Paulette Jiles returns to the Civil War era with the romantic western ‘Simon and the Fiddler’

The novel is sweeter than Jiles’s previous work but no less attentive to the texture of the American Southwest. Continue reading at 'The Washington Post'

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Simon & Schuster lands Brearley '#MeToo reckoning for mothers'

Simon & Schuster has landed “the #MeToo reckoning for mothers” by writer and activist Joeli Brearley about new mums being pushed out of their jobs. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-08-28 20:40:58 UTC ]
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Klaus Flugge Prize winner returns with 'powerful' new picture book

Klaus Flugge Prize winner Kate Milner's new picture book has been snapped up by indie Barrington Stoke.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-08-28 07:38:33 UTC ]
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Horrors of World War II, through children’s eyes

Svetlana Alexievich collects the memories of those who witnessed tragedy at a young age. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2019-08-16 12:33:20 UTC ]
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Revisiting ‘The Tiger’s Wife’ and the Balkan Wars

In Téa Obreht’s 2011 debut novel “The Tiger’s Wife,” a young doctor untangles the peculiar circumstances of her grandfather’s recent death. Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2019-08-16 09:00:01 UTC ]
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Gollancz Festival returns with headliner Garth Nix

Gollancz Festival is teaming up with Foyles for its fifth anniversary event in October, featuring headliner Garth Nix. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-08-15 10:16:06 UTC ]
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Simon & Schuster owner CBS to merge with Viacom

Simon & Schuster owner CBS has announced a merger with entertainment giant Viacom, reuniting the two firms that split in 2006. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-08-14 06:23:37 UTC ]
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‘The Chelsea Girls’ revisits the fear and desperation of the McCarthy-era theater world

Historical novelist Fiona Davis sets her books in famous New York buildings.This time: the Chelsea Hotel. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2019-08-12 17:25:32 UTC ]
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Téa Obreht’s ‘Inland’ is a magical Western you’ll want to savor with a tall glass of water

The follow-up to her sensational “The Tiger’s Wife” brings us camels and humans who can talk to the dead. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2019-08-12 14:00:00 UTC ]
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The female spies who helped liberate World War II France

Sarah Rose recounts the bravery and sacrifices of 39 British women in the lead-up to D-Day. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2019-08-09 15:34:06 UTC ]
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Bill Berkson’s ‘A Frank O’Hara Notebook’ is a magical artifact from another era

The literary collage amounts to a charming, intriguing and insightful portrait of a poet who continues to fascinate. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2019-08-08 15:35:36 UTC ]
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Orion's Clare Hey returns to S&S UK

Orion’s Clare Hey will be returning to Simon & Schuster UK to take up the role of publishing director of fiction across adult publishing. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-08-05 05:51:21 UTC ]
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Trump threatens tariffs on books as China trade war ramps up

Donald Trump has threatened to impose a 10% tariff on an extra $300bn of Chinese goods, including books. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-08-02 07:48:35 UTC ]
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Decades after ‘Sex and the City,’ Candace Bushnell returns to her old stomping grounds

In “Is There Still Sex in the City?” the author tries Tinder, learns about “cubbing” and ponders the microaggressions of aging. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2019-08-01 16:32:13 UTC ]
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Sheen returns to narrate new Philip Pullman audiobook

Michael Sheen, who narrated the first volume of Philip Pullman’s The Book of Dust series, will return to the studio to narrate volume two, The Secret Commonwealth. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-29 23:25:29 UTC ]
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Side by Side: On Bettijane Sills’s “Broadway, Balanchine, & Beyond: A Memoir” and Marianne Preger-Simon’s “Dancing with Merce Cunningham”

TWO RECENT TITLES from the University Press of Florida make for a remarkably successful pairing: one focuses on the “golden years” of George Balanchine’s New York City Ballet through the memoir lens of former soloist Bettijane Sills, while the other offers, through a series of impressionistic... Continue reading at Los Angeles Review of Books

[ Los Angeles Review of Books | 2019-07-28 17:00:03 UTC ]
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Raymond Blanc returns to Headline in two-book deal

World-renowned chef Raymond Blanc is returning to Headline with a two-title deal, including a book dedicated to his orchard. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-25 10:59:49 UTC ]
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Staying True: PW Talks to Tami Simon

Tami Simon, who grew a personal collection of audio recordings into Sounds True Publishing, discusses her career, humanity’s endless search for answers, and the changing needs of readers looking for spiritual wisdom. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-07-23 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Egmont signs LGBTQ romantic comedy from CWIP winner Steven

Electric Monkey has snapped up two more books from award-winning author Laura Steven. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-14 16:29:46 UTC ]
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Life During Wartime: War & Military History 2019–2020

New titles reflect on 21st-century warfare and look to the past for lessons in combat. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-07-12 04:00:00 UTC ]
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A Contrarian View: War & Military History 2019–2020

These titles challenge prevailing wisdom and hardened consensus to consider the necessities, mistakes, and tragedies of war. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-07-12 04:00:00 UTC ]
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