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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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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Book Review: The Poetry of Percival Everett

The winner of this year’s National Book Award in fiction has published several collections of poems. Our critic takes a look. Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2024-12-16 10:02:11 UTC ]
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Best 2024 Children’s Books, National Book Award Winner, & Children’s Literacy Research

'Tis the season for Best Books of the Year lists! Here are some of the picks for the best children's books of 2024, plus more kidlit news. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2024-12-12 13:00:00 UTC ]
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WICKED Becomes Highest-Grossing Musical Adaptation in History, and More Book News!

The holiday season is upon us, but book news stops for no one. Here’s all the book news that’s popping ... Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2024-12-10 13:30:00 UTC ]
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Julia Whelan and the Best Fiction Audiobooks of 2024

Golden Voice narrator Julia Whelan joins AudioFile’s Michele Cobb to tell listeners about narrating Kristin Hannah’s memorable historical fiction audiobook, The Women, one of our picks for Best Fiction of 2024. It’s an emotional story about Vietnam War combat nurses, and Julia details how she... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2024-12-05 09:05:46 UTC ]
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Tired of Today’s Tech: Writing Historical Fiction in a Technocratic American Present

The last time I wrote a novel set in what I considered to be the present was 2009-2010. The iPhone had appeared in 2007, but it had nothing to do with my characters, who were poor or old or both and lived on the scrappy outskirts of Albuquerque, New Mexico. Since then, my books have […] Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2024-12-04 09:56:57 UTC ]
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Book Riot’s Deals of the Day for December 2, 2024

Pack your ereader with today's bounty of excellent deals from historical fiction to nonfiction, dystopian reads to romance, and more. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2024-12-02 14:00:00 UTC ]
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Writers Talking Writers: Rumaan Alam on Anita Brookner and Tommy Orange on Felisberto Hernández

The National Book Award and Pulitzer Prize nominees discuss the wry maturity and singular strangeness of two writers whose work inspired their own. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-11-22 05:00:00 UTC ]
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L.A. author Percival Everett wins National Book Award for retelling of 'Huck Finn'

USC professor Percival Everett wins the National Book Award for Fiction for 'James,' a retelling of 'Huckleberry Finn' from the character Jim's point of view. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2024-11-21 21:14:19 UTC ]
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Percival Everett, Author of ‘James,’ Wins National Book Award for Fiction

Jason De León received the nonfiction award for “Soldiers and Kings: Survival and Hope in the World of Human Smuggling.” Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2024-11-21 03:36:15 UTC ]
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The Most Influential Cookbooks of the Century

25 of the most important cookbooks of the last 100 years, the best historical fiction of 2024, and Martin Scorcese's adaptation plans. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2024-11-18 16:00:00 UTC ]
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Barnes & Noble’s Book of the Year is….

B&N's book the year, Reading Rainbow gets a Prime spot, and more in today's book news. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2024-11-15 20:04:44 UTC ]
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Book Review: ‘Taiwan Travelogue,’ by Yang Shuang-zi

Yang Shuang-zi’s “Taiwan Travelogue,” a National Book Award finalist, is a nesting-doll narrative about colonial power in its many forms. Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2024-11-15 13:18:52 UTC ]
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Book Riot’s Deals of the Day for November 14, 2024

Death on a doomed ship, historical fiction from the Hundred Years' War, our relationship with the natural world, and more of today's best book deals Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2024-11-14 16:56:44 UTC ]
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The Best Books of The Year, According to Amazon Books Editors

The Big A weighs in on the best books of the year, new YA titles out this week, historical fiction for Native American Heritage Month, and more today on Book Riot. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2024-11-13 16:02:09 UTC ]
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Lit Hub Daily: November 13, 2024

“My personality is more indebted to The Simpsons than any other book or movie or album or show or art thing.” Meet the 2024 National Book Award finalists while they answer some of our quick questions. | Lit Hub In Conversation Mirza Waheed explains why he’s boycotting a screening of a film... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2024-11-13 11:30:55 UTC ]
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Historical Fiction for Native American Heritage Month

Which historical fiction novel featuring Native Americans are you picking up this month? Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2024-11-13 11:00:00 UTC ]
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