Cookbooks invite you to try your hand at historic Mexican recipes

Posted on 05/05/2021 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The University of Texas at San Antonio is among the many organizations who saw 2020 disrupt big plans — and...

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Michael Lewis's book on the COVID-19 disaster is out

Posted on 05/04/2021 at 10:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The book that none of our Facebook followers asked for has officially hit the shelves. The Premonition: A Pandemic Story,...

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Tagged As: Author interview, coronavirus / COVID-19, Nonfiction, NPR, The New York Times

The incredible life of Peter Mark Roget

Posted on 05/03/2021 at 08:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The latest issue of Smithsonian magazine profiles an unsung hero of countless essays and works of fiction: Peter Mark Roget....

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Publisher takes two Blake Bailey books out of print

Posted on 04/27/2021 at 03:11 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

W.W. Norton has decided to make permanent its temporary halt on publishing and promoting Blake Bailey’s biography of Philip Roth....

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Tagged As: Nonfiction, Scandal, The New York Times

Bob Dylan's latest biographer bashes one of his predecessors

Posted on 04/23/2021 at 02:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

A new biography of singer Bob Dylan has stirred up some drama, but it’s not because of anything it reveals...

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Tagged As: Nonfiction, Pop culture, Scandal, The Guardian

Author Richard Dawkins's humanist of the year award is revoked

Posted on 04/20/2021 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Author Richard Dawkins is no longer the 1996 humanist of the year. The Guardian reports that the American Humanist Association...

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Read an excerpt from "The Hidden History of Coined Words"

Posted on 04/18/2021 at 04:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

William Shakespeare receives a lot of credit for his contributions not just to English literature, but to the language itself....

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Tagged As: Excerpt, Language, Literary Hub, Nonfiction

Author Q&A: Sandra Wendel

Posted on 04/13/2021 at 08:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

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Today we're interviewing Sandra Wendel, a highly experienced book editor who specializes in helping authors write, polish, and publish their...

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Critical takes on today’s releases

Posted on 04/06/2021 at 02:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The buildup was finally over for three much-talked-about books today. Philip Roth by Blake Bailey (a biography), Beautiful Things by...

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Tagged As: Memoir, New release, Nonfiction, Short story

Read an excerpt from "A Little Devil In America"

Posted on 04/01/2021 at 10:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Hanif Abdurraqib’s latest book, A Little Devil In America: In Praise of Black Performance, came out on Tuesday. In advance...

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