Need a new quarantine read? Don Winslow drops 'Broken,' stories for our fractured times

The bestselling crime novelist plans a virtual book tour for his new title, "Broken," as the coronavirus keeps him home in Southern California. Continue reading at 'Los Angeles Times'

[ Los Angeles Times | 2020-04-07 15:00:38 UTC ]
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Ling Ma’s surreal stories explore the absurdity of labels

The "Severance" author returns with a collection of stories that are uncanny and haunting. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2022-09-14 14:00:57 UTC ]
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Jonathan Franzen: What Happens If We No Longer Have Bookstore Readings?

Books are written in solitude, but writers do some of their finest work with crowds—in public talks, interviews, and events. The best moments from those strange, dramatic interactions often go missing, however: either they’re never recorded, or nobody will ever find the recordings. Fortunately,... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2022-09-14 09:05:43 UTC ]
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In one memoir, stories of two outsiders in small-town Louisiana

Casey Parks, a gay journalist, weaves her own family story with her efforts to track down the enigmatic Roy Hudgins, said to be a woman who lived as a man. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2022-09-09 10:00:22 UTC ]
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The Novel That Made Karen Armstrong Quit Her Reading Group

“There was an upsetting aura of righteousness in the room” when the group read Iris Murdoch’s “A Fairly Honourable Defeat,” says the religious scholar, whose latest book is “Sacred Nature.” “It did not deserve this response. I have never returned.” Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2022-09-08 09:00:11 UTC ]
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Are we ready to poke fun at pandemic times? Christopher Buckley is.

Buckley’s “Has Anyone Seen My Toes?,” a novel about a screenwriter who’s gone off the rails, takes aim at pandemic-fueled neuroses. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2022-09-04 11:00:00 UTC ]
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Five new thrillers to kick off your fall reading

New books by Megan Goldin, Jonathan Ames, Laurie Loewenstein, William Kent Krueger and Tracey Lien offer a murder-and-mayhem tour across the globe Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2022-09-03 11:00:28 UTC ]
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10 books to add to your reading list in September

Bethanne Patrick's September highlights include sequels from Elizabeth Strout and Andrew Sean Greer along with exciting debuts. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2022-09-02 14:00:54 UTC ]
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Is the Publishing Industry Broken?

As houses across the industry start recalling staff to their offices, publishing professionals are pushing back against low pay, heavy workloads, and an increasingly stifled corporate environment. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-09-02 04:00:00 UTC ]
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New Historical Fiction to Read

In three journeys to the past, characters find themselves on quests that have nothing to do with the calendar or geography. Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2022-08-30 09:00:08 UTC ]
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The Best Short Stories about School and Schooldays

What are the best short stories which are set in school, or which focus on school and one’s schooldays? There are plenty of stories which are ‘set in schools’ in the sense of being set reading for schoolchildren, but it’s harder to find some canonical and classic short stories which […] Continue reading at Interesting Literature

[ Interesting Literature | 2022-08-29 14:00:36 UTC ]
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The Best Kindle Unlimited Mysteries To Read

Read your way through some of the best Kindle Unlimited mysteries available right now. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2022-08-26 10:34:00 UTC ]
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IPA: The SDG Book Club Issues a New Reading List

The 16th UN Sustainable Development Goal is the focus of a new children's reading list released by the SDG Book Club. The post IPA: The SDG Book Club Issues a New Reading List appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2022-08-24 22:10:44 UTC ]
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How to watch chef Keith Corbin discuss 'California Soul' at the L.A. Times Book Club

Keith Corbin talked about growing up in Watts, going to prison and finding an unexpected career as a chef. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2022-08-23 19:57:41 UTC ]
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Never read Nobel winner Abdulrazak Gurnah? Start with ‘Afterlives.’

When Abdulrazak Gurnah won the Nobel Prize in literature last year, not nearly enough people had read anything by the Tanzanian-born writer. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2022-08-23 16:53:54 UTC ]
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Amazon's Kindle Paperwhite drops to $110, plus the rest of the week's best tech deals

Labor Day is rapidly approaching and we're already starting to see more tech deals pop up across the web. Amazon discounted a bunch of its own gadgets this week, including the new Kindle Paperwhite, its Signature Edition and the Kindle Oasis, as well as a bunch of Fire TV Sticks and Fire... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2022-08-19 13:15:16 UTC ]
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The Morning After: Streaming overtakes cable TV for the first time

Did you know streaming TV was the future? Nielsen data shows streaming TV viewership in the US surpassed cable for the first time this July. About 34.8 percent of viewing time went to shows on internet services — slightly more than the 34.4 percent for cable.Breaking it down further, Netflix had... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2022-08-19 11:15:00 UTC ]
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Daily Readings for Difficult Chapters

New devotionals offer a spiritual balm against uncertainty, trauma, and more of today’s biggest challenges. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-08-19 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Streaming viewership surpasses cable TV for the first time in the US

It was seemingly just a matter of time before streaming overtook at least one form of conventional TV, and now that moment has arrived. Nielsen data indicates that streaming TV viewership in the US surpassed cable for the first time this July. About 34.8 percent of viewing time went to shows on... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2022-08-18 16:44:57 UTC ]
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Streaming TV surpasses cable viewing for the first time, Nielsen reports

July viewership hours soar for streaming, in large part thanks to Netflix’s "Stranger Things." Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2022-08-18 14:23:15 UTC ]
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Op-Ed: How an antitrust trial could reshape the books we read — and who writes them

The proposed merger of Penguin Random House and Simon & Schuster could lead to fewer voices — including marginalized voices — being published. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2022-08-18 10:09:48 UTC ]
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