Literary Hub’s look back at 2024

Posted on December 17, 2024 at 8:36 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Literary Hub has a few lists to sum up the book world in 2024. On the positive side is Emily...

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Tagged As: Book lists, Book reviews, Literary Hub

Authors beyond the page

Posted on October 29, 2024 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

We know our favorite writers because of the words they put down on page, but they of course have lives...

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Tagged As: Book reviews, Classic literature, Just for fun, Nonfiction

Revisiting "The Tipping Point" and "Power Brokers"

Posted on September 30, 2024 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Two well-known and influential nonfiction books hit publication milestones this year. The fiftieth anniversary of Robert Caro's The Power Broker...

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Tagged As: Book reviews, Bookish anniversaries, Excerpt, Nonfiction

News of note for readers: May 21, 2024

Posted on May 21, 2024 at 2:21 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Catch up quick with the bookish news of the past few days ... or take a deeper dive into each...

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Tagged As: Awards, Book reviews, Excerpt, Literature in translation, Publishing

News of note for readers: February 22, 2024

Posted on February 22, 2024 at 7:56 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Catch up quick with the bookish news of the past few days ... or take a deeper dive into each...

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Tagged As: Book reviews, Obituary, Poetry, Politics

Read the earliest written review of "Frankenstein"

Posted on January 1, 2024 at 8:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

On this day in 1818, Mary Shelley's now-classic novel Frankenstein was published. Her husband, Percy Bysshe Shelley, had (correctly) anticipated...

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Tagged As: Book reviews, Bookish anniversaries, Classic literature, Literary Hub, Science fiction, Women in literature

News of note for readers: December 19, 2023

Posted on December 19, 2023 at 8:44 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Catch up quick with the bookish news of the past few days ... or take a deeper dive into each...

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Tagged As: Book reviews, Classic literature, Fantasy, Lawsuit, Libraries, Politics, Pop culture

Weekend reads: Modern YA classics

Posted on November 11, 2023 at 8:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Today's roundup of posts we didn't share earlier in the week is a throwback to books from my youth (and,...

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Tagged As: Book reviews, Middle-grade fiction, NPR, Pop culture, Women in literature, Young adult literature

A reader's view of book marketing tactics

Posted on August 30, 2023 at 3:30 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Blurbs and advanced review copies are two topics we often post about on the author section of our website. Today,...

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Tagged As: Blurbs, Book reviews, Book Riot

Critics' first impressions of James Baldwin's novels

Posted on August 2, 2023 at 2:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Author James Baldwin was born on this day ninety-nine years ago. He's best known for the works Go Tell It...

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Tagged As: Book reviews, Bookish anniversaries, Literary Hub