Linguistic study (somewhat) vindicates Molière

Posted on 12/05/2019 at 07:47 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Most creatives have their critics, but those of French playwright Molière are especially harsh, arguing that he wasn’t educated enough...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Classic literature, The Guardian

Coming soon: More Janet Evanovich books and 2 TV series

Posted on 12/04/2019 at 04:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

In case you missed it (or forgot), Janet Evanovich is headed to the small screen — two times. Her twenty-seventh...

Categories: Author Interview

Tagged As: Author interview, Mystery, Thriller, TV adaptation

Author Barbara Taylor Bradford discusses mourning — and moving forward

Posted on 12/04/2019 at 02:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Excited about Barbara Taylor Bradford’s upcoming prequel to A Woman of Substance, her 1979 blockbuster hit? Then you’ll be glad...

Categories: Author Interview

Tagged As: Author interview, Romance, The Guardian, Women in literature

Author encourages fellow writers to think like a bodybuilder

Posted on 12/04/2019 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Nowadays, we recognize the equal importance of mental and physical health. So Joanna Penn was delighted to hear novelist and...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Joanna Penn, Motivational, Writing advice

BBC apologizes for only mentioning 1 Booker Prize winner by name

Posted on 12/04/2019 at 10:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The dual Booker Prize continues to make waves in the media world. This time, it’s because of a BBC broadcaster...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Awards, Diversity, Scandal

Why some libraries are happily ditching overdue fines

Posted on 12/04/2019 at 07:57 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

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You may have missed it, but at the beginning of the year, the American Library Association passed a resolution urging...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Libraries, NPR, Reading

Czech Republic restores author Milan Kundera's citizenship

Posted on 12/03/2019 at 02:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Author Milan Kundera is now a citizen of the Czech Republic. Kundera, best known for The Unbearable Lightness of Being,...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Literature in translation

Police sergeant: Don't commit these crimes in your detective novel

Posted on 12/03/2019 at 01:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

We’ve all been there: We’re reading a book or watching a show or film in which a character shares our...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Joanna Penn, Mystery, Writing advice

Books behind bars: Some inmates get a club, others get charged

Posted on 12/03/2019 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

We have two stories about books in incarceration facilities to share: one uplifting, one less so. The Texas Observer checked...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Book club, Politics, Reading

2 authors receive the Bad Sex in Fiction Award

Posted on 12/03/2019 at 10:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The Literary Review, in a nod to other more prestigious prizes that were shared among multiple winners, has given its...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Awards, The Guardian