Mixing Prose with Manga, Light Novels Attract North American Fans

Works of prose fiction with quirky fun plots and manga-style illustrations, Japanese light Novels are attracting a growing audience of fans in North America. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-07-03 04:00:00 UTC ]
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‘The Roxy Letters’ is just the kind of comic novel we need right now

Mary Pauline Lowry’s novel follows an Austin woman grappling with her changing city. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2020-04-05 13:00:00 UTC ]
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In ‘Afropessimism,’ a Black Intellectual Mixes Memoir and Theory

Frank B. Wilderson III talks about his experimental approach to writing about blackness and violence, as well as the solace he found in Sarah Vaughan. Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2020-04-05 09:00:00 UTC ]
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Going Global with Imbolo Mbue's New Novel

The author's sophomore effort examines the effects of globalization on a fictional African village. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-04-03 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Oprah’s Book Club dropped her novel. It still became a best seller.

Kate Elizabeth Russell’s publication experience has been the best of times and the worst of times. Here’s why. Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2020-04-02 09:00:01 UTC ]
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13 Essential Pandemic Novels

Writing recently in The New Yorker, Jill Lepore noted that reading itself in an infection. "But, then," she writes, "the existence of books, no matter how grim the tale, is itself a sign, evidence that humanity endures." We're inclined to agree. So what literary contagions have remained with us?... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-04-02 04:00:00 UTC ]
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J.K. Rowling is waging war on kids’ boredom with a new digital hub for Harry Potter fans.

The real world isn’t looking so great right now, so here’s another option: escape into the Harry Potter universe for a bit with Harry Potter at Home, a digital hub for kids. Hosted at WizardingWorld.com, Harry Potter at Home has craft videos, articles, games, and more ways to engage Harry Potter... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2020-04-01 15:30:29 UTC ]
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I just published a novel with a pandemic plot. It’s both eerie and a chance to reflect.

If there’s karma, publishing ‘The Red Lotus’ now means that my next novel better be about a cure for a horrific disease. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2020-03-31 11:00:00 UTC ]
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New Fairytales, New Graphic Novels

Fairy tales aren't what they used to be. They're better. Especially if they get translated into the graphic novel format. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2020-03-31 10:42:33 UTC ]
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Asian Americans’ uneasy place in the national narrative

Cathy Park Hong examines the angst of a group often not thought of as “real minorities.” Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2020-03-27 12:14:19 UTC ]
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Raven Books wins American noir classic in six-way auction

Raven Books has won the American noir classic, Nightmare Alley, in a “hotly contested” six-way auction.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-03-27 09:22:48 UTC ]
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Letter: I miss the smell of the books mixed with coffee

Bookselling has been my passion for so long, I miss the smell of the books mixed with coffee. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-03-27 08:29:19 UTC ]
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Finally working on that novel as you self-isolate? You're not alone

There’s been a rapid rise in submissions from would-be authors since the coronavirus outbreak. If you’re dusting off your manuscript, here are some things to keep in mindIf you’re one of those people who always said they would write a novel if only they had the time: this is your moment. As more... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2020-03-26 16:00:31 UTC ]
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5 Urban Sci-Fi and Fantasy Novels to Add to Your 2020 TBR

Don't miss exploring the magical cities of these fantastic urban science fiction and fantasy books hitting the shelves this year. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2020-03-26 10:41:17 UTC ]
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6 Debut Fantasy Novels Starring Black Women

I often talk about how I created A Phoenix First Must Burn, my anthology of fantasy stories by black women authors, for my younger self, a girl who loved fantasy and science fiction and so desperately wanted to see herself in those worlds. It’s a strange experience to create the thing you wanted... Continue reading at Electric Literature

[ Electric Literature | 2020-03-25 11:00:00 UTC ]
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Set in a Notorious Prison, a Novel Probes Iran’s Torturers and Their Victims

“Then the Fish Swallowed Him,” the first novel in English by the Iranian-born Amir Ahmadi Arian, makes for unnerving reading. Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2020-03-24 09:00:00 UTC ]
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American Library Association Cancels 2020 Annual Conference

In a stark sign that the U.S. is still in the early stages of the battle to contain the Covid-19 outbreak, the 2020 ALA Annual Conference & Exhibition, scheduled for June 25-30 in Chicago, has been canceled for the first time since the end of World War II. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-03-24 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Six graphic novels to read while you self-quarantine

The graphic novels include tales of isolation, a CDC kids’ comic and a book to fill the void of March Madness. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2020-03-23 22:27:58 UTC ]
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‘The Princess Bride’ and other fantastical novels to help you escape reality

Want to get lost in a good book — or four? You couldn’t do much better than these. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2020-03-23 18:55:00 UTC ]
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Kate Elizabeth Russell’s debut novel is an unsettling tale of abuse

“My Dark Vanessa” will strike a chord with women. But it ought to be read by men Continue reading at The Economist

[ The Economist | 2020-03-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Rundell’s MG novels to be published under one roof at Bloomsbury

Bloomsbury Children’s Books has licensed Katherine Rundell’s first two middle-grade novels from Faber and Faber, including the multiple award-winning adventure Rooftoppers.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-03-19 19:35:33 UTC ]
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