HBO show star will play the lead in "Persuasion" adaptation

Posted on 09/16/2020 at 02:21 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Sarah Snook, star of HBO’s Succession, will take the lead in another single-word-titled production. Snook will play heroine Anne Elliot...

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Tagged As: Classic literature, Movie adaptation, Pop culture, Women in literature

"Hamnet" receives the 2020 Women's Prize for Fiction

Posted on 09/09/2020 at 02:45 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Hamnet, by Maggie O'Farrell, has been announced as the winner of the 2020 Women's Prize for Fiction. The £30,000 prize...

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Meet Vivian Stephens, founder of the Romance Writers of America

Posted on 09/02/2020 at 08:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

During the Romance Writers of America’s public turmoil, it was often noted that the organization — facing complaints about internal...

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Tagged As: Diversity, Romance, Romance Writers of America, Women in literature

What to expect next from Hilary Mantel and Stephenie Meyer

Posted on 08/19/2020 at 04:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Two highly recognizable authors have revealed what their readers can look forward to. Hilary Mantel, author of the Thomas Cromwell...

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Tagged As: Historical fiction, Romance, The Guardian, Women in literature

Reaction to the Reclaim Her Name book campaign is somewhat mixed

Posted on 08/17/2020 at 04:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The Women’s Prize for Fiction and its sponsor have hit the headlines in multiple ways — good and bad. The...

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Book explores the bond that readers felt with Simone de Beavoir

Posted on 08/10/2020 at 04:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Every bookworm has, at some point, felt like a particular book or its author was a personal friend. Fans of...

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Pulitzer-winning author Shirley Ann Grau has died

Posted on 08/10/2020 at 02:48 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Shirley Ann Grau, a Southern writer whose work drew the ire of the Ku Klux Klan, has died at age...

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Read an excerpt from "Blue Ticket"

Posted on 06/30/2020 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Happy release day to Sophie Mackintosh and her new novel, Blue Ticket! Mackintosh previously burst onto the literary scene with...

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"A Visit From the Goon Squad" may be getting a companion book

Posted on 06/29/2020 at 04:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Did you love A Visit From the Goon Squad? Well, good news: Jennifer Egan is writing what she described as...

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Magazine invites writers to finish Louisa May Alcott's short story

Posted on 06/25/2020 at 10:01 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

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The Strand Magazine is publishing Louisa May Alcott’s short story “Aunt Nellie’s Diary” for the very first time. And also...

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Tagged As: Classic literature, Short story, The Guardian, Women in literature