The Week in Book News

National Book Award longlist week, historical fiction and the literary canon, THE POWER BROKER at 50, and more in this week's biggest book news. Continue reading at 'Book Riot'

[ Book Riot | 2024-09-14 16:03:33 UTC ]

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BRIDGERTON Teases Season 4 and More Book News!

February has been chock full of big book news, from new details about the Evelyn Hugo adaptation to new cover ... Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2025-02-27 12:00:00 UTC ]
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Lit Hub Daily: February 26, 2025

Andrea Barrett on why writing fresh historical fiction means more than cosplaying the past. | Lit Hub Craft Bookstore owner Brad Johnson reflects on the total destruction, by fire, of East Bay Booksellers (and its rebirth!). | Lit Hub Bookstores Michael Hiltzik on how California made Ronald... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2025-02-26 11:30:54 UTC ]
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Black Historical Fiction to Read With Your Book Club

I know some people like to march to the beat of their own drum and aren’t really interested in what ... Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2025-02-18 13:30:00 UTC ]
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A Sparkling Historical Fiction Novel About Queer Life in Gilded Age New York

Three dynamic queer characters carve a place for themselves among Gilded Age New York's elite in Olivia Wolfgang-Smith's MUTUAL INTEREST. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2025-02-14 12:30:00 UTC ]
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Queer Books to Read this Black History Month, and More LGBTQ Book Links

Here’s all the latest queer book news and reviews from across the internet, including how to fight censorship of trans ... Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2025-02-13 12:45:00 UTC ]
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February’s Best Book Club Books

Historical fiction centering *The* Woman behind the Harlem Renaissance, a tropical rebel gets her duke, and more of this month's best book club books. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2025-02-04 13:30:00 UTC ]
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Libraries are Good in Ways You Might Not Expect

Libraries are good for you in ways you might not have thought of, an overdue translation comes to English, dystopian novels pop (again). All in today's book news. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2025-02-03 17:25:00 UTC ]
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Have We Reached Peak Celebrity Audiobook Narration?

Just how much do celebrity audiobook narrators cost?, a bookish hero of the week, and don't forget Amazon's might: all in today's book news. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2025-01-24 18:34:58 UTC ]
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Historical Fiction About Little Known History

From forgotten historical disasters to pioneers of culture and technology, these historical fiction books about little known history bring the more obscure sides of history to light. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2025-01-22 14:00:00 UTC ]
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Trump 2.0: What the Book World Should Do Now

How publishing should respond to Trump 2.0, on the joy and pain of tracking reading, and ONYX STORM is out: all in today's book news. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2025-01-21 17:23:15 UTC ]
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New YA Book Releases This Week, January 15, 2025

From compelling historical fiction to high-speed thrillers, dive into this week's new YA releases. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2025-01-15 13:30:00 UTC ]
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Writers Talking Writers: Ben Okri on Christopher Okigbo and Katie Kitamura on Natalia Ginzburg

The Booker Prize winner and National Book Award nominee of the poetry and politics of two writers whose work inspired their own. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2025-01-09 05:00:00 UTC ]
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In These January Historical Fiction Releases, Real Historical Figures Reign Supreme

"These books feature a lot of real historical figures—something I always love in my historical fiction." What kind of historical fiction do you love? Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2025-01-08 11:00:00 UTC ]
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Jewish Life in Harbin, China: A Conversation with Jean Hoffmann Lewanda by Susan Blumberg-Kason

Jewish Life in Harbin, China: A Conversation with Jean Hoffmann Lewanda by Susan Blumberg-Kason Interviews [email protected] Tue, 01/07/2025 - 07:08 Shalama and Paul, Shanghai, 1950. Photo courtesy of Jean Hoffmann LewandaI met the author Jean... Continue reading at World Literature Today

[ World Literature Today | 2025-01-07 13:08:24 UTC ]
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Jimmy Carter: Poet, Novelist, Memoirist, Philosopher

He wasn’t just prolific, publishing 32 books. His output also showed an unusual range that included memoirs and forays into historical fiction and even poetry. Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2024-12-30 10:58:27 UTC ]
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The Mirror and the Light: the series takes Hilary Mantel’s manifesto for historical fiction to heart

Hilary Mantel stressed she was concerned with depicting the outer world faithfully but her chief concern was her character’s interior drama. This adaptation shows how much she strayed from that Continue reading at The Conversation

[ The Conversation | 2024-12-20 12:48:36 UTC ]
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The Most Borrowed Books in New York City Libraries in 2024

NYC's book borrowing habits in 2024, book marketing in the UK, and coloring book drama headline today's book news. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2024-12-19 15:08:43 UTC ]
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Here Are All the Award-Winning Novels of 2024!

Percival Everett nabbed the National Book Award and Samantha Harvey bagged the Booker, but they weren’t the only writers who struck gold this year. Yes, from the Pulitzer to the Nebula, the PEN/Faulkner to the Edgar, here are the winners of the biggest book prizes of 2024. Congratulations to... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2024-12-18 09:57:03 UTC ]
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