Pandemic Dispatches Photo by Daniel Tafjord / Unsplash Unrequited love I download a book. One of those books—for women. Certainly not porn, but you know. Never mind the shirtless guy gracing its cover (his lumpy, bumpy abs—oh my!), or the wanton splay of the woman draping him like a second, luminous skin. It’s online, so who’s to know? I bought it on a whim: because of pandemic exhaustion and political brouhaha. Because of stuckness—which, you know, makes sense under the circumstances. Because everything but chocolate tastes gray these days. And no, I don’t have Covid. I’ve tested three times: negative negative negative. Anyway, I barely leave the house. Still, I miss the wanting, the all-over body shivers that come with desire—for anything at all. Because Netflix? Meh. Puzzles? Eh. Sex? I guess. Breadmaking? Knitting a roof-cozy for the garage . . . Really? Who’s got such stamina anymore? And—horror of horrors—for the first time ever, reading has lost its bite. My usual fare: literary fiction for entrée, magical realism for spice, even that old fallback, the sci-fi and fantasy of my teenaged years (call it the candy course). Snore. As for my old lovers, Ms. Austin and the Brontës—usually good for another spin cover to cover . . . Nope. Can’t slog past chapter 1. Then there’s this book, I won’t say its name or author or trope. I won’t bemoan the lackluster writing. It hardly matters. There’s a heroine—pretty as a pearl... Continue reading at 'World Literature Today'
[ World Literature Today | 2021-06-16 13:40:35 UTC ]
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Illustrator Mini Grey and 2019 Klaus Flugge Prize winner Jessica Love will join the judging panel for the 2020 award. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-22 03:40:36 UTC ]
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Helen Hoang has published two hits, “The Kiss Quotient” and “The Bride Test,” with more on the way. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2019-07-19 14:08:03 UTC ]
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Hilary Mantel’s next novel The Mirror & the Light will be published in March 2020, 4th Estate has revealed, following fevered speculation around a billboard image circulated online. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-05-21 20:27:05 UTC ]
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Sounds True signs a yoga teacher’s guide to better sleep, a health and fitness title lands at Zondervan, and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-03-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Politics and Prose and Harvard Book Store both have newly minted sections for romance books, signs of growing interest in a genre that indie booksellers have traditionally paid little attention to. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-05-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The London Book Fair (LBF) is taking place in March both in 2019 and in 2020 after the organiser's research confirmed it was the most popular month to hold the event. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-03-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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After conducting a survey, the London Book Fair found that attendees preferred that the show be held in March. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-03-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Memorial for Minneapolis bookseller set; Tucson, a thriving book town; Bangor children's bookseller moves on; and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-03-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Kristan Higgins moves houses for seven figures, a millennial activist gets six figures at S&S, and more in this week's notable book deals. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-03-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'The Hate U Give,’ a debut YA novel inspired by the Black Lives Matter movement, lands at #7 in children’s front list fiction. Plus ‘Portraits of Courage’ by George W. Bush is tops in Texas, and the movie ‘The Shack’ puts the book it’s based on all over our lists. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-03-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Maze, the digital-first imprint of Avon, HarperCollins, has acquired a "'Love Actually'-style interlinked romance novel" by debut author Tracy Corbett, as part of its programme to launch fresh talent. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-11-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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With analysis of a "slow erosion" of sales and much more, Nielsen's Romance Book Summit is a mix of research analysis and thematic exploration at the Romance Writers of America's gathering. The post For the Love of Industry Data: Nielsen’s Co-Location With Romance Writers of America appeared... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-07-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The bestselling iBooks in mystery, romance, sci-fi, biography, fiction, and more for the week ended March 13, 2016. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-03-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Two bookstores changed hands this week—Main Street Books in Davidson, N.C., and Partners Village in Westport, Mass. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-03-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This week in children's apps, we feature two new Berenstain Bears apps, a noisy Little Critter app, and another app that takes users on a prehistoric adventure. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin Random House has appointed Steve Connolly as the new managing director for its operations in South Africa. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Melissa Wardy, author of "Redefining Girly: How Parents Can Fight the Stereotyping and Sexualizing of Girlhood, from Birth to Tween" (Chicago Review Press, 9781613745526) will appear on NBC's "Today Show" on Friday, March 14. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In her debut novel, 'It's Not Love, It's Just Paris,' Patricia Engel explores the inner and outer lives of a young Colombian American in the City of Light.Patricia Engel sets her first novel in late '90s Paris, where recent college graduate Lita del Cielo arrives to take language classes for a... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2013-08-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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At first, I wanted to call it Forty Love. My memoir, Bookends: A Memoir of Love, Loss, & Literature, is a deeply personal account of the unexpected plot twists in my own life highlighted by the books I was reading at the time. In my current career as publishing CEO at Zibby Books and host […] Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2022-07-22 08:51:36 UTC ]
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