Horowitz's Alex Rider novels optioned for TV

Eleventh Hour Films (EHF) has optioned the screen rights to Anthony Horowitz’s Alex Rider novels (Walker Books). Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2017-06-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Scholastic has separated out LGBTQ books and BIPOC books into an optional add-on box in a policy some are calling a "bigot button." Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2023-10-16 14:39:10 UTC ]
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Teju Cole Talks About His New Novel, “Tremor”

“Tremor,” his first novel in over a decade, is set in Massachusetts and Lagos, and came from a desire to capture the last moments of a pre-Covid world. Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2023-10-16 09:00:22 UTC ]
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Tim O'Brien, author of the great novel 'The Things They Carried,' explains how COVID and Trump spawned 'America Fantastica,' his first novel in 20 years. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2023-10-13 10:00:10 UTC ]
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[ Electric Literature | 2023-10-12 11:00:00 UTC ]
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Book Review: ‘Joanna Russ: Novels & Stories’

A new collection of her novels and stories is a showcase for a science fiction pioneer. Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2023-10-08 09:00:34 UTC ]
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Exclusive: See the (sexy) cover for C. Michelle Lindley’s debut novel, The Nude.

Literary Hub is pleased to reveal the cover for C. Michelle Lindley’s debut novel, The Nude, which will be published by Atria in June. Here’s a little bit about the book from the publisher: A gripping, provocative, and sensual debut novel about an art historian who journeys to a Greek island to... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2023-10-03 14:00:04 UTC ]
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[ Electric Literature | 2023-09-27 11:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Literrary Hub | 2023-09-27 09:40:37 UTC ]
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[ Electric Literature | 2023-09-25 11:00:00 UTC ]
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Winfrey picks Nathan Hill's novel 'Wellness' for book club

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Debut novel by Millie Bobby Brown reignites debate over ghostwritten celebrity books

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[ The Guardian | 2023-09-14 10:56:45 UTC ]
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[ Book Riot | 2023-09-11 10:34:00 UTC ]
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Aconyte Books Sets a New Novel Series in the World of a Lovecraftian RPG

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Bonnie Garmus wrote 'Lessons in Chemistry.' She learned the formula for TV would bring changes

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