Letter asks British book industry to combat transphobia

Posted on 05/06/2021 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

An open letter published in The Bookseller criticizes the British book industry for accepting transphobia and calls on it to...

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Tagged As: Diversity, The Bookseller

Estates of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry and his wife have made up

Posted on 05/06/2021 at 10:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s aristocratic family didn’t care for his decision to marry a Salvadoran artist. And she was well aware...

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Tagged As: Literature in translation, Memorabilia

Watch a workshop of the musical version of "The Secret Garden"

Posted on 05/06/2021 at 08:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The Secret Garden has long been beloved, but it certainly had a moment in the 1990s, inspiring both a movie...

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Tagged As: Classic literature, The New York Times

Celebrity book club picks for May 2021

Posted on 05/05/2021 at 02:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Celebrity book clubs have released their picks for April 2021. Reese Witherspoon selected The Last Thing He Told Me, by...

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Tagged As: Book club, Pop culture

Cookbooks invite you to try your hand at historic Mexican recipes

Posted on 05/05/2021 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The University of Texas at San Antonio is among the many organizations who saw 2020 disrupt big plans — and...

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Tagged As: History, Nonfiction

Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, has written a children's book

Posted on 05/05/2021 at 10:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

When the Duke and Duchess of Sussex stepped down from royal duties, some wondered — earnestly and facetiously — what...

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Tagged As: Children's literature, Pop culture

Stacey Abrams's first three novels will be reissued in 2022

Posted on 05/05/2021 at 08:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Stacey Abrams’s first three novels, written under the pen name Selena Montgomery, are returning to print. Her publisher announced yesterday...

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Tagged As: NPR, Politics, Romance

How to become a bestselling poet: Have a Twitter-savvy grandkid

Posted on 05/04/2021 at 02:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

We typically hear about grandparents bragging up their grandchildren far more often than the reverse. That makes the tale of...

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Tagged As: Amazon, Poetry, The Guardian

Read excerpts from “Secrets of Happiness”

Posted on 05/04/2021 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Joan Silber’s novel Secrets of Happiness came out today, as did two free excerpts for curious readers to check out....

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Tagged As: Excerpt, Literary Hub, The New York Times

Retired graphic-novel author Alan Moore signs a book deal

Posted on 05/03/2021 at 02:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Alan Moore may have retired from comics, but he certainly hasn’t laid down his pen. The Guardian had the privilege...

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Tagged As: Fantasy, Graphic novel, Short story, The Guardian