Writing the Historical Mystery Novel: Jane Smiley Explains Her Process

Jane Smiley is a master of plot, with multiple awards for her novels, including the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Critics Circle award for A Thousand Acres (King Lear as set on an Iowa farm circa 1979). She’s also distilled her years of teaching and cultural criticism into a superb writing text, Thirteen Ways of […] Continue reading at 'Literrary Hub'

[ Literrary Hub | 2022-12-06 09:53:58 UTC ]
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Tiger Woods to write memoir telling his 'definitive story'

Publisher HarperCollins says Back is first and only account ‘directly from’ US golferFresh from a startling career comeback after years of battling injuries, sex addiction and tabloids, Tiger Woods has announced a new memoir titled Back in which he promises to tell his “definitive story”.The... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2019-10-15 15:31:34 UTC ]
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Writing the Book on the Big Book: Spotlight on William H. Schaberg

A new history about the writing and publication of the Big Book shines a light on the work of Bill W. and the early days of Alcoholics Anonymous. (Sponsored) Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-10-14 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Porritt to write for S&S on climate emergency

Simon & Schuster UK is to publish Hope in Hell: Confronting the Climate Emergency by environmental campaigner Jonathon Porritt. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-13 15:46:07 UTC ]
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Paul Wolfe Writes the Story of JFK's Lover

The author's new novel imagines the “lost” diary of Mary Pinchot Meyer, JFK’s murdered paramour. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-10-11 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Miami Book Fair 2019: Arturo Pérez-Reverte Writes the Past to Understand the Present

Bestselling author Pérez-Reverte discusses his new novel, adapting his work for television, and why you should read his books, not his author interviews. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-10-11 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Anthony Bourdain’s estate auction includes a lot of his early writings.

An auction of various things from the estate of Anthony Bourdain, the late writer, chef, and TV host, is happening now through October 30, and it includes a number of Bourdain’s early writings. The current bid for the original manuscript of A Chef’s Christmas, his 2002 holiday audiobook, is... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2019-10-10 18:10:41 UTC ]
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8 of the Most Compelling Historical Fiction Books for Teens

Learn about times and places of yore and get captivated by its imagined characters with these compelling YA historical fiction stories. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2019-10-10 10:32:41 UTC ]
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Chicken House lands MG mystery series by debut author Holly Rivers

Chicken House has struck a three-book deal with debut author Holly Rivers for her middle-grade mystery series, Demelza and the Spectre Detectors. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-08 23:08:40 UTC ]
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Canongate scoops new nature writing The Oak Papers

Canongate is publishing a meditation on the natural world based on one man’s relationship with a tree, The Oak Papers by James Canton. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-08 08:58:23 UTC ]
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Crystal Hana Kim and Laura van der Berg on What It Means to ‘Learn to Write’

After reading and loving Crystal Hana Kim’s debut novel, If You Leave Me, it was a great joy to team up with her for a joint paperback celebration. This conversation took place at the lovely Books Are Magic in early September. We talked about what it feels like to be a year out from publication, […] Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2019-10-07 08:49:33 UTC ]
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10 Edgar Allan Poe Quotes for Writers and About Writing

Here are 10 Edgar Allan Poe quotes for writers and about writing from the author of several short stories and poems, including "The Tell-Tale Heart," "The Fall of the House of Usher," and "The Raven." In these quotes, Poe covers poetry, dreams, madness, and more. The post 10 Edgar Allan Poe... Continue reading at Writer's Digest

[ Writer's Digest | 2019-10-07 05:00:10 UTC ]
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Rewriting the historical epic: African women writers go big

Petina Gappah’s “Out of Darkness, Shining Light” is the latest example of a new generation of African novelists reinventing historical fiction. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2019-10-03 17:21:24 UTC ]
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Rewriting the historical epic: African women writers go big

Petina Gappah’s “Out of Darkness, Shining Light” is the latest example of a new generation of African novelists reinventing historical fiction. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2019-10-03 17:21:00 UTC ]
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Rewriting the historical epic: African women writers go big

Petina Gappah’s “Out of Darkness, Shining Light” is the latest example of a new generation of African novelists reinventing historical fiction. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2019-10-03 17:21:00 UTC ]
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Bristol University saves historic copy of Lady Chatterley’s Lover

Bristol University has bought a copy of Lady Chatterley’s Lover that once belonged to Sir Laurence Byrne, the judge who presided over the landmark 1960 obscenity case, keeping the historic edition in the UK. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-30 21:53:13 UTC ]
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Desmond Elliott Prize to be run by National Centre for Writing

The £10,000 Desmond Elliott Prize will be run by the National Centre for Writing (NCW) in Norwich with a new programme of support for a second novel and a sustainable career in writing. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-26 14:23:55 UTC ]
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Jojo Moyes | 'I have to write this, this is mine'

The novel following Jojo Moyes’ hit trilogy Me Before You saw the author living deep in rural Kentucky to research a group of women librarians on horseback in the 1930s. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-26 08:47:00 UTC ]
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How to Hook a Literary Agent to Represent Writing and Get Published

Finding a literary agent is one thing, but the hard part is gaining representation. In this post, we share how to hook a literary agent to represent writing and get published by looking at the query letter, synopsis, book proposal, and sample pages. The post How to Hook a Literary Agent to... Continue reading at Writer's Digest

[ Writer's Digest | 2019-09-25 23:48:10 UTC ]
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Influential Religion Book Buyer Jane Love Dies

Jane Love, who worked as a religion buyer for Barnes & Noble from 2007-2018, passed away at age 63 on September 2. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-09-25 04:00:00 UTC ]
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