‘The Princess Bride’ and other fantastical novels to help you escape reality

Want to get lost in a good book — or four? You couldn’t do much better than these. Continue reading at 'The Washington Post'

[ The Washington Post | 2020-03-23 18:55:00 UTC ]
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Boyne criticises 'arrogant' advice after transgender novel backlash

John Boyne has defended his YA novel about a transgender teen and responded to “arrogant” critics who tell authors to only write about their own experiences. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-05-31 08:08:02 UTC ]
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Atlantic pre-empts Bradley's 'deft' debut novel

Atlantic Books has pre-empted UK Commonwealth rights for The Cat and the City, the "disturbing, delightful" debut novel by Nick Bradley.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-05-31 03:16:40 UTC ]
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BookExpo 2019: Shining a Light on Graphic Novels for Kids

Three out of four of this year’s graphic novel buzz selections are aimed at middle grade and teen readers. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Zaffre to publish second Halls novel in February

Zaffre has announced the second novel by bestselling author Stacey Halls, The Foundling, will be published next February. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-05-30 11:18:45 UTC ]
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BBC Arts launches 'ambitious' new season celebrating the novel

BBC Arts is launching an "ambitious new season" across BBC TV and radio this autumn, with a year-long festival celebrating the novel and a series on how novels have shaped the world.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-05-27 15:33:06 UTC ]
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De’Shawn Charles Winslow on how his debut novel’s antiheroine has family roots

De'Shawn Charles Winslow discusses "In West Mills," his novel following a woman struggling with alcoholism in the fictional town of West Mills, N.C. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-05-23 15:00:00 UTC ]
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Harry Potter’s magical moving portraits could become a reality thanks to Samsung’s AI

No invitation to Hogwarts required. When Harry Potter first comes to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, he is stunned to see the portraits that line the school’s storied stone walls move and talk. Thanks to artificial intelligence, that just might be a reality some day.Read Full Story Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2019-05-23 12:27:04 UTC ]
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Mantel's final Cromwell novel set for March 2020

Hilary Mantel’s next novel The Mirror & the Light will be published in March 2020, 4th Estate has revealed, following fevered speculation around a billboard image circulated online. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-05-21 20:27:05 UTC ]
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Our coming DNA nightmare, as outlined by a dystopian graphic novel

Science fiction often provides a valuable roadmap for thinking about the future. In the case of “Legend of Sumeria,” the future has arrived. Back in 2011, the analyst Peter Sondergaard famously told the business world, “Information is the oil of the 21st century, and analytics is the combustion... Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2019-05-18 09:24:59 UTC ]
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Amazon Prime snaps up Merico's Mafia Princess

Amazon Prime Video has greenlit its first Italian Prime Original drama series inspired by true crime memoir Mafia Princess by Marisa Merico, published by HarperCollins in 2010. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-05-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Gallimard to publish graphic novel version of The Witches

Roald Dahl’s classic children’s novel The Witches is being turned into a graphic novel after Gallimard in France struck a deal with the Roald Dahl Story Company. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-05-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Picador signs 'deeply moving' Rosner debut novel

Picador has acquired the “deeply moving” debut novel from Jennifer Rosner about a young Jewish mother and her daughter hiding inside a barn in Nazi-occupied Poland. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-05-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The perfect summer novel: ‘Strangers and Cousins’ is an unusually substantive comedy

Leah Hager Cohen’s witty novel puts to rest the smug assumption that domestic stories are unambitious. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2019-05-07 12:00:00 UTC ]
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Jaden Smith cast as Kanye West in an alternate reality series for Showtime

Kanye West is headed to the small screen. Well, a version of him is, at least. The musician is working with Showtime on “Omniverse,” which is being described as “a limited half-hour anthology series examining the many doors of perception. Season One explores the Ego through an alternate reality... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-05-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Wellcome Book Prize won by Will Eaves' Alan Turing novel

Will Eaves' novel uses the legacy of Alan Turing to explore the impact of torture. Continue reading at BBC News

[ BBC News | 2019-05-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Feather in its cap: Faber’s stand-out campaign propels Porter’s second novel

How to follow up a bookselling sensation like Grief is the Thing with Feathers? This was the key question facing Katie Hall, Rachel Alexander and Kate Burton at Faber for the publication of Max Porter’s second novel, Lanny. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-05-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'The Gulf' Is A Climate Change Novel For A Changed World

Political temperatures rise and vicious storms pound the coast in Belle Boggs' witty debut, set in Obama's America. Continue reading at The Huffington Post

[ The Huffington Post | 2019-04-30 22:02:59 UTC ]
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Author of Novel Pulled by Dzanc Books Makes It Available to Readers

Hesh Kestin, the author of 'Siege of Tel Aviv,' the controversial novel about the destruction of Israel that was pulled by Dzanc Books earlier this week, is making a digital edition of the book available to readers on his website. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-04-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HQ lands 'poignant' homeless novel from former midwife

HQ has bought a "gorgeously written" debut novel by Canterbury Christ Church University creative writing student and former midwife Jessica Ryn, about a homeless woman searching for sanctuary. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-04-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Holden historical novel to Berkley in six-figure pre-empt

Bestselling author Wendy Holden's first historical novel about a royal governess has sold to Berkley in the US for a six-figure sum, following an exclusive pre-empt based on a partial manuscript. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-04-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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