A memoir Alexei Navalny began working on in 2020 will be published this fall. ''Patriot,'' which publisher Alfred A. Knopf is calling the late Russian opposition leader's ''final letter to the world,'' will come out Oct. 22.
With the help of award-winning authors and distinguished speakers, De Los and L.A. Times en Espaol are bringing all things Latinidad to the Festival of Books.
/PRNewswire/ -- Themes of hope, courage, and recognizing our common humanity run through the 23 films, TV programs, and books for adults and young people being...
The Southern California Independent Bookstore Bestsellers list for Sunday, April 14, 2024, including hardcover and paperback fiction and nonfiction.
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/PRNewswire/ -- Booksie, the digital platform helping writers tell their story is continuing to elevate its capabilities with the release of Booksie Limited...
/PRNewswire/ -- On April 20-21, 2024, award-winning author Xue Mo will showcase his latest work, "Curses of the Kingdom of Xixia," at the 2024 Los Angeles...
Eleanor Catton, Claudia Dey and Janika Oza all shortlisted for the literary prize that awards US$150,000 to North American female and non-binary fiction authors
/PRNewswire/ -- Get ready for spine-tingling tales, chilling pit stops, and frozen delights as Christine Schiefer and Em Schulz, the dynamic duo behind the...
POC celebrates Alison Jackson's 2023 Roubaix win with a limited edition Ventral Air aero road helmet you can custom sticker bomb too...
The bestselling author of "Ghost Soldiers," "In the Kingdom of Ice" and "On Desperate Ground," returns with the story of Captain James Cook, and an account of his final, fatal voyage of exploration.
Former President Bill Clinton will release a memoir about his life after serving two terms in office following the upcoming presidential election.
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Fiction writer Aaliyah Bilal, a National Book Award finalist last fall for her story collection ''Temple Folk,'' is among 10 winners of the Whiting Award for emerging authors. Bilal and the other recipients, who include fellow fiction writers Yoon Choi, Gothataone Moeng and Ada Zhang, will each be given $50,000.
Reparations Club is a queer-Black-woman-owned bookshop that shelves a diverse collection of art books, fiction, nonfiction, and more.
Three sisters investigate when a fourth vanishes in "The Alternatives," the latest from Irish writer Caoilinn Hughes.
Marisha Pessl's first novel in six years is a psychological thriller with the kinds of intricate clues and connections she has been known for since her acclaimed debut, ''Special Topics in Calamity Physics.''
Novels that depict people struggling with the forces of nature, history or economics in settings from rural Argentina to Communist East Germany are among six finalists announced Tuesday for the International Booker Prize for translated fiction.
/PRNewswire/ -- Recently, the English translation of Xue Mo's notable work "Curses of the Kingdom of Xixia" has been honored to be shortlisted for the Foreword...
Earlier this year a former member of the far-left Baader-Meinhof gang who spent decades in hiding was arrested by German police in connection with a string of crimes. It was just another example of the long afterlife of the anti-war movement of the late 1960s, which Jen Silverman explores in a brilliant, beautifully written new novel, ''There's Going to Be Trouble.''
In 1968, an apolitical grad student at Harvard gets drawn into the takeover of a campus building because he is in love with one of the organizers
Shriver has drawn lines between appropriation and oversensitivity. In her 15th novel, she sees a world where stupidity is exalted.
The original 1968 Planet of the Apes movie is drastically different from the novel it is based on by Pierre Boulle.
Neel Mukherjee, who was Booker Prize shortlisted for "The Lives of Others," returns with another strong novel about moral dilemmas, "Choice."
The publishing world has been unfriendly to writers of color. In her new novel, Alvarez demands we hear the stories that dont make it to print.
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The shortlist for the 50,000 award includes Argentine writer Selva Almadas Not a River, German author Jenny Erpenbecks Kairos and Brazilian writer Itamar Vieira Juniors Crooked Plow
The International Booker Prize celebrates fiction that's been translated into English. This year's shortlist, announced Tuesday morning, features books in six languages from three continents.
The shortlist for the Carol Shields Prize was announced Tuesday morning. The award recognizes "creativity and excellence in fiction by women and non-binary writers in Canada and the United States."
Superhero shows to watch for fans of 'X-Men '97', including 'Teen Titans' and 'The Umbrella Academy'
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Prime Video's Fallout series and an extra-long Bluey are among this week's streaming highlights.
From big-momentum contemporary novels to classics, these books should be on your reading list if you're a fan of film and television.
Today, Garland is widely known for directing 'Ex Machina,' ' Annihilation,' and 'Civil War.'
Paul Di Filippo's latest science fiction novel, Vangie's Ghosts (Blackstone Publishing), is an impressively entertaining, deeply compelling speculation on the multiverse and the boundless potential of the human mind. The…
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From privatized weather to giant, cloud-seeding robots, 10 sci-fi scenarios are put to an (analytical) test.
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Opening day is just one month away for Idlewild's 147th season, and you may see some new looks to some old favorites this year.
The journalist and mother penned an inspirational picture book that delivers messages of sisterhood, tradition, and adventure that are captivating to children and adults alike.
I hadnt connected the womens and environmental movements until I found Jonathan Porritts Seeing Green. A lightbulb moment followed.
"Addie Ant Goes on an Adventure" tells the story of a young ant named Addie who sets off on her first solo journey, guided by the wisdom and support of her garden friends.
We spoke with the prolific, 81-year-old author about her new short story a powerful allegory of the human condition and the mystery of love and also AI and what's she's working on now.
The Enoch Pratt Free Central Library is helping children bring stories to life at Imagination Celebration.
Inspired by what they learned in their grandmother's kitchen, Gabrielle and Danielle are centering stories about Black food traditions, and getting ready to open their first brick and mortar shop.
The book by James will explore what happens when a new family called the Lovelies move next door to the Twits.
Beloved British author of children's book "The Indian in the Cupboard", Lynne Reid Banks has died.
Bestselling author Eoin Colfer has a new set of adventures ready for young Juniper Lane
A game of lies and deceit ensues in Netflix’s ‘Ripley’ when a conman gets a dream job. Tom Ripley, living miserably in New York, is offered to travel to Italy on an all-expenses-paid trip. His job is to convince Dickie Greenleaf to leave Italy and come back home. Of course, as soon as Tom meets […]
The decision-making body, which will feature up to 21 members, received final approval on a 4-3 vote Tuesday night by the Huntington Beach City Council.
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The Prairies-based bookstore is learning to survive in the age of online retail by sticking to the basics: making readers happy
The bestselling author has announced her new novel - and it sounds incredible
'Toms, Coons, Mulattoes, Mammies and Bucks' ranks No. 39 on our list of the best Hollywood books of all time because it wasn't just a taxonomy. It was a reclamation.
Once upon a time, romance novels from major U.S. publishers featured only heterosexual couples.
A scandal-ridden baseball season is here, and more from the Book Club newsletter.
Photographer Arvida Bystrm on her new coffee table book 'In The Clouds with Arvida Bystrom'
/PRNewswire/ -- Colin C. Campbell's groundbreaking guide to entrepreneurship, Start. Scale. Exit. Repeat.: Serial Entrepreneurs' Secrets Revealed!, has been...
Vic Mensa is doing more good in his hometown of Chicago after yet another donation to a deserving Black-owned small business. Shadow and Act reported that this month, Mensa visited Da Book Joing, a local Black woman-owned bookstore, where he gifted them a check for $7,200 to lend a helping hand and ensure their shop
In a quiet Hong Kong cul-de-sac, hundreds gathered over the weekend to say goodbye to an independent bookstore after weekly government inspections spurred by anonymous complaints forced it to put up the shutters.
Apparently, in the 1800s, it wasn't unheard of for books to be bound in human skin. And Harvard University still had one such book in its library until its…
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John Alec Bakers 1967 novel, The Peregrine, recounts the story of a bird over ten winters, but his archive is the story of a very private man.
The country lives of Virginia Woolf, Sylvia Townsend Warner and Rosamond Lehmann were studies in class, conflict and creativity.
The End of the Morning is Charmian Clifts most successful piece of fiction. But it is only a piece and one that leaves two matters unresolved.
The Dutch painter Jacqueline de Jong extracts raw drama from scenes of leisure and crime.
David Lynch meets Cloud Atlas meets Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind in the ambitious sci-fi whatsit The Beast, starring Dune 2 actress La Seydoux.
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Lydia Millet, who wrote book club favorite "Dinosaurs" and works for the Center for Biological Diversity, returns with nonfiction that celebrates her family and the (vanishing) world around us.
Verdis sprawling opera La Forza del Destino draws its power from asymmetry, arbitrary juxtapositions, and extreme situations.
Justine Triets Anatomy of a Fall reveals that every parents marriage plot is her childs Bildung.
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The bar near the United Center has poutine on the menu and air hockey for entertainment.
Brophys writing is propelled by the excitement of the intellect, while the emotion is held within the structure. She...
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