"A Warning" underwhelms literary reviewers

Posted on 11/20/2019 at 12:30 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

A Warning by Anonymous, who claims to be an insider in the Trump administration, notched some impressive early sales numbers....

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Tagged As: Book reviews, Memoir, Nonfiction, Politics

Meet this year’s Baillie Gifford Prize winner, this century’s NBA winners

Posted on 11/20/2019 at 10:30 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction and its purse of £50,000 (about $64,600) have gone to a history of Jack...

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Tagged As: Awards, Book lists

New York Public Library adds to its Virginia Woolf collection

Posted on 11/20/2019 at 08:21 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The New York Public Library has just purchased over 150 Virginia Woolf-related items to add to its Berg Collection of...

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Tagged As: Classic literature, Literary tourism, Memorabilia, Women in literature

Review: Much heft, but little text, to Rihanna's memoir

Posted on 11/19/2019 at 04:02 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

It’s not just the classic rockers who are producing books. Pop star Rihanna released a new, extremely photo-heavy (and probably...

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Tagged As: Book reviews, Pop culture, The New York Times

Which books are headed to the screen?

Posted on 11/19/2019 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

We all know Little Women is being turned into (yet another) movie, but if you’re among the book lovers open...

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Tagged As: Amazon, Fantasy, Science fiction, TV adaptation

Museum acquires rare tiny book written by Charlotte Brontë

Posted on 11/19/2019 at 07:27 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The Brontë Parsonage Museum has succeeded in its quest to buy a miniature book written by Charlotte Brontë in 1830,...

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Tagged As: Classic literature, Memorabilia, The Guardian, Women in literature

ABBA's Björn Ulvaeus helps bring Pippi Longstocking musical to life

Posted on 11/18/2019 at 03:52 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

A member of ABBA will serve as executive producer of a Pippi Longstocking “musical circus show,” reports the Bookseller. “Pippi...

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Tagged As: Children's literature, Pop culture, The Bookseller

Jailed publisher receives freedom of speech award, to China's chagrin

Posted on 11/18/2019 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Beijing is furious that Chinese-born Swedish publisher Gui Minhai has received Swedish PEN’s Tucholsky Prize, given to a persecuted or...

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Tagged As: Awards, The Guardian

Laura Dern records new audio version of "Little Women"

Posted on 11/18/2019 at 09:56 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Actress Laura Dern is going all-in on the Little Women reboot. In addition to playing Marmee in the film version...

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Tagged As: Audiobook, Classic literature, Movie adaptation, Pop culture

IndieReader bestsellers: Week of November 17, 2019

Posted on 11/18/2019 at 07:46 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Here are the top ten bestselling indie novels for the week of November 17, 2019, as compiled by IndieReader. 1....

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Tagged As: Bestsellers, Book lists