Woman asks for, receives permission to be buried near Sylvia Plath

Posted on 03/05/2021 at 10:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

We’re not terribly familiar with the logistics of burials in the United States, where we live, let alone those of...

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Tagged As: Literary Hub, Poetry

New York Times bestsellers: Week ending February 27, 2021

Posted on 03/05/2021 at 08:10 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

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

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

Brooklyn Public Library's Tibetan story time shines online

Posted on 03/04/2021 at 02:18 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Many of us have found ourselves thinking back to this time a full year ago, when it became apparent that...

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Tagged As: coronavirus / COVID-19, Libraries, NPR

Barbara Newhall Follett: From literary darling to long-missing person

Posted on 03/04/2021 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Today is author Barbara Newhall Follett’s birthday, but it isn’t the most significant day in her life — or most...

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Tagged As: History, Literary Hub, Women in literature

Nabokov's poem about Superman has finally been published

Posted on 03/04/2021 at 10:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

This is not a headline we expected to read, so we’ll just share it verbatim: “Vladimir Nabokov's Superman poem published...

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Tagged As: Classic literature, Poetry, The Guardian

Colson Whitehead discusses the good, bad, and ugly on "60 Minutes"

Posted on 03/04/2021 at 08:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

If your weekend was anything like ours, it was spent out in the sun instead of near a TV set....

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Tagged As: Author interview

Award-winning mystery author Margaret Maron has died

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

Mystery fans are mourning the loss of popular and prize-winning author Margaret Maron. The prolific Maron, who wrote ten Sigrid...

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Tagged As: Mystery, Obituary

Have you heard about London’s underground library?

Posted on 03/03/2021 at 12:01 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Eastern London’s Bethnal Green Library was among the many buildings struck by Nazi bombs during the Blitz. And yet it...

Tagged As: History, Libraries, The Guardian

IndieReader bestsellers: February 19, 2021

Posted on 03/03/2021 at 10:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Here are the bestselling indie novels as of February 19, 2021, as compiled by IndieReader. 1. Blackout After Dark, by...

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Tagged As: Bestsellers, Book lists

Read an excerpt of "The Committed" (and interviews with its author)

Posted on 03/03/2021 at 08:33 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Author Viet Thanh Nguyen’s follow-up to his 2016 Pulitzer Prize winner hit shelves yesterday. The Committed is the sequel to...

Categories: Author Interview

Tagged As: Author interview, Excerpt, The New York Times