Weekend read: Saving Shakespeare's plays

Posted on September 30, 2023 at 8:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The Folio Society has issued a limited-edition collection of The Complete Plays of William Shakespeare, in order to celebrate the...

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Tagged As: Classic literature, Literary Hub

News of note for readers: September 29, 2023

Posted on September 29, 2023 at 2:00 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, Bans and challenges, Literary Hub, Literary tourism, Women in literature

Read an excerpt of "Land of Milk and Honey"

Posted on September 27, 2023 at 2:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Having a highly acclaimed debut hasn't frozen author C Pam Zhang's creativity, fortunately. 2020's How Much of These Hills is...

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Tagged As: Excerpt, Literary Hub, Women in literature

Read from J.M. Coetzee's latest novel, "The Pole"

Posted on September 22, 2023 at 2:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Happy release week to author J.M. Coetzee, whose novel The Pole came out on Tuesday. The timing is apt, as...

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Tagged As: Excerpt, Literary Hub

Literary legal battles: AI and art friends

Posted on September 20, 2023 at 11:43 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Technically, this update is about an old case and a new one. But the one filed yesterday is an echo...

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Tagged As: Artificial intelligence (AI), Lawsuit, Licenses, copyrights, and other legalese, Literary Hub, The New York Times

R.O. Kwon reveals the cover of her next novel

Posted on September 20, 2023 at 10:02 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Literary Hub got to host the cover reveal for a new book by author R.O. Kwon. Exhibit, her second novel,...

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Tagged As: Cover design, Literary Hub, Women in literature

Read an excerpt from "The Wolves of Eternity"

Posted on September 19, 2023 at 7:41 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Happy release day to Karl Ove Knausgaard and the English translation of his novel Ulvene fra evighetens skog. The book...

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Tagged As: Excerpt, Literary Hub, Literature in translation

Publishing anniversaries: Books for all ages 

Posted on September 18, 2023 at 12:31 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The two books whose publishing anniversaries are being covered today both speak to women, but from different ages and eras....

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Tagged As: Bookish anniversaries, Classic literature, Literary Hub, Middle-grade fiction, Nonfiction, NPR, Women in literature

Celebrity debut novels make a splash on social media

Posted on September 14, 2023 at 3:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Anyone who uses the internet knows well that viral attention can be both good and bad. Today's examples underscore that...

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Tagged As: Literary Hub, Pop culture, Social media and websites, The Guardian

Read an excerpt of "The Vaster Wilds"

Posted on September 13, 2023 at 10:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

I'm number nine on the wait list for Lauren Groff's new release, The Vaster Wilds, at my local library. Honestly...

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Tagged As: Excerpt, Literary Hub, New release, Women in literature