White House adviser's nonfiction books quote a made-up character

Posted on 10/19/2019 at 03:58 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The publisher and co-authors of books by White House adviser Peter Navarro don’t find a recurring inside joke of Navarro’s...

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Tagged As: Nonfiction, NPR, Scandal

From the children’s section: Lupita Nyong'o’s new book, Astrid Lindgren award nominees

Posted on 10/18/2019 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Children’s lit never fails to bring a nostalgic smile to our faces. (Remember how you could spend all summer reading...

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Tagged As: Author interview, Awards, Children's literature, Pop culture, The Guardian

Documentary about Flannery O'Connor wins $200,000 grant

Posted on 10/18/2019 at 10:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The first Library of Congress Lavine/Ken Burns Prize for Film will help fund a documentary about author Flannery O’Connor. The...

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Tagged As: Women in literature

New York Times bestsellers: Week of October 27, 2019

Posted on 10/18/2019 at 08:01 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The New York Times’s bestseller list for combined print and ebook fiction is out for the week of October 27,...

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

Zurich James Joyce Foundation director: Author's body should stay here

Posted on 10/17/2019 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

If you were planning a trip to Ireland in 2022 to see James Joyce’s new resting place, don’t book those...

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Tagged As: The Guardian

"The Pillars of the Earth" is getting a prequel

Posted on 10/17/2019 at 10:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Author Ken Follett will release a prequel to his novel The Pillars of the Earth next fall. He made this...

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Tagged As: Historical fiction, The Bookseller

Controversy over Nobel and Booker Prize picks continues

Posted on 10/17/2019 at 08:12 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Time has yet to heal the wounds caused by two controversial literary awards. Peter Handke, who received the 2019 Nobel...

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Tagged As: Awards, Scandal, The Guardian

2 of Australia's online booksellers stop selling "Catch and Kill"

Posted on 10/16/2019 at 01:57 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Ronan Farrow’s new book, Catch and Kill: Lies, Spies, and a Conspiracy to Protect Predators, is unavailable through two of...

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Tagged As: Amazon, Lawsuit, Nonfiction, Scandal, The New York Times

Dublin officials push to bring James Joyce's body back to Ireland

Posted on 10/16/2019 at 08:54 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

James Joyce could return to Ireland, if Dublin city councillors get their wish. The celebrated author of Ulysses was buried...

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First-edition Harry Potter book sells for over $72,600

Posted on 10/15/2019 at 11:24 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

When one rare copy of a Harry Potter book sold this summer, it brought several more first editions out of...

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Tagged As: Memorabilia, Young adult literature