Here's the 2020 longlist for the National Book Award for Nonfiction

Posted on 09/17/2020 at 05:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The longlist for the National Book Award for Nonfiction came out today. While the list of previous awards for nominees...

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Tagged As: Awards, Book lists, Nonfiction

What nonfiction writers should know about audiobooks

Posted on 09/16/2020 at 09:56 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Nonfiction writers, it seems, have either not been hearing the calls to offer audio versions or have been ignoring them....

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Audiobook, Nonfiction

Surprise bestsellers: Eels and misandry

Posted on 09/14/2020 at 04:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Two books have surprised their authors and publishers by blowing past modest sales goals recently. One is The Gospel of...

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Tagged As: Bestsellers, Memoir, Nonfiction, The Guardian

Advance copies of "Rage": Trump knew COVID-19 wasn't just the flu

Posted on 09/09/2020 at 11:44 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Legendary journalist Bob Woodward’s next book comes out September 15. But today, bombshells from it are dropping. Advance copies of...

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Tagged As: Nonfiction, Politics

New biography of Joe Biden is expected out in the final days of campaign

Posted on 09/09/2020 at 10:08 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Well, we knew it was coming. A new book on the Democratic presidential challenger, titled Joe Biden: The Life, the...

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Tagged As: Nonfiction, Politics

Preview these late summer/early fall releases

Posted on 09/09/2020 at 08:06 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

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Those who enjoy sneak peeks of books are in massive luck today. From Literary Hub, we have excerpts of The...

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Tagged As: Excerpt, Literary Hub, Literature in translation, Nonfiction, Politics, The New York Times

French author won't censor book for publication in China

Posted on 08/31/2020 at 04:50 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

A French economist says he won’t cut parts of his latest book — meaning it likely won’t make it to...

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Tagged As: Literature in translation, Nonfiction, The Guardian

Interested in narrative nonfiction writing? Here are some tips

Posted on 08/28/2020 at 10:53 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Matt Hongoltz-Hetling has come a long way from his days as a content-farm writer. He’s now a Pulitzer finalist, award-winning...

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Tagged As: Joanna Penn, Nonfiction

Excerpts: "Summer," "El Jefe," and "The Last Great Road Bum"

Posted on 08/25/2020 at 02:42 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

We may not be able to close the book on 2020 yet, as much as we all want to, but...

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Tagged As: Excerpt, Historical fiction, Literary Hub, New release, Nonfiction, The New York Times

Author Q&A: Phyllis Edgerly Ring

Posted on 08/18/2020 at 08:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

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Today we're interviewing Phyllis Edgerly Ring, the author of fiction and nonfiction. The New England writer has studied plant sciences...

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Tagged As: Author interview, Historical fiction, Nonfiction