"The Pillars of the Earth" is getting a prequel

Posted on 10/17/2019 at 10:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Author Ken Follett will release a prequel to his novel The Pillars of the Earth next fall. He made this...

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Tagged As: Historical fiction, The Bookseller

Amazon accidentally delivers around 800 copies of "The Testaments" early

Posted on 09/04/2019 at 04:46 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

We’ve had a few good breaks in our lives, but nothing like this: Hundreds of U.S. readers received their copies...

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Crowdfunding campaign raises enough to buy Jane Austen letter

Posted on 08/22/2019 at 08:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

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A crowdfunding campaign has ensured that a piece of an 1814 letter from novelist Jane Austen to her niece will...

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Tagged As: Classic literature, Literary tourism, Memorabilia, The Bookseller

New novel retells "Lolita" from the title character's perspective

Posted on 08/20/2019 at 11:40 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Those uncomfortable with Lolita will soon have a new reading option: a retelling from the title character’s perspective. French author...

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Tagged As: Classic literature, New release, The Bookseller

In Booker and Not The Booker prize news ...

Posted on 08/13/2019 at 10:11 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

We have news on the 2019 Not The Booker Prize and speculation on the 2020 Booker Prize. For the former:...

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Tagged As: Awards, The Bookseller, The Guardian

Man Booker Prize winner "Milkman" could become a movie

Posted on 07/29/2019 at 02:24 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

If last year’s Booker Prize-winning novel is inaccessible to you — either because of library wait list times or its...

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Tagged As: Awards, Movie adaptation, The Bookseller

Boris Johnson isn't writing, but Gordon Ramsay sure is

Posted on 07/23/2019 at 04:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Fans of UK politician Boris Johnson got a good-news-bad-news delivery today. The good news, for his supporters, is that he’s...

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Tagged As: Nonfiction, Politics, The Bookseller

Cover reveal: “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child: The Journey”

Posted on 07/18/2019 at 04:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The publisher of the latest Harry Potter tie-in book has released images of its cover. Harry Potter and the Cursed...

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Tagged As: Children's literature, The Bookseller

The British Library acquires papers from Margaret Atwood, Raymond Carver, and more

Posted on 07/10/2019 at 01:35 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The British Library has just made a major literary acquisition: Granta magazine’s literary archives. The Bookseller reports that over forty...

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Penguin will cease publication of "How They Rule The World"

Posted on 06/26/2019 at 04:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Outside experts have closed the book on their review of How They Rule the World: The 22 Secret Strategies of...

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