Tag: literature
SNEAK PEEK: Summertime Guests: A Novel by Wendy Francis
Summertime Guests: A Novel by Wendy Francis
Perfect for fans of Jamie Brenner, Elin Hilderbrand, and Meg Mitchell Moore, Wendy Francis's latest is a witty, juicy, and thoroughly enjoyable story of four very...
Oregon Book Awards 2020
Oregon Book Awards
Presented annually by Literary Arts, Inc., The Oregon Book Awards acknowledge the finest accomplishments by Oregon writers in the genres of Fiction, Poetry, Literary Nonfiction, Drama, and Young Readers' Literature.
Here...
A 100-Year-Old Holocaust Survivor on How Books Save Lives
“There are times when dreams sustain us more than facts. To read a book and surrender to a story is to keep our very humanity alive.”
BY MARIA POPOVA (reprinted with permission from...
MILKMAN by Anna Burns 2018 Man Booker Prize Winner
Milkman by author Anna Burns has been awarded the 2018 Man Booker Prize. Burns from Belfast, Ireland, is the first Northern Ireland author to win the prize. Burns was praised by the...
No Nobel Prize in Literature in 2018
It has been announced that in light of an alleged sexual scandal involving a literary board member, the 2018 prize will be postponed. The Swedish Academy has decided the damaging details are...
Dying to Give A Review
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Dying to Give by Gary B. Shelly
As a parent, the first chapter brought me to tears. By the second chapter, I was sobbing, while simultaneously rooting for the characters and by the...
Winners of the National Book Awards 2016
This was the 67th year the National Book Foundation has awarded the National Book Award to some of the best literature in the nation. The first year, the award was presented by...
Man Booker Prize Announces 2016 Shortlist
For forty years, the Man Booker Prize for literature has been awarded to the best writing from English speaking authors. They have now opened a new award to include international authors. This...
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SNEAK PEEK: THE ARTIST BY CHRISTIE STRATOS
THE ARTIST BY CHRISTIE STRATOS
HISTORICAL SUSPENSE AT ITS BEST WITH THIS SHORT STORY WITHIN THE DARK VICTORIANA COLLECTION
An ad in the newspaper. A Civil...
BOOK REVIEW: “SUBTERRANEAN” BY JAMES ROLLINS
“SUBTERRANEAN” BY JAMES ROLLINS
Ashley Carter is a single mom (to Jason) and a Paleoanthropology Assistant Professor specializing in cliff-dwelling primatives.
What in the world would the...
National Poetry Month, Sign Up for Knopf’s “Poem a Day”
The Academy of American Poets officially designated April as National Poetry Month beginning in 1996. This annual celebration highlights the extraordinary legacy and ongoing achievement of American poets...