Indie publisher releases Woody Allen's "Apropos of Nothing"

Posted on 03/23/2020 at 12:47 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Here’s a blast from the past: Woody Allen’s memoir, Apropos of Nothing, has not only found a publisher, but has...

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Tagged As: Memoir, Pop culture, Scandal, The Bookseller

David Lagercrantz is writing a "modern Sherlock Holmes" series

Posted on 03/17/2020 at 08:29 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

David Lagercrantz is stepping away from Lisbeth Salander and toward Sherlock Holmes. Lagercrantz, who has continued the Millennium series after...

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Film and TV rights to Maggie O’Farrell’s "Hamnet" are already snapped up

Posted on 03/09/2020 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Maggie O’Farrell’s Hamnet hasn’t even reached readers yet, but it’s already found a place on prize longlists and, possibly, in...

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Tagged As: Historical fiction, Movie adaptation, The Bookseller, TV adaptation

Survivor's stepson is planning legal action over "Cilka's Journey"

Posted on 02/24/2020 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The Tattooist of Auschwitz author Heather Morris could face legal action from the stepson of the woman who inspired one...

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Tagged As: Historical fiction, Scandal, The Bookseller

British Book Awards wants help picking the 30 from 30 winner

Posted on 02/21/2020 at 04:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The British Book Awards, as we reported last week, are celebrating thirty years of existence by celebrating thirty books …...

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Tagged As: Awards, Book lists, Just for fun, The Bookseller

"My Dark Vanessa" publisher, author deny memoirist's claims of plagiarism

Posted on 02/05/2020 at 08:17 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

My Dark Vanessa, like American Dirt, was among the books critics were most eager to read in 2020. Another common...

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Tagged As: Memoir, Scandal, The Bookseller

Penguin Random House is leaving unlimited-access reading services

Posted on 01/22/2020 at 01:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Penguin Random House will be removing all of its digital and audio titles from unlimited-access subscription services. PRH ebooks in...

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Tagged As: Audiobook, E-reader, Reading, The Bookseller, The Digital Reader

Watch the trailer for the TV adaptation of "Normal People" by Sally Rooney

Posted on 01/17/2020 at 01:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Speaking of those literary adaptations coming in 2020 — the trailer for Sally Rooney’s Normal People has been released. The...

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Tagged As: Pop culture, The Bookseller, TV adaptation

Charles Sprawson, author of cult classic on swimming, has died

Posted on 01/09/2020 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The author of perhaps the most influential book on swimming ever has died. A friend confirmed yesterday that Charles Sprawson,...

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Tagged As: Nonfiction, Obituary, The Bookseller, The Guardian

Lee Child is revealed as one of the 2020 Booker Prize judges

Posted on 01/07/2020 at 02:23 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Speculation last year that Lee Child could serve as a Booker Prize judge has been proven accurate. Child, author of...

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Tagged As: Awards, The Bookseller