The best graphic novels, memoirs and story collections of 2019

Raina Telgemeier and George Takei were among the creators whose stand-out books mined traumatic real-life experiences. Continue reading at 'The Washington Post'

[ The Washington Post | 2019-11-21 14:08:00 UTC ]
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In His New Album, Jazz Master Wayne Shorter Goes Graphic

PW spoke to jazz saxophonist Wayne Shorter, who is releasing a 3-CD musical project featuring a 84-page graphic novel. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-07-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sue Rainsford reveals début novel was influenced by Transatlantic teaching

Tom Tivnan talks setting, genre and Irish fiction with debut author Sue Rainsford. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sherez scoops 2018 Theakston Crime Novel of the Year

Stav Sherez has scooped the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award for The Intrusions (Faber). Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bettany Hughes to chair 2019 Man Booker International Prize

Historian Bettany Hughes has been revealed as the chair of judges for the 2019 Man Booker International Prize. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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What It's Like To Be an Indie Bookseller Who Just Published Her Debut Novel

Lillian Li, author of 'Number One Chinese Restaurant' and a bookseller at Ann Arbor's Literati bookstore, on indie bookstores, authors, and how important they are for each other. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-07-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PEN America Announces Refocused Short Story Debut Award, the Bingham Prize

The coming together of the United States' two PEN chapters has given the organization a chance to refocus its Bingham Prize for debut short stories, and it will be awarded in February. The post PEN America Announces Refocused Short Story Debut Award, the Bingham Prize appeared first on... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-07-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Story of Gareth Southgate' coming next month

G2 Entertainment and St. James's House Publishing are to jointly publish the story of England manager Gareth Southgate next month. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Book by rising Democratic star Kamala Harris coming in 2019

Sen. Kamala Harris of California, a rising star in the Democratic Party who is sometimes cited as a possible presidential contender in 2020, has a book deal. Penguin Press announced Tuesday that Harris' "The Truths We Hold: An American Journey" will come out Jan. 8. According to Penguin, Harris... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-07-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Morpurgo joins Jonathan Bryan at launch of 'powerful' memoir

Michael Morpurgo has joined Jonathan Bryan at the launch of "powerful" memoir, Eye Can Write. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'What We Were Promised' depicts post-Mao China in a deft debut novel set in Shanghai

'What We Were Promised' depicts post-Mao China in a deft debut novel set in Shanghai Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2018-07-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Memoir written from a Turkish prison cell to Granta Books

Granta Books is to publish I Will Never See the World Again, the "profoundly moving" memoir of Ahmet Altan, written from the jail in which he is serving a life sentence. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Austen's final unfinished novel to be made into 'lavish' ITV series

Andrew Davies is developing Jane Austen’s unfinished final novel for a "lavish" new drama series for ITV. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hodder signs 'thriller'-like memoir of UK's leading forensic scientist

Hodder is publishing the memoir of "the UK’s leading forensic scientist" Professor Angela Gallop. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Marlon James headlines Penguin General's Spring 2019 showcase

Marlon James, Bernardine Evaristo, Jonathan Coe and Nina Stibbe last night headlined Penguin General’s Spring 2019 showcase on the Strand. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Codd's fish phobia memoir to Fleet

Fleet has acquired We Swim to the Shark, a personal story of big fears, strange fish and diving by Georgie Codd. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Wildfire signs Reynolds' third 'utterly addictive' novel

Wildfire has signed a new deal with Amanda Reynolds for her third "addictive" book. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Thrilling and hypnotic' novel coming from John Lanchester

Capital author John Lanchester has penned a "thrilling and hypnotic" new novel set for publication in January 2019. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Orion wins 'frank' novel about motherhood at auction

A "frank, funny and excruciatingly relatable" novel about motherhood has been snapped up by Orion Fiction at auction. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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US police force objects to Angie Thomas novel

A police force in the US has called for The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas and All American Boys by Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely to be removed from a high school’s summer reading list, according to news reports. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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