"The Great Gatsby" is headed to Broadway this spring

Posted on January 17, 2024 at 8:01 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

There's been no shortage of Great Gatsby-inspired new material since the novel entered public domain in 2021. The latest one...

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Tagged As: Classic literature, Stage adaptation, The New York Times

New York Times bestsellers: Week ending January 6, 2024

Posted on January 12, 2024 at 8:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The New York Times’s bestseller list for combined print and ebook fiction is out for the week ending January 6,...

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

News of note for readers: January 5, 2024

Posted on January 5, 2024 at 2:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Catch up quick with the bookish news of the past few days ... or take a deeper dive into each...

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Tagged As: Book Riot, Bookish anniversaries, Children's literature, History, Libraries, The Guardian, The New York Times

New York Times bestsellers: Week ending December 30, 2023

Posted on January 5, 2024 at 7:56 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The New York Times’s bestseller list for combined print and ebook fiction is out for the week ending December 30,...

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

Books with memorable additions

Posted on January 3, 2024 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Literary news sources recently highlighted two books — one new, one a little older — that have distinctive features. The...

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Tagged As: Author interview, Nonfiction, NPR, Pop culture, The New York Times

New York Times bestsellers: Week ending December 23, 2023

Posted on December 29, 2023 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 December 23,...

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

The last best-of-2023 book list … ?

Posted on December 28, 2023 at 3:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The flood of best-of lists has slowed, but it hasn't quite stopped. So we'll share one more look back and...

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Tagged As: Book lists, Diversity, Electric Literature, The New York Times, Women in literature

Hindsight is 20/20

Posted on December 28, 2023 at 8:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The news is quite light this time of year, but what did come across our radar today actually had a...

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Tagged As: Book lists, Book Riot, Bookish anniversaries, The New York Times

New York Times highlights: December 27, 2023

Posted on December 27, 2023 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Catch up quick with the past few days' most interesting literary pieces from The New York Times ... or take...

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Tagged As: Artificial intelligence (AI), Bans and challenges, Cover design, Obituary, The New York Times

New York Times bestsellers: Week ending December 16, 2023

Posted on December 22, 2023 at 8:28 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The New York Times’s bestseller list for combined print and ebook fiction is out for the week ending December 16,...

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