The Leeds-born novelist whose work included poetry and short stories as well as his bestselling thrillers will be remembered as a master of plot and characterThe crime writer Peter Robinson has died aged 72, his publisher has announced.The Yorkshire-born author died suddenly on the 4 October after a brief illness, publisher Hodder & Stoughton said. Robinson was best known for his novels featuring Inspector Banks, the first of which was published 35 years ago. The books were adapted into the TV drama series DCI Banks which ran between 2010 and 2016, and starred Stephen Tompkinson in the titular role. Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
[ The Guardian | 2022-10-07 11:56:17 UTC ]
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Alexis Schaitkin’s fantastical tale takes a page from Margaret Atwood to explore society’s role in the maternal experience. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2022-06-27 12:00:00 UTC ]
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A onetime veterinarian, he became a regular on NPR with his comical stories and poems of rural life. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2022-06-26 02:24:49 UTC ]
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A new anthology about climate change acknowledges that we are both willing participants in and at the mercy of the systems that are destroying us. Continue reading at The Atlantic
[ The Atlantic | 2022-06-23 11:00:00 UTC ]
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'Our neurodiversity is a gift,' as Pan Mac/Picador's commentary about Jen Hadfield's 'The Stone Age' positions her 'visionary panpsychism.' The post Scotland’s Highland Book Prize Goes to Jen Hadfield’s ‘The Stone Age’ appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2022-06-22 18:57:49 UTC ]
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Mat Johnson’s latest book delivers a biting satire of American politics and class issues — from the vantage point of outer space. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2022-06-22 13:00:32 UTC ]
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Four writers and one bookseller gathered over Zoom to make a list devoted to fiction in which the city is more than mere setting. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2022-06-22 09:08:54 UTC ]
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He was best known for his semiautobiographical first novel, “In the Castle of My Skin,” which he wrote at age 23. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2022-06-21 01:26:51 UTC ]
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The graphic novel of Jason Reynolds' 'Long Way Down' with illustrations by Danica Novgorodoff, is honored by the Carnegie Greenaway Awards. The post The 2022 Yoto Carnegie Greenaway Winners Include a First Graphic Novel appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2022-06-20 20:26:52 UTC ]
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Patrice Nganang’s Cameroon trilogy challenges the capacities of literary fiction with the turbulent complexities of his home country. Continue reading at New Yorker
[ New Yorker | 2022-06-20 10:00:00 UTC ]
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Series like “Batman: The Long Halloween” influenced big-screen images of the hero, while “Superman for All Seasons” was another fan favorite. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2022-06-18 01:12:50 UTC ]
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Pulitzer winner Geraldine Brooks’s latest book is a sweeping tale that uses the true story of a famous 19th-century racehorse to explore the roots and legacy of enslavement. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2022-06-17 13:11:51 UTC ]
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Herzog's novel follows Hiroo Onoda, a real Japanese lieutenant who terrorized the Philippine villagers of Lubang Island with guerrilla tactics for 29 years after World War II’s conclusion. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2022-06-16 12:36:39 UTC ]
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A Nobel laureate and a future publisher play major roles in Margarita Engle’s “Singing With Elephants” and Michael Morpurgo’s “The Puffin Keeper.” Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2022-06-03 04:06:53 UTC ]
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Stan Corwin, an executive with Pinnacle Books, Grosset & Dunlap, and Prentice-Hall who also founded his own multimedia company, died on May 18. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-05-31 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Blanche Cirker, who, with her husband, Hayward, started Dover Publications in 1941, died last week at the age of 104. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-05-31 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Rethinking old myths and accepted narratives comes with risks, but the results can be thrilling. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2022-05-27 20:30:15 UTC ]
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Publishing powerbroker Mort Janklow died on May 25 at his home in Water Mill, N.Y., five days short of his 92nd birthday. For his own firm and then with Janklow & Nesbit, the agent was known as a fierce advocate for his authors. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-05-26 04:00:00 UTC ]
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She spent decades campaigning for social change, fighting to limit air pollution in New York City and to rethink conventional yardsticks for economic development. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2022-05-23 23:59:08 UTC ]
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"Elektra," "Darling Girl" and "How to Be Eaten" reimagine Greek myth, "Peter Pan" and various fairy tale characters. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2022-05-21 12:00:20 UTC ]
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The acclaimed science-fiction writer turns his hand to nature writing in a book that’s part hiking journal, part history lesson Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2022-05-21 11:00:28 UTC ]
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