Kevin Powers was among the best in a wave of novelists on Iraq and Afghanistan. His new thriller, "A Line in the Sand," signals their slow fade from relevance. Continue reading at 'Los Angeles Times'
[ Los Angeles Times | 2023-05-12 13:00:10 UTC ]
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In a move to keep the publishing company independent, founder Sara Miller McCune has signed over her voting share and company control to the SAGE-SMM Trust. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-12-07 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Literary critic Edmund Wilson, an early champion, called her “a writer in a class by herself.” Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2021-12-03 01:22:24 UTC ]
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Marc Myers’s oral history looks at the explosion of rock concerts over four decades. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2021-12-01 12:00:00 UTC ]
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In ‘Woke Racism,’ Black linguist John McWhorter takes issue with those set on fighting oppression Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2021-11-26 13:00:00 UTC ]
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In ‘Betrayal,’ journalist Jonathan Karl dissects what led to Trump’s election loss and the ensuing violence Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2021-11-26 13:00:00 UTC ]
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Princeton University Press’ European office has moved from the town of Woodstock, Oxfordshire, to Banbury Road in North Oxford. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-11-17 16:02:28 UTC ]
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Tyndale announced a multi-year, multi-book deal with Thom Rainer, former president and CEO of LifeWay Christian Resources, days after Rainer's non-compete clause with LifeWay expired. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-11-17 05:00:00 UTC ]
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The An Post Irish Book Awards ceremony has been moved to an online only ceremony due to the worsening coronavirus rates in the country. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-11-16 13:49:06 UTC ]
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The following first appeared in Lit Hub’s Craft of Writing newsletter—sign up here. * While writing my first novel, I was hungry for advice, like many young writers, and soaked up tenets like write every day or wake up before work to go to your desk or hit 1000 words every session. But these... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2021-11-12 09:55:05 UTC ]
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“Joined of course by Emma, Elizabeth Bennet, Anne Elliot, Marianne — well, that’s enough.,” says the renowned British biographer, whose latest book is “The Young H.G. Wells.” “We all enjoy heroines who don’t always behave themselves.” Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2021-11-11 10:00:03 UTC ]
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Legend Press has landed The Tin Nose Shop, an “incredibly powerful” First World War novel by Don J Snyder. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-11-11 06:14:29 UTC ]
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Writer Emma Forrest is switching from Bloomsbury to Weidenfeld & Nicolson with a new memoir, Busy Being Free, which is billed as "a love letter to being alive or alone". Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-11-11 05:07:04 UTC ]
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Robert Gaudi’s lively account of the 18th-century conflict salts an already exciting narrative with vivid details and gossip Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2021-11-10 12:00:00 UTC ]
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Image Comics has declined a request by union organizers to voluntarily recognize Comic Book Workers United, an effort to unionize the independent comics publisher, and has moved to hold a vote to determine whether the CBWU will represent eligible Image staff. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-11-08 05:00:00 UTC ]
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“How War Changed Rondo,” a picture book by the Ukrainian artists Romana Romanyshyn and Andriy Lesiv, captures the unrelenting destructiveness of wartime as a young person experiences it. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2021-11-05 04:04:43 UTC ]
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Uwem Akpan’s novel follows Ekong — whose name means war — as he travels to the United States. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2021-11-02 17:31:46 UTC ]
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In her series of columns Lizzie Damilola Blackburn, debut author of Yinka, Where is Your Huzband? (Viking), reveals all about the reality behind the dream of being published. I’m staring at the blinking cursor at the top of the blank page. Sooo much has happened since my last column. Gosh,... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-10-30 02:26:29 UTC ]
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Frankfurt 2021 will not go down as a vintage edition of the great trade show. But its comeback after last year’s curtailment marked a solid return. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-10-29 21:58:22 UTC ]
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Leonard Rubenstein describes how commanders ignore humanitarian protections for medical personnel and the wounded. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2021-10-29 12:00:00 UTC ]
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Lots of good bookish things happened this week, including research that proves libraries lead to healthier, more equitable communities. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2021-10-29 10:42:00 UTC ]
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