Unhappy hour: Why many foodie writers hate "Tequila Mockingbird"

Posted on 11/30/2019 at 04:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Confession: When we first heard the book title Tequila Mockingbird: Cocktails With a Literary Twist, we giggled and smiled. And...

Tagged As: Just for fun, Nonfiction

Rachael Ray shares recipes and memories in her latest book

Posted on 11/25/2019 at 02:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

’Tis the season to talk about food and family — so here comes an interview with celebrity chef Rachael Ray....

Categories: Author Interview

Tagged As: Author interview, Memoir, Nonfiction, NPR

Joanna Penn's latest venture into translating books

Posted on 11/22/2019 at 03:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Not everyone will be able to put Joanna Penn’s most recent podcast to work for them, but we thought it...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Joanna Penn, Literature in translation, Nonfiction, The business of writing

Newly freed author remains mum on post-New Zealand plans

Posted on 11/21/2019 at 09:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Award-winning author Behrouz Boochani is certainly enjoying his first taste of freedom in six years. Boochani, an Iranian Kurd, sought...

Categories: Author Interview

Tagged As: Author interview, Memoir, Nonfiction, Politics

Congratulations to the 2019 National Book Award winners!

Posted on 11/21/2019 at 07:09 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

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The National Book Foundation handed out the 2019 National Book Awards last night. The following five books emerged from a...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Awards, Children's literature, Literature in translation, Nonfiction, Poetry

"A Warning" underwhelms literary reviewers

Posted on 11/20/2019 at 12:30 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

A Warning by Anonymous, who claims to be an insider in the Trump administration, notched some impressive early sales numbers....

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Book reviews, Memoir, Nonfiction, Politics

"Dopesick" author talks about her latest book on the drug crisis

Posted on 11/17/2019 at 04:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

When Dopesick: Dealers, Doctors, and the Drug Company that Addicted America came out last year, it was an instant hit,...

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Tagged As: Amazon, Author interview, Nonfiction

Go behind the scenes of the reselling industry in "Secondhand"

Posted on 11/14/2019 at 09:51 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

We’re not gambling folks, but we’d bet most if not all of our readers have hit up some sort of...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Book reviews, Nonfiction, NPR

Edward Snowden: Chinese regime has censored my memoir

Posted on 11/13/2019 at 03:59 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Edward Snowden, the former CIA employee who helped reveal the NSA’s surveillance programs, says his memoir is being censored in...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Memoir, Nonfiction, Politics, The Bookseller

How to draw readers into your nonfiction book

Posted on 11/13/2019 at 03:37 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Author and ghostwriter Joshua Lisec may have described his process for writing a compelling nonfiction book as outlining. But trust...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Joanna Penn, Nonfiction, Writing advice