Free reads: "The Thanksgiving After" and "North Of"

Posted on 11/26/2020 at 04:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Kristine Kathryn Rusch chose to share a Thanksgiving-themed story for this week's free fiction offering. Enjoy "The Thanksgiving After" as...

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Tagged As: Audiobook, Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Literary Hub, Short story

Haruki Murakami's records and archives are getting their own library

Posted on 11/25/2020 at 01:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Novelist Haruki Murakami's alma mater is building a new library to house everything he’s donated to it. Tokyo’s Waseda University...

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Tagged As: Libraries, Literary Hub, Literary tourism

The must-read book of 2020: a satirical novel from 1890

Posted on 11/20/2020 at 11:47 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Youngsters have always mocked their elders. The latest such evidence: a social satire written by a nine-year-old in 1890. Daisy...

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Tagged As: Classic literature, Literary Hub

Quentin Tarantino will publish a novel based on his own movie

Posted on 11/18/2020 at 09:54 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

In some perhaps welcome news, the screen is coming to books instead of the other way around. Director Quentin Tarantino,...

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Tagged As: Literary Hub, Pop culture

Jonathan Franzen's next novel comes out in October 2021

Posted on 11/13/2020 at 02:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Jonathan Franzen has revealed details about his next book release. Crossroads: A Novel: A Key to All Mythologies, Volume 1...

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Read a poem from Margaret Atwood's new collection

Posted on 11/13/2020 at 10:11 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Margaret Atwood’s latest poetry collection, Dearly, came out on Tuesday. If you haven’t gotten your hands on a copy of...

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Tagged As: Excerpt, Literary Hub, Poetry

The best fifty Draculas, according to Literary Hub

Posted on 11/08/2020 at 04:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

A Dracula post after Halloween? Well, it is Bram Stoker’s 173rd birthday today, after all! In honor of that occasion,...

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Tagged As: Literary Hub, Movie adaptation, TV adaptation

The 2020 Kirkus Prize sets two records

Posted on 11/06/2020 at 08:19 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The winners of the 2020 Kirkus Prize were announced last night, with two record-setting results. Raven Leilani, who won the...

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Tagged As: Awards, Literary Hub

"The Things They Carried" to become a star-studded feature film

Posted on 11/04/2020 at 10:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Film and literary buffs alike seem impressed with the early plans for a new book adaptation. Tim O’Brien’s The Things...

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Tagged As: Literary Hub, Movie adaptation, Nonfiction

Read an excerpt from "Inside Story"

Posted on 11/03/2020 at 02:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Author Martin Amis turned inward for his latest novel. Inside Story, which came out October 27, is an autobiographical novel...

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Tagged As: Excerpt, Literary Hub