When its publisher announced in early 2015 that The Festival of Insignificance, Milan Kundera’s first novel in 13 years, would be a “summation of his life’s work,” fans were giddy with anticipation. With uncanny prescience, Kundera’s previous books all but predicted our Instagram era—what would he have to say about the Panopticon we now live in? Kundera is also the most notorious Russophobe of modern European letters—would he enjoy an I-told-you-so moment, addressing Russia’s recent return to authoritarianism, its invasions of Georgia and Ukraine, and its Soviet-style effort to whitewash its history? And what about his stubborn hatred of pop music—as a citizen of France, would he at least admit that the guitar riff in that Daft Punk song is pretty sweet? Alas, none of the above—no musings on the Internet or rants about the ubiquitous cellphone camera, no mention of Vladimir Putin, and no discussion of music. Continue reading at 'Slate'
[ Slate | 2015-07-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
Watergate reporter says Trump is far worse than Nixon and ‘most reckless and impulsive president in American history’The Middle East and Ukraine are ablaze, the US mired in turmoil. An octogenarian president recedes from view. The threat of a second Trump term hangs like the sword of Damocles.... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2024-10-20 15:39:32 UTC ]
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Mariner Books, an imprint of HarperCollins, has acquired Hawkins's next thriller, 'The Blue Hour,' which is slated for this fall. Her previous books, including the 2015 novel 'The Girl on the Train,' were published by Riverhead. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-02-08 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Broadcaster NDR launches investigation after Hubert Seipel admits receiving support for work on two books on Russian leaderA German publisher has announced a stop to the sale of books authored by a leading journalist and Russia expert after an investigation showed he had received at least... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2023-11-15 14:31:23 UTC ]
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Doppelganger, due out this autumn, examines ‘the wildness of right now’, including personal issues arising from being confused with Naomi Wolf Award-winning author and Guardian columnist Naomi Klein is to publish a book about conspiracy theories, which she has described as a departure and “more... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2023-05-17 13:00:30 UTC ]
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A debut novel from Kira Yarmysh, a longtime critic of Vladimir Putin, offers an intimate look at political imprisonment. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2023-02-06 10:00:09 UTC ]
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Journalist Philip Short asks what motivates Putin — and blames the United States for some of his bad behavior. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2022-07-22 12:00:04 UTC ]
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The former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine weighs in on Vladimir Putin’s war against the country, as well as Donald Trump’s past attacks on her character. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2022-03-25 10:00:00 UTC ]
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The leadership of 14 international book fairs in 13 nations agree to suspend contact with Russian state institutions and agencies. By Porter Anderson, Editor-in-Chief | @Porter_Anderson ‘Free Expression and Critical Voices’ e continue to receive new messages relative to Vladimir Putin’s war on... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2022-03-08 01:04:51 UTC ]
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Understanding the Ukraine crisis: a comprehensive reading list on Russia, Ukraine, and the rise of Vladimir Putin. | Lit Hub History Jane Pek considers Pride and Prejudice, the gay marriage movement, and the choice to marry. | Lit Hub Memoir Why Ed Simon mentally crosses his fingers when saying,... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2022-02-26 11:30:00 UTC ]
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As you may have noticed, Barack Obama has a book out today. It’s a memoir, titled A Promised Land, that runs to more than seven-hundred pages and is still only a first volume—covering the period from Obama’s childhood to the raid, in 2011, that killed Osama bin Laden. Originally, Obama planned... Continue reading at Columbia Journalism Review
[ Columbia Journalism Review | 2020-11-17 13:29:32 UTC ]
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It smelled like Clinton’s emails redux. Last Wednesday, the Murdoch-owned New York Post published a bizarre story, sliming Joe Biden and his son Hunter, that it said was based on files (including, yes, emails) from a laptop that a man who may or may not have been Hunter left in a Delaware... Continue reading at Columbia Journalism Review
[ Columbia Journalism Review | 2020-10-19 12:20:19 UTC ]
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Orion Fiction has signed the “unbelievably powerful” new novel by US author Sarah Jio, alongside eight of her previous books. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-23 20:37:54 UTC ]
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Vladimir Putin: Life Coach, edited by Rob Sears—who compiled the Christmas 2017 hit, The Beautiful Poetry of Donald Trump—has been signed by Canongate. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-04-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Man-bear love in Saddam Hussein's romance novel, Vladimir Putin's judo manual, and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-03-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HQ has acquired two books by Melissa Hill, author of 13 novels including The Charm Bracelet, Something From Tiffany's and Before I Forget, for six-figures. Hill's previous books were published by Hodder. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-09-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Biteback Publishing, has acquired Berlusconi: the Epic Story of the Billionaire Who Took Over by Alan Friedman. M.d Iain Dale acquired UK rights from Caroline Michel at Peters, Fraser and Dunlop. Berlusconi tells the life story - “warts and all” - of the Italian media tycoon and billionaire... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-09-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Political editor admits regret over row with Alex Salmond during independence campaign but says response was unjustifiedThe BBC political editor Nick Robinson has compared protests against his coverage of the Scottish independence referendum to treatment of the media in Vladimir Putin’s... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2015-08-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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When its publisher announced in early 2015 that The Festival of Insignificance, Milan Kundera’s first novel in 13 years, would be a “summation of his life’s work,” fans were giddy with anticipation. With uncanny prescience, Kundera’s previous books all but predicted our Instagram era—what would... Continue reading at Slate
[ Slate | 2015-07-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Atlantic has signed a novel which revolves around a senile future version of Vladimir Putin. Editor James Roxburgh has acquired world rights to The Senility of Vladimir P by Michael Honig in a deal with Ben Evans at the Oyster Bridge Agency. Set around 20 years in the future, the story... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-03-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Atlantic has signed a book by former Chess world champion and Russian pr-democracy leader Garry Kasparov. Senior editor James Nightingale acquired UK and Commonwealth rights, excluding Canada, to Winter is Coming: Why Vladimir Putin and the Enemies of the Free World Must be Stopped in a deal... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-03-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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