"My Dark Vanessa" author dishes on the drama over her novel

Posted on March 14, 2020 at 4:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The Guardian’s headline for an interview with Kate Elizabeth Russell asks whether her new novel is the most controversial one...

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Tagged As: Author interview, Scandal, The Guardian

Author Q&A: Burt Weissbourd

Posted on March 13, 2020 at 11:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Today we're interviewing Burt Weissbourd, a novelist, screenwriter, and producer of feature films. After graduating from college, he wrote, directed, and...

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Read an excerpt from Louise Erdrich's "The Night Watchman"

Posted on March 5, 2020 at 8:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Excited about Louise Erdrich’s new release but still waiting on a copy — or unsure whether you’re buying into the...

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Tagged As: Author interview, Diversity, Excerpt, Literary Hub, NPR

Louis Sachar's latest Wayside School book is out

Posted on March 4, 2020 at 11:30 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The newswire has been a bit dark this morning, so we’re pleased to break that streak with funny children’s literature...

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Tagged As: Author interview, Children's literature

Jennifer Croft on the wild ride of translation

Posted on March 1, 2020 at 4:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Jet lag is no fun on its own, but imagine jet lag with an incredible amount of work pressure on...

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Uber whistleblower talks about her new memoir

Posted on February 22, 2020 at 4:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Susan Fowler didn’t have an easy childhood, nor did she simply skate through her college years. And, as she explained...

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One last chat with Mary Higgins Clark

Posted on February 18, 2020 at 1:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Shelf Awareness was fortunate enough to have author Mary Higgins Clark participate in a Q&A feature shortly before her death. The...

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Let's talk about "Weather" (the novel, not the conditions outside)

Posted on February 13, 2020 at 7:57 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Given how much we like to talk about the weather, it seems fitting that a novel titled Weather is a...

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Michael Pollan's latest drug experiment: Giving up caffeine

Posted on February 11, 2020 at 8:39 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

For many of us, the mere thought of going without our daily caffeine is enough to send us into a...

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Author: Singular "they" isn't going away anytime soon

Posted on February 6, 2020 at 2:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Dennis Baron has bad news for some of you out there: singular “they” is here to stay. Baron, author of...

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