Still a bad person after watching The Good Place? Michael Schur is writing a book for you.

Today, Simon & Schuster announced their acquisition of the first book by Michael Schur, creator of postmodern morality play and philosophical sitcom The Good Place, otherwise known as the best thing on television for a while there. How to Be Good: A Definitive Answer for Exactly What to Do, In Every Possible Situation “will use humor […] Continue reading at 'Literrary Hub'

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Salman Rushdie to Write Memoir About Stabbing Attack

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10 Fantastic Books in Translation from Haiti

From haunting historical fiction to poetic contemporary fiction, these 10 Haitian books in translation are worth picking up. Continue reading at Book Riot

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How to Write a Memoir While Dying

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Religion Book Deals: October 11, 2023

Broadleaf is adding a book on the Enneagram—a personality typing system that burst into the religion publishing scene in 2016; IVP signs a prayer guide from religion scholars; and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Revisiting The Brownies’ Book, a Magazine for Black Children Published by W.E.B. Du Bois

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Journalist Claire Atkinson sells a bio of Rupert Murdoch to Grand Central, Saga buys an SF epic from TV writer Damien Ober, and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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