Garth Risk Hallberg's City on Fire described by publisher as 'best American novel I've ever read'Fresh from selling film rights to Scott Rudin and signing a $2m publishing deal in the US, the novelist Garth Risk Hallberg has struck a "substantial" six-figure deal with Jonathan Cape in the UK for his 900-page debut novel, City on Fire.As the scramble for rights continues around the world, publishers are lining up to salute a book which his lucky UK editor described as "the best American novel I've ever read". But the 34-year-old Hallberg is no literary ingenue. A regular reviewer for the New York Times Book Review and a contributing editor to the online literary magazine The Millions, Hallberg has been steadily publishing short fiction for almost a decade – his illustrated novella, A Field Guide to the North American Family, appeared in 2007.Now he has produced a novel which reaches its climax with a backdrop of vandalism, looting and arson in the 1977 New York City blackout – a story of such scale, ambition and readability that it has become this year's publishing sensation.According to Hallberg's UK editor, Alex Bowler, who acquired UK rights after a week-long seven-way battle, the novel is "the only thing people are talking about in the industry"."It's a distillation of great American writing," he said. "You can feel people like Don DeLillo, James Baldwin, Tom Wolfe and Patti Smith animating the writing – it's got that fizz, that energy and ambition. But I wouldn't use... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
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The best YA book deals of the day, sponsored by Master of Iron by Tricia Levenseller.`Master of Iron by Tricia... Continue reading at Book Riot
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Yes, it’s Tingle Time. One of my all-time favorite literary personalities, the greatest self-published author to ever live, Chuck Tingle, has signed a two-novel deal with Tor’s Nightfire imprint. Per the Publishers Marketplace announcement, the first book, Camp Damascus, is about “a group of... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
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The best nonfiction book deals of the day, covering cookbooks, gardening, lifestyle, and more. Continue reading at Book Riot
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Park Row buys J.C. Cervantes’s debut adult novel, a Margaret Atwood collection goes to Doubleday, and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Robin Jones Gunn brings a new trilogy to Revell; Katie Davis Majors lands a triple book deal at Multnomah, and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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The best YA book deals of the day, sponsored by Let's Play volume 2, published by Rocketship Entertainment. `Let's Play volume 2, published by Rocketship Entertainment`https://www.amazon.com/dp/1952126126/`https://bookriot.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/LetsPlayV2_Cover-212x300.jpg.optimal.jpg` Continue reading at Book Riot
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Crown buys Michelle Obama’s next book, Harper Select picks up Joanna Gaines’s memoir, and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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When Matt Query began writing the horror story “My Wife and I Bought a Ranch” on Reddit's r/NoSleep, he didn't realize what it might become. Continue reading at The Washington Post
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Today’s edition of Daily Deals is sponsored by Random House Canada - read A Town Called Solace in paperback.`Random House Canada - read A TOWN CALLED SOLACE in... Continue reading at Book Riot
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The best YA book deals of the day, sponsored by the audiobook of Wake the Bones by Elizabeth Kilcoyne. `the audiobook of Wake the Bones by Elizabeth Kilcoyne`https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250855992/wakethebones?utm_source=BookRiot+Hey+YA!+Deals`` Continue reading at Book Riot
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The best nonfiction book deals today, including lifestyle, cookbooks, memoirs, and more. Continue reading at Book Riot
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HarperCollins wins a British crime thriller debut, Gallery takes on a memoir by a former Scientologist, and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Amazon’s Kindles are the e-readers most people want. Usually, high demand means higher prices. Yet Amazon is all but giving Kindles away for Prime Day 2022, offering up deals on both basic and bougie models at absurdly low prices, even as “Prime Day” continues on into its second day. (You need... Continue reading at PC World
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Amazon Prime Day is officially here and a number of our favorite gadgets are on sale. If you're a Prime member, you can save hundreds on devices from Sony, Razer, Samsung and others over the next 48-hours, plus Amazon has discounted most of its own devices, too. Prime Day can be somewhat tricky... Continue reading at Engadget
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Smart shoppers don’t forget to check out Amazon Renewed, Amazon’s certified refurbished store, for additional Prime Day deals savings on everything from iPads to laptops to Amazon Kindles, Echos, and Fire tablets. It’s a way to save even more if you trust Amazon’s returns... Continue reading at PC World
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You're not wrong to look for big-ticket gadgets to go on sale during Amazon Prime Day. Plenty of popular devices are down to record-low prices, and you should grab them before their prices go back up after Prime Day ends. But maybe you're on the hunt for even more affordable things, or useful... Continue reading at Engadget
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