The children’s section: Yes to Old Town Road, no to J.K. Rowling

Posted on 09/20/2020 at 04:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Children’s literature made the headlines in a few interesting ways over the past week. First came news that musician Lil...

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Tagged As: Children's literature, Diversity, Pop culture, Scandal

Bookish birthdays for the week of September 20, 2020

Posted on 09/20/2020 at 08:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

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Here are the literary birthdays to celebrate over the week of September 20, 2020. George R.R. Martin (September 20, 1948):...

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Publisher: We're donating proceeds from book by disgraced professor

Posted on 09/19/2020 at 04:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The publisher of a woman who recently admitted she pretended to be Black will donate proceeds from her latest book....

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Tagged As: Scandal, The Guardian

Fussy’s favorites: Week of September 13, 2020

Posted on 09/19/2020 at 08:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

It’s easy to miss the occasional post or two online, so we’ve rounded up some of the highlights from our...

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New York Times bestsellers: Week of September 26, 2020

Posted on 09/18/2020 at 02:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The New York Times’s bestseller list for combined print and ebook fiction is out for the week of September 26,...

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Tagged As: Bestsellers, Book lists, The New York Times

Here's the 2020 longlist for the National Book Award for Fiction

Posted on 09/18/2020 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The longlist for the National Book Award for Fiction came out today. Among them are three debuts, one previously National...

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Tagged As: Awards, Book lists

Macmillan's CEO has resigned

Posted on 09/18/2020 at 10:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Macmillan CEO John Sargent is leaving his job in January. The New York Times reported yesterday that the move, though...

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Tagged As: Diversity, Publishing, Scandal, The New York Times

Author Q&A: Cheree Alsop

Posted on 09/18/2020 at 08:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

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Today we're interviewing Cheree Alsop, an award-winning, best-selling author who has published over forty books. Alsop is the mother of...

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Tagged As: Author interview, Fantasy, Young adult literature

Here's the 2020 longlist for the National Book Award for Nonfiction

Posted on 09/17/2020 at 05:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The longlist for the National Book Award for Nonfiction came out today. While the list of previous awards for nominees...

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Tagged As: Awards, Book lists, Nonfiction

Here's the 2020 longlist for the National Book Award for Poetry

Posted on 09/17/2020 at 01:56 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The longlist for the National Book Award for Poetry came out today. All of the poets on the list are...

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Tagged As: Awards, Book lists, Poetry