British novelist leaps to diversity policy's defense

Posted on 06/18/2018 at 05:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

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If you’re sick of hearing about Lionel Shriver’s diversity comments, you may want to hit the back button on...

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Tagged As: Diversity, Scandal, The Guardian

Why actresses and athletes are leading publishing imprints

Posted on 06/18/2018 at 03:48 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

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Actress Sarah Jessica Parker’s publishing imprint officially released its first novel last week. SJP for Hogarth&r...

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Tagged As: New release

Photos of famous writers and their fathers

Posted on 06/18/2018 at 12:57 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Canadian novelist Margaret Atwood and her father

Sure, yesterday was Father's Day, but we can keep celebrating dads, right? Literary Hub collected photos of thirteen...

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Diversifying crime fiction

Posted on 06/18/2018 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

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Romance isn’t the only genre with diversity issues — detective fiction tends to be overwhelmingly white, mal...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Diversity, The Guardian

Former Obama advisor chats about new memoir

Posted on 06/18/2018 at 09:13 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Memoir of "Pod Save America" co-host and advisor to former President Barack Obama

Dan Pfeiffer, one of President Barack Obama’s longest-serving advisors, has written a memoir about his time in the...

Categories: Author Interview

Tagged As: Memoir, New release, NPR, Podcast

Author of "The Great Believers" issues a charity challenge

Posted on 06/17/2018 at 04:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

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One author is giving back to a nonprofit that makes an appearance in her new novel. A character in Rebecca Makkai’...

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Tagged As: Contests, Marketing, New release

A Father's Day reading list

Posted on 06/17/2018 at 08:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Pa Ingalls plays fiddle for Mary and Laura in "Little House in the Big Woods"

In honor of Father’s Day, we found a few literary lists to share. The first list, from Huffington Post, is all goo...

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Georgia bookstore to offer overnight stays

Posted on 06/16/2018 at 04:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

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Bookworms with Georgia on their minds should make sure they stop overnight in Valdosta. News station WCTV reports that V...

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Single-sentence novel wins International Dublin Literary Award

Posted on 06/16/2018 at 08:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

International Dublin Literary Award winning novelist Mike McCormack

The unusual part about Mike McCormack’s win of the International Dublin Literary Award isn’t that he’s...

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David Lynch co-writes memoir/biography

Posted on 06/15/2018 at 06:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Filmmaker, screenwriter, and director David Lynch

Fans of the TV show Twin Peaks can soon peek into the mind that created it. Director and screenwriter David Lynch and co...

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Tagged As: Memoir, New release