The Best Dark Academia in Science Fiction and Fantasy

Dark academia isn't just for mysteries and thrillers-- you can find all the dark academia vibes you crave in science fiction and fantasy too! Continue reading at 'Book Riot'

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Imperial War Museum launches new fiction series in Churchill's historic bunker

The Imperial War Museum (IWM) celebrated its new fiction series inside Winston Churchill's historic war rooms last night. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-06-26 05:47:36 UTC ]
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Orbit triumphs in three-publisher auction for Brooks fantasy series

Little, Brown imprint Orbit has won a three-publisher auction for a new epic fantasy series from author Mike Brooks. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-06-23 21:58:45 UTC ]
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‘BoJack Horseman’ creator Raphael Bob-Waksberg shines darkly in his debut book

For all the oddball avenues explored in Peak TV, none have so successfully balanced the absurd with the tragic like Raphael Bob-Waksberg’s “BoJack Horseman.” On the surface, the Netflix series is the story of a celebrity horse who walks upright, starred in a hit ’80s sitcom and navigates a... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-06-21 19:30:00 UTC ]
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How Einstein’s science defied nationalism and crossed borders

Matthew Stanley describes an international effort during World War I to support his most famous theory. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2019-06-20 18:39:41 UTC ]
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HarperCollins Children’s signs French and Reed for young fiction series

HarperCollins Children’s Books will this October start publishing a young fiction series set in a magical werewolf world. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-06-20 00:29:34 UTC ]
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HQ authors present at tropical-themed fiction showcase

Almost 50 journalists and bloggers gathered to hear from authors such as Adele Parks and Felicity Everett at a tropical-themed ‘Destination HQ’ showcase, offering a first look at its fiction releases over the next nine months. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-06-17 17:22:31 UTC ]
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Piatkus snaps up 'fresh feminist fantasy' by Lewis

Piatkus has snapped up rights to a “fresh feminist fantasy” by Maria Lewis about a banshee whose scream is stolen. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-06-17 13:21:31 UTC ]
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“The Westing Game,” a Tribute to Labor That Became a Dark Comedy of American Capitalism

Jia Tolentino writes about the children’s book “The Westing Game,” by Ellen Raskin. Continue reading at New Yorker

[ New Yorker | 2019-06-13 16:15:43 UTC ]
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Burns and Evans make Orwell Prize for Political Fiction shortlist

Man Booker Prize winner Anna Burns and Women's Prize shortlistee Diana Evans are among the six novelists shortlisted for the Orwell Prize for Political Fiction. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-06-10 01:32:56 UTC ]
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BookExpo 2019: Celebrating Real-Life and Fictional Sisterhood

Though Jenna Bush Hager and Barbara Pierce Bush have lived their entire lives in the spotlight, they first became literary luminaries in 2017, with the publication of their bestselling joint memoir, 'Sisters First: Stories from Our Wild and Wonderful Life.' Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BookExpo 2019: Tomi Adeyemi Keeps Fantasy Real

With five starred reviews, Tomi Adeyemi’s debut novel, 'Children of Blood and Bone,' the first book in her West African–inspired YA trilogy, the Legacy of Orïsha, was thrust into the limelight. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Burns tipped to win Women's Fiction Prize

Anna Burns is the bookies' favourite to win the £30,000 Women's Prize for Fiction, with the latest odds from William Hill putting Milkman (Faber) at 6/4.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-05-30 07:48:44 UTC ]
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BookExpo 2019: Literary Fiction Gets the Buzz

Indie booksellers raved about both fall/winter fiction and nonfiction offerings at BookExpo, but literary fiction with plots inspired by today's news headlines is what they were most excited about. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-30 04:00:00 UTC ]
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BookExpo 2019: Ta-Nehisi Coates Tries His Hand at Fiction

Ta-Nehisi Coates, the bestselling author and MacArthur Fellowship recipient, is about to add novelist to the list. His debut novel, 'The Water Dancer' (One World, Sept.), follows a young man’s conflicted journey into the covert war on slavery. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-30 04:00:00 UTC ]
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HCG signs Ben Brooks’ debut fiction

Hachette Children’s Group (HCG) has acquired The Impossible Boy, the debut children’s fiction title from Ben Brooks, who wrote Stories For Boys Who Dare To Be Different for Quercus. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-05-28 04:12:17 UTC ]
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W&N editorial director Murphy leaves after non-fiction team 'review'

Editorial director for Weidenfeld & Nicolson (W&N), Paul Murphy, is leaving his role after more than eight years with Orion, following a “review" of the imprint's non-fiction commissioning team. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-05-27 22:34:20 UTC ]
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Readers can’t get enough World War II fiction, and authors are happy to keep the books coming

Pamela Jenoff, Kate Quinn and other authors talk about how they find inspiration for their novels. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2019-05-24 13:00:00 UTC ]
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When the government used bad science to restrict immigration

Daniel Okrent describes how eugenics and xenophobia mixed in the early 20th century. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2019-05-24 12:46:56 UTC ]
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How Kathryn Scanlan Turned a Stranger's Diary Into One of 2019's Most Fascinating Books of Fiction

From finding the diary at an estate sale in the Midwest to crafting it into fiction. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-24 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Coronet buys 'dark and funny' debut from Fielding

Coronet has landed the “compassionate, dark and funny” debut novel from Kit Fielding, an author of gypsy descent, telling the stories of six marginalised women. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-05-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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