New York Times bestsellers: Week of July 11, 2020

Posted on 07/03/2020 at 04:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The New York Times’s bestseller list for combined print and ebook fiction is out for the week of July 11,...

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Tagged As: Bestsellers, Book lists, The New York Times

Reviewer who didn't read the books: "The Baby-Sitters Club" show is good

Posted on 07/02/2020 at 02:30 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Bookworms always hold their breath upon learning that a beloved title or series will be headed to the screen. James...

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Tagged As: The New York Times, TV adaptation, Young adult literature

Read an excerpt from "Blue Ticket"

Posted on 06/30/2020 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Happy release day to Sophie Mackintosh and her new novel, Blue Ticket! Mackintosh previously burst onto the literary scene with...

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Tagged As: Excerpt, The New York Times, Women in literature

New York Times bestsellers: Week of July 4, 2020

Posted on 06/26/2020 at 08:21 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The New York Times’s bestseller list for combined print and ebook fiction is out for the week of July 4,...

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Spanish novelist Carlos Ruiz Zafón has died

Posted on 06/22/2020 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Carlos Ruiz Zafón, author of one of the bestselling Spanish novels of all time, passed away Friday. Zafón was fifty-five...

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Tagged As: Literature in translation, Obituary, The New York Times

New York Times bestsellers: Week of June 27, 2020

Posted on 06/19/2020 at 08:46 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The New York Times’s bestseller list for combined print and ebook fiction is out for the week of June 27,...

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New "Walking Dead" comic book aims to help brick-and-mortar stores

Posted on 06/18/2020 at 03:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Exciting news for Walking Dead fans came today: a new comic book will arrive June 1. Robert Kirkman said he’s...

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Tagged As: coronavirus / COVID-19, Graphic novel, Pop culture, The New York Times

Read an excerpt from "Billion Dollar Burger"

Posted on 06/18/2020 at 10:12 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Fussy employees live in Iowa, which as an agriculture state has seen its fair share of conversations about how to...

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Tagged As: Book reviews, Excerpt, Nonfiction, NPR, The New York Times

Trump administration files lawsuit over John Bolton memoir

Posted on 06/17/2020 at 03:06 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The Trump administration’s fight against former White House adviser John Bolton’s memoir continued with a new lawsuit Tuesday. The Room...

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Tagged As: Lawsuit, Memoir, Politics, The New York Times

Why middle-grade fiction is increasingly addressing sexual abuse

Posted on 06/17/2020 at 11:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

We’re familiar with the idea of sexual harassment and abuse in young adult literature — Laurie Halse Anderson’s Speak, after...

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Tagged As: Children's literature, The New York Times