Five years after the Alabama-based publisher released a joint edition of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn stripped of racial slurs, the controversy surrounding the book has subsided and orders are coming in. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-02-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Five years after the Alabama-based publisher released a joint edition of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn stripped of racial slurs, the controversy surrounding the book has subsided and orders are coming in. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-02-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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More than 100 years after his death in 1910, Samuel Clemens—better known as Mark Twain—still intrigues literary scholars. That's why a new three-book collection reconstructing Twain’s personal library is on its way. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-03-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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An anthology that combines new work with selections from The Brownies’ Book, a children’s magazine launched by W.E.B. Du Bois, is bringing its mission to bear in a new national context. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2023-10-09 13:26:00 UTC ]
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In a book published last year, Breyer depicted the Supreme Court as an apolitical institution that sticks to its guiding principles. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2022-06-29 21:40:47 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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Frank Miller Presents will revisit a couple of comic book creations of his, like Ronin and Sin City, and start a couple of new series. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2022-05-19 14:00:10 UTC ]
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The University of Georgia Press has acquired NewSouth Books, the independent trade publisher based in Montgomery, Ala. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-05-12 04:00:00 UTC ]
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“The Candy House” is a sequel to Jennifer Egan’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, “A Visit From the Good Squad.” Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2022-03-29 11:52:21 UTC ]
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“Moon Witch, Spider King,” by Booker-winner Marlon James, is the second volume of his African "Games of Thrones" Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2022-02-15 13:00:09 UTC ]
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Bonnier Books UK will publish 10 new books from Wilbur Smith, including a spin-off collection set in the same universe as his 1994 Ancient Egyptian series. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-12-02 12:38:39 UTC ]
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Anthony M. Amore’s book follows the early life of IRA sympathizer Bridget Rose Dugdale. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2020-11-20 17:05:08 UTC ]
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In 1988, Katherine Paterson wrote in the Book Review that children need not only the happily-ever-after of fairy tales, but also “proper endings” in which “hope is a yearning, rooted in reality.” Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2020-11-06 10:00:04 UTC ]
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This fall, New York Review Books will publish new editions of two major works by the late postmodernist author William Gaddis, 'JR' and 'The Recognitions.' Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-10-13 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Faber associate publisher Louisa Joyner and publisher Alex Bowler have appealed to the Women's Prize to "revisit" its new rules around eligibility "to consider the lived experience of now excluded writers". Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-10-07 14:48:15 UTC ]
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In “Breaking Bread With the Dead,” Alan Jacobs argues we should “sift the past for its wisdom and its wickedness, its perception and its foolishness.” Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2020-09-15 15:49:40 UTC ]
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In 1994, Jay Parini wrote for the Book Review about Carol Shields’s novel “The Stone Diaries,” the fictional autobiography of Daisy Goodwill Flett as she navigates marriage and motherhood. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2020-09-04 21:07:40 UTC ]
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Holden’s novel centers on Marion Crawford, the governess to Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2020-08-25 15:02:50 UTC ]
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Jojo Moyes has written a story featuring the heroine of her bestselling novel Me Before You, Lou Clark, and exploring how the character may be coping in lockdown. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-05-31 14:08:36 UTC ]
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This week, Leslie Jamison reviews Jenny Offill’s new novel, “Weather.” In 2014, Roxane Gay wrote for the Book Review about “Dept. of Speculation,” Offill’s novel about a fractured marriage between a writer and a radio broadcaster. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2020-02-07 14:53:13 UTC ]
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This week, Kevin Wilson reviews Stephen Wright’s new novel, “Processed Cheese.” In 2006, Laura Miller wrote for the Book Review about “The Amalgamation Polka,” Wright’s novel about the descendant of both ardent abolitionists and unwavering slaveholders. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2020-01-31 10:00:10 UTC ]
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