Why a cookbook and a crisis novel are the perfect books for this moment

Posted on 04/07/2020 at 02:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

It’s the best of times and the worst of times for some authors, in terms of the topics and themes...

Categories: Author Interview

Tagged As: Author interview, coronavirus / COVID-19, Nonfiction, NPR, Women in literature

Author Julia Alvarez on her first novel as "an elder"

Posted on 04/06/2020 at 02:58 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Julia Alvarez’s novel Afterlife, which releases tomorrow, is notable for a few reasons. One, it’s her first novel for adults...

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Tagged As: Author interview, NPR, Women in literature

Author: Post-Holocaust memoir is perfectly timed for COVID outbreak

Posted on 03/31/2020 at 08:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Esther Safran Foer, of course, began her new memoir well before anyone predicted the coronavirus pandemic and its subsequent challenges....

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Tagged As: Author interview, Memoir, NPR

Happy 20th anniversary to "Because of Winn-Dixie"

Posted on 03/27/2020 at 12:26 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

We’re officially in the twentieth-anniversary month of the beloved book Because of Winn-Dixie. Earlier this year, the podcast The Yarn...

Categories: Author Interview

Tagged As: Author interview, Children's literature, Podcast, Young adult literature

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

Posted on 03/14/2020 at 04:00 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 03/13/2020 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,...

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Tagged As: Author interview

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

Posted on 03/05/2020 at 08:00 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...

Categories: Author Interview

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

Louis Sachar's latest Wayside School book is out

Posted on 03/04/2020 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 03/01/2020 at 04:00 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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Tagged As: Author interview, Literature in translation

Uber whistleblower talks about her new memoir

Posted on 02/22/2020 at 04:00 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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Tagged As: Author interview, Memoir, Scandal