Lit Hub Weekly: October 7 – October 11, 2024

A guide to Cormac McCarthy’s literary influences, from Beowulf to Foucault. | Lit Hub Criticism From barroom chats with Raymond Carver to the aperçus of Thomas Piketty, Douglas Unger explores class consciousness in American letters. | Lit Hub Memoir Steve Wasserman deconstructs the environmental and philosophical factors of “writer’s space.” | Lit Hub Craft “I […] Continue reading at 'Literrary Hub'

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Bloomsbury gets ‘Inked’ and throws down for Dinerstein and more in this week's notable book deals. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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News Briefs: Week of June 30, 2014

Open Road Fires Back at HarperCollins In Copyright Case and more in this week's publishing news briefs. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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PW Picks: Books of the Week, June 30, 2014

This week, a spy thriller retelling of "King Lear," Francisco Goldman explores Mexico City, and a feminist spin on "Tom Sawyer." Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PW Picks: Books of the Week, June 23, 2014

This week, new Andrea Camilleri, unfriending your ex, and what the ocean tells us about ourselves. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Seven new and notable comics-related projects that are worthy of attention—or support, including "transmedia" storytelling, a "Cringe"-worthy collection, Tezuka on Mars, and the truth behind the fall of Rome. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Hillary Clinton’s "Hard Choices" sold 85,721 copies in its first week on sale at outlets that report to Nielsen BookScan. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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This week, the classic book the CIA didn't want you to read, Victorian vampires, and an Antarctic odyssey. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Starred review for a historian's thoughtful, humorous memoir of his Mormon missionary youth; Christian pastor Bill Hybels offers strategies for simplifying life. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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