Bestselling author Don Winslow has announced that the two already-written sequels to his current novel City On Fire will be his last books. Read more
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Trans author ‘burns JK Rowling alive’ in horror novel based on killing ‘radical feminists’
The novel is described on Amazon as “a timely, powerful response to every gender-based apocalypse story that failed to consider the existence of transgender and non-binary people, from a powerful new voice in horror”. Read more
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Jon Stewart, Who Revolutionized Political Satire, Wins Mark Twain Prize
The ceremony for the Mark Twain Prize, one of comedy’s top honors, celebrated Mr. Stewart’s achievements on “The Daily Show” and his activism on behalf of veterans and 9/11 emergency workers. Read more
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The Man Who Invented Motion Pictures: A True Tale of Obsession, Murder, and the Movies
With a spellbinding, thriller-like presentation supported by painstaking research, Fischer puts forth evidence to try to unravel the mystery of Le Prince’s life and death. Deftly organized facts, coupled with the technical minutiae of filmmaking, reveal fascinating details of Le Prince’s life and the challenges faced in his work, while also exposing the mysterious circumstances surrounding his disappearance. Fischer’s stellar, suspenseful narrative is a work of art unto itself that finally gives Le Prince–and the impact of his often overlooked, cut-short creative genius–his due. Read more
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The Antiquarian Book Fair: From Sondheim’s Letters to a Brontë Discovery
The New York International Antiquarian Book Fair, which returns to the Park Avenue Armory this weekend after a two-year pandemic hiatus, is one of the world’s leading gatherings of the rare book tribe. For more casual visitors, it can also be an experience of dizzying information overload. Read more
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Lauren Groff has won the 2022 Joyce Carol Oates Prize
The Prize honors a mid-career author of fiction “who has earned a distinguished reputation and the widespread praise of readers and reviewers” and grants a $50,000 award to support current and future work. Read more
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Christos Ikonomou Wins Chowdhury Prize in Literature
Christos Ikonomou will be the first recipient of the Chowdhury Prize in Literature, a new, annual international mid-career award for exceptional writers. Ikonomou was born in 1970 in Athens, and is the author of four collections of short fiction… Read more
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Inspired: Understanding Creativity by Matt Richtel
Richtel, a science reporter for the New York Times, explores the origins and outcomes of creativity in this remarkable guide … At once conversational and intellectual, Richtel’s lucid writing and intensive research showcase the many facets and manifestations of creativity. This profound and at times whimsical volume informs and inspires. Read more
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How Barnes & Noble Went From Villain to Hero
To independent booksellers, the enormous chain was once a threat. Now it’s vital to their survival. And it’s doing well. Read more
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The Everything Guide to Literary Los Angeles
Explore 65 of L.A. County’s most exciting indie bookstores (give or take a Barnes & Noble and a library). Meet authors emerging from the pandemic to dine, drink and gossip. Examine historic hotspots of literary culture, from Watts to the Brentwood Country Mart. Discover how L.A. taught writers to blast through genre boundaries and readers to venture outdoors. And hear from authors, book-buyers and store owners about the people, places and passages that inspire them most. Read more
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