Watch a workshop of the musical version of "The Secret Garden"

Posted on 05/06/2021 at 08:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The Secret Garden has long been beloved, but it certainly had a moment in the 1990s, inspiring both a movie...

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Tagged As: Classic literature, The New York Times

Read excerpts from “Secrets of Happiness”

Posted on 05/04/2021 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Joan Silber’s novel Secrets of Happiness came out today, as did two free excerpts for curious readers to check out....

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Tagged As: Excerpt, Literary Hub, The New York Times

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,...

Categories: Author Interview

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

New York Times bestsellers: Week ending April 24, 2021

Posted on 04/30/2021 at 10:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The New York Times’s bestseller list for combined print and ebook fiction is out for the week ending April 24,...

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Tagged As: Bestsellers, Book lists, The New York Times

"The Great Gatsby" is becoming a Broadway musical

Posted on 04/29/2021 at 08:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Readers were promised a flood of Great Gatsby spinoffs this year, as the book entered the public domain. So far,...

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Tagged As: Classic literature, The New York Times

Publishing experts: Pence book deal won't be the only drama

Posted on 04/28/2021 at 10:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Simon & Schuster employees have been protesting — and inviting others to join in said protest — the publisher’s decision...

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Tagged As: Politics, Publishing, The New York Times

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

Another woman accuses Blake Bailey of sexual assault

Posted on 04/26/2021 at 02:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

More sexual assault allegations against writer Blake Bailey have emerged. The New York Times, in reporting the earlier claims made...

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Tagged As: Scandal, The New York Times

New York Times bestsellers: Week ending April 17, 2021

Posted on 04/23/2021 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The New York Times’s bestseller list for combined print and ebook fiction is out for the week ending April 17,...

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LeVar Burton will be a "Jeopardy!" guest host

Posted on 04/22/2021 at 10:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Since longtime Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek passed away in November, the show has turned to celebrity guests to keep the...

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Tagged As: Pop culture, Reading, The New York Times