Our new columnists highlight the works of NYi-Sheng, Fernando A. Flores and more. Continue reading at 'The Washington Post'
[ The Washington Post | 2019-10-08 14:00:00 UTC ]
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Four poetry collections have made the shortlist for the fiction category of the Portico Prize for Literature in a "surprise outcome." The prize is biennially awarded to the highest quality books set wholly or mainly in the North of England. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-10-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Dynamic, radical, often female … Irish fiction is flourishing. Gone is the conservative writing – all nostalgia and sexual repression – of the Celtic Tiger years. The writers of the new wave are original and bold“Money kills the imagination,” says the narrator of Claire Kilroy’s 2012 novel The... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2015-10-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sam Edenborough, president of the Association of Authors’ Agents, talks about the next big thing in fiction and more. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-10-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Held in the South for the first time, crime and mystery fiction's annual convention mixed literary prizes and barbecue with programming focused on everything from traditional hardboiled crime novels to short fiction and international mysteries. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-10-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Jesuit priest Martin, well known for his role on the Colbert Report and from his media work during the pope's recent visit, discusses his first novel 'The Abbey.' Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-10-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A journey into the strange community of actors and enthusiasts who record full audio books for free at LibriVox. The post The Weird, Obsessive World of Free DIY Audiobooks appeared first on WIRED. Continue reading at Wired
[ Wired | 2015-10-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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"I’d be unable to distinguish between what is me and what is Lizzie in the book; Lizzie’s memories appear in my mind as vaguely and as vividly as my own." Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-10-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sarah Weinman, the editor of new Library of America anthology, spotlights the no-nonsense work of female crime writers. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2015-09-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Royal Society Winton Prize for Science Books has crowned its first ever female solo winner in Gaia Vince for her close-up look at pressing ecological issues facing the planet. Vince’s Adventures in the Anthropocene (Chatto & Windus) was given the £25,000 science prize at a ceremony... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-09-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bestselling author Francine Rivers was among those honored during the 2015 American Christian Fiction Writers Awards, taking home the top Lifetime Achievement Award. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-09-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Senior reviews editor Peter Cannon recommends Weird Realism, a philosophical exploration of Lovecraft and his use of language Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-08-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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‘There’s a lot about sex in literature,’ novelist tells Edinburgh international book festival. ‘There’s precious little about rearing children’Literature should be more about parenting and less about sex, award-winning writer Janice Galloway has said.Speaking at the Edinburgh international book... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2015-08-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Since ebook sales exploded in 2009–2010, the adult fiction category has seen the steepest drop in print units of all the major book segments as readers migrated to digital formats, particularly in such fiction genres as romance, mystery, and science fiction. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-08-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'The Story of Kullervo,' a dark retelling of the 19th-century Finnish poem 'The Kalevala,' is the latest in a number of previously unpublished works by J.R.R. Tolkien. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2015-08-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Computer-generated fiction might seem a tipping point for artificial intelligence, but it could help us to understand the world we live inIn 1983, William Chamberlain and Thomas Etter released a book called The Policeman’s Beard Is Half Constructed, described as the “early fiction” of a computer... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2015-08-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A “page-turning thriller” about the race to crack the genetic code, a portrayal of life in European Organization for Nuclear Research's (CERN) underground bunker and an exploration of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder are among the titles shortlisted for The Royal Society Winton Prize for Science Books. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-08-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ed Greenwood, best known as the bearded creator of the Forgotten Realms universe for Dungeons and Dragons, is launching an unconventional publishing group of his own, called The Ed Greenwood Group (TEGG). Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-07-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Good news for '80s kids who preferred Blane McDonough to Duckie Dale: "Pretty in Pink" star Andrew McCarthy, who went from Brat Pack actor to travel writer and television director, is coming out with his first novel. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2015-07-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The National Book Award lifetime achievement winner, who said she no longer has "the stamina" for classroom teaching, wants to guide aspiring writers via her Book View Cafe blog. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-07-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Book Doctor goes right back to beginnings of YA and teen fiction in the 1950s and 1960s to investigate whether author age has anything to do with reader experienceI saw several really young writers at the Young Adult Literature Convention (Yalc) who seem to know just what their readers are... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2015-07-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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