Romance novelists on why their genre is so hot

Posted on 01/12/2021 at 02:33 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The romance genre has always been a popular and lucrative one, but it hasn’t always received much respect for those...

Categories: Author Interview

Tagged As: Author interview, NPR, Politics, Romance, The Guardian, TV adaptation

Political books: No more Hawley, plenty of Trump

Posted on 01/08/2021 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Simon & Schuster announced yesterday that it will no longer be publishing an upcoming book by Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley....

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Memoir, Nonfiction, NPR, Politics, The New York Times

Today’s releases: “Nick” and “Keep Sharp”

Posted on 01/05/2021 at 10:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

NPR has interviewed the authors of two books that hit shelves today: Nick and Keep Sharp. The former, by Michael...

Categories: Author Interview

Tagged As: Author interview, Classic literature, Nonfiction, NPR

New book: Taste your Christmas tree, instead of tossing it

Posted on 01/04/2021 at 02:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Haven’t managed to take your Christmas tree down yet? You can pretend that there’s a reason besides inertia: that you...

Categories: Author Interview

Tagged As: Author interview, Nonfiction, NPR

Bookstore owners pick their favorite underappreciated titles of 2020

Posted on 12/30/2020 at 09:05 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

As we go through year-end best-of lists and follow awards throughout the year, we see a lot of the same...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Book lists, NPR

Writer Barry Lopez has died

Posted on 12/28/2020 at 07:55 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Barry Lopez, who recently won the Writer in the World Prize and received National Book Award love in the past,...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Literary Hub, Nonfiction, NPR, Obituary

The origins of a newly published Shirley Jackson short story

Posted on 12/23/2020 at 02:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Whenever work from a beloved but deceased artist materialize, the first reaction is to celebrate. The second reaction is to...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: NPR, Short story

Review: Betty Smith’s "Tomorrow Will Be Better" is indeed a rediscovered classic

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

Many readers know and love Betty Smith’s coming-of-age novel A Tree Grows in Brooklyn. But its follow-up, Tomorrow Will Be...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Book reviews, Classic literature, NPR

A winter solstice recommendation: "The Shortest Day"

Posted on 12/21/2020 at 10:04 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Need a thematic listen or read today? NPR suggests The Shortest Day, a children’s book by Susan Cooper and Carson...

Categories: Author Interview

Tagged As: Author interview, Children's literature, NPR

Remembering John le Carré

Posted on 12/15/2020 at 10:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Now that the media has had more than a full day to process the death of novelist John le Carré,...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: NPR, Obituary, The Guardian, The New York Times