When I was a child, my grandfather was embroiled in a quiet, and possibly entirely one-sided, feud with his next-door neighbor. Every summer I would visit my grandparents for a week, and follow Grandpa on his morning walks through the woodlot, along a path that skirted the neighbor’s field. Each day, on reaching the fence, […] Continue reading at 'Literrary Hub'
[ Literrary Hub | 2024-04-10 08:54:38 UTC ]
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I’d bought my copy of James Joyce’s Ulysses at a Barnes and Noble in Manhattan in 1999, the summer before I left for college, along with a stack of other novels that I was convinced my much-smarter classmates would have already read. How I even decided which novels those were, I am still not... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2024-06-14 08:56:12 UTC ]
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Fall books focus on Black activism, Indigenous resistance, the Iranian hostage crisis, professors who became spies, and race and the Supreme Court. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-06-14 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Renée Watson's breakfast keynote, panel discussions on underperformance in the children's book market and the ongoing surge in book bans, and a wall-to-wall evening author reception were among the highlights on a busy second day of CI 2024. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-06-12 04:00:00 UTC ]
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The Best American Series is a literary institution. But just in case you’re stumbling upon it for the first time: Each book in the annual series showcases of best short fiction and nonfiction in a given year, from short stories to essays, science and nature writing, to food writing. Each... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2024-06-11 14:00:24 UTC ]
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Teens have been at the forefront of fighting for the freedom to read. BANNED TOGETHER, publishing in March, is a YA anthology to encourage and support them while talking frankly about contemporary book censorship. Check it out! Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2024-06-11 12:30:00 UTC ]
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A survey from BookNet Canada found that 58% of audiobook listeners in the country obtained their books from free sources, such as the library or YouTube, while 62% of e-book readers and 51% of print book readers found free sources for their reading material. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-06-11 04:00:00 UTC ]
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There are times when a writer encounters the work of a contemporary at the ideal time. In my case, this writer was John Kaag and the book was his 2018 philosophical memoir Hiking with Nietzsche: On Becoming Who You Are. I had been studying philosophy in graduate school, but had left to pursue... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2024-06-07 08:55:26 UTC ]
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The work of late queer author Fritz Peters has fallen off the radar and out of print—leaving room for a small Los Angeles production company to pick up rights to the books, reissue five of them, and fast track the process of adapting them into films. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-06-05 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Set to take place at the Japan Society on August 22, the eve of this year’s Anime NYC convention, the awards will celebrate the outstanding achievements of professionals in the world of Japanese comics. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-06-03 04:00:00 UTC ]
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👯 Here are the best book club books coming out in June. 🏳️⚧️ Looking for some books to help you ... Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2024-05-30 16:42:59 UTC ]
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NPR critics reveal their summer TBRs, Reese brings back the YA book club, and the sexiest book of summer isn't a rom-com. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2024-05-29 16:17:51 UTC ]
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If you’re reading Lit Hub, it’s a fair guess that you have fond memories of school reading challenges over summer break, those individual and classroom-wide challenges to log your summer’s reading, show off, and maybe earn a prize in September. I definitely remember logging my books every... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2024-05-29 14:30:35 UTC ]
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"This list is a pretty balanced blend of science fiction and fantasy, spanning cultures and space, past and future, authors familiar and under-the-radar." Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2024-05-29 10:30:00 UTC ]
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The Turtle Bay townhouse where late actress Katharine Hepburn lived for decades is looking for a taker.The four-bedroom property at 244 E. 49th St., between Second and Third Avenues, is asking $7.2 million, according to an ad that appeared this month. The 19-foot-wide home has six fireplaces, an... Continue reading at Crains New York
[ Crains New York | 2024-05-28 16:54:26 UTC ]
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By large majorities, Indigo shareholders approved the sale of the Canadian bookstore chain to private equity firms controlled by Canadian billionaire Gerald Schwartz, an Indigo board member and the husband of Indigo founder and CEO Heather Reisman. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-05-28 04:00:00 UTC ]
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I had a conversation recently with a friend whose debut memoir is coming out soon, about the dread he feels at the idea of his father reading his book. I think pretty much every memoirist faces a version of this critical moment—when we have to face the fact that all of the vulnerable, private... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2024-05-24 08:55:44 UTC ]
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Despite rising costs for new and secondhand books, surveyed Canadian consumers say they continue buying books but are price-shopping. The post BookNet Canada’s Consumer Survey: Rising Book Prices appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2024-05-22 19:37:08 UTC ]
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Poets write some of the best memoirs, and this one will have you feeling like you're in each of these cities. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2024-05-22 11:00:00 UTC ]
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Want to know what the best youth poets in America are thinking? Literary Hub is pleased to exclusively share a poem, collaboratively written by Scholastic’s 2023 National Student Poets, along with new data from the Scholastic Kids & Family Reading Report™ that underscores the importance of... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2024-05-21 14:00:54 UTC ]
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For a Latin American publisher, it’s harder to enter Spain than the United States, one children's book publisher said at Bogotá's book fair. The post Latin American Publishers on Children’s Books, and Markets appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2024-05-20 19:58:13 UTC ]
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