Sick Of Young Adult Lit? 3 Books For The Whiz Kid In this issue of NPR’s “three books” series, Adam Mansbach reflects on which books he read in childhood have stuck with him: The ones I continue to love now, a quarter-century after first mauling their spines, tend to confront complex social issues bravely, convey […]
The 10 Most Powerful Women Authors Forbes contributor Avril David has put together a list of “10 women [who] can tell (and sell) a good story”: Although there are many more women throughout history who have proven to be powerful authors, this list is limited to those who are living, with a focus on personal
Great Authors To Follow On Twitter These eight writers are sometimes hysterical, sometimes insightful, and are sure to give you words for thought in 140 characters or less. Of interest to both readers and writers. Overrated Authors, critics, and editors on “great books” that aren’t all that great. Some of these may surprise you. Or
Like Books? Like NPR? We Invite You To Explore The New NPR Books! NPR has spent 18 weeks significantly redesigning its books coverage. It looks like there’s a lot more information that’s a lot easier to find. This is a welcome change when print sources are cutting back on books coverage. Librarian finds digital divide
Your Picks: Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books : NPR. Back around the first of August NPR asked readers to vote on their favorite science fiction and fantasy novels (or series). The results are in. I’m not a big fan of science fiction and fantasy, so when I finished counting I was surprised to find that
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Why Do We Care About Literary Awards? Mark O’Connell answers his own question: By and large, awards like the Booker are intended to promote solid, well-written, more or less middlebrow fiction — the kind of books that broadsheet newspapers tend to give coverage to. And that’s surely a good thing for the publishing industry, for
Vote For Top-100 Science Fiction, Fantasy Titles : NPR. Hurry! NPR wants your votes. Vote for 10 titles from their list. They will then put together a list of the top 100 science fiction and fantasy titles.
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The Millions : Good Luck, Memory Michael H. Rowe laments that he often has trouble remembering details about books he has read. There isn’t any inherent reason to worry about forgetfulness, of course. Reading is reading; what you remember can seem a gift and what you forget just one of many things that, slipping away,
How we read now Amanda Katz writes in the Boston Globe about the quickly advancing trend of digital reading, or ebooks. And this is the hitch. For the last 1,500 years or so, the idea of the book and the book as object have been indivisible. We readers respect and adore long-form writing, whether it
Learning to Love a Killer: John Hart’s Fourth Novel Takes Different Twist | The Pilot: Southern Pines, NC. Iron Horse, the fourth novel by New York Times best-selling author John Hart, was released last week. “Given the success of the first three, I always allow myself to feel confident when I might be feeling uncertain,”
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