Dark Origins of the Disney Story

A new edition of Felix Salten's 'Bambi: A Life in the Forest' will be released next month, translated by Jack Zipes and featuring illustrations by Alenka Sottler; this is the first English version to be published since 1928. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-01-13 05:00:00 UTC ]
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In London, Book Aid International Reports 2021 Operations in 24 Countries

The UK-based Book Aid International introduced its second innovative shipping-container library in 2021, in rural Zanzibar. The post In London, Book Aid International Reports 2021 Operations in 24 Countries appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2022-01-06 15:01:13 UTC ]
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Dark Horse Media Acquired by the Embracer Group

Dark Horse Media, an independent comics publishing house and entertainment media company, has been acquired by the Embracer Group, a Swedish videogame development company. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-12-22 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Welbeck Flame lands Scott Whyte's children's comedy in two-book deal

Welbeck Flame has acquired The Asparagus Bunch, a "fresh, irreverent" children’s novel by debut author Jessica Scott Whyte, secured in a two-book deal. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-12-12 18:19:43 UTC ]
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‘A Net for Small Fishes’ is dark, entertaining historical fiction

Lucy Jago’s story fittingly takes place in the corrupt, licentious court of England’s James I. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2021-12-10 12:00:00 UTC ]
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“He Wound Up Feeling Like a Close Friend.” On Drawing the Life of Leonard Cohen

Philippe Girard (Leonard Cohen: On a Wire, translated by Helge Dascher and Karen Houle) and Joe Ollmann (Fictional Father) spoke to one another as part of D+Q Live, a fall event series by the graphic novel publisher Drawn & Quarterly. The driving force behind November’s conversation was the... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2021-12-06 09:55:48 UTC ]
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Sarah Winman’s ‘Still Life’ feels like a Saturday night among old friends

“Still Life” is that rare, affectionate novel that makes one feel grateful to have been carried along. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2021-11-23 12:00:00 UTC ]
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One More Chapter acquires three more from Wood in DCI Matilda Darke series

One More Chapter has acquired three new titles in the DCI Matilda Darke thriller series by Michael Wood. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-11-21 19:16:49 UTC ]
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Cosy crime expands market for dark thrillers with both booming, editors and agents say

Cosy crime has boomed in the last year but there is still space for the psychological thriller, according to agents and editors, who describe a general appetite for crime and escapism that has flourished under lockdown. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-11-08 15:43:41 UTC ]
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Cassandra Peterson finally drags Elvira, L.A.'s spookiest icon, out of the dark

Halloween queen opens up in memoir about alter ego Elvira, troubling encounters with Wilt Chamberlain and Tom Jones, and the relationship she hid for years. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2021-10-29 16:45:44 UTC ]
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Frankfurter Buchmesse Reports 73,500 Attendees From 105 Countries

The 2021 Frankfurt Book Fair drew a strong in-person roster of visitors and originated new content for both on-site and digital engagement. The post Frankfurter Buchmesse Reports 73,500 Attendees From 105 Countries appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2021-10-25 04:38:01 UTC ]
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Home Truths review: is David Williamson a reformed 'Bad Art Friend'?

Australian dramatist David Williamson’s new book is a mash up of memoir and autobiography, which casts himself as a former ‘plunderer’ of other’s lives. Continue reading at The Conversation

[ The Conversation | 2021-10-20 03:57:12 UTC ]
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