Shanghai, Joseph Kanon, Scribner – In this dazzling thriller, New York Times bestselling author Joseph Kanon gives us his richest setting yet: pre-World War II Shanghai, where glamour and squalor exist side by side and murder is just a cost of doing business.
When the Sea Came Alive, Garrett M. Graff, Avid Reader Press – From the New York Times bestselling author of The Only Plane in the Sky and Pulitzer Prize finalist for Watergate comes the most up-to-date and complete account of D-Day
The Return of Ellie Black, Emiko Jean, Simon & Schuster – It’s been twenty years since Detective Chelsey Calhoun’s sister vanished when they were teenagers, and ever since she’s been searching: for signs, for closure, for other missing girls.
The Language of the Night, Ursula K. Le Guin, Scribner – Featuring a new introduction by Ken Liu, this revised edition of Ursula K. Le Guin’s first full-length collection of essays covers her background as a writer and educator, on fantasy and science fiction, on writing, and on the future of literary science fiction.
The best biography of 2023 to be announced on May 17, 2024 at the 14th annual BIO Conference April 27, 2024; New York, NY– A distinguished panel of judges from the Biographers International Organization (BIO) is proud to announce the five books that have been...
The Crystalline Crucible Adam Rowan 2024 Book Review April 19, 2024 Take an eccentric man-child named Maxwell in a small English town, Rosie, a nursery school teacher who aspires to write children’s books, and Kahlil, a man on the run from a London gang, and what do...
The theme for National Library Week 2024 (April 7-13) is Ready, Set, Library! National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature and Newbery and Pura Belpré-award winning author Meg Medina will serve as 2024 Honorary Chair. “I’m thrilled to serve as the honorary chair...
QUARTERLY CREATIVE NONFICTION ESSAY CONTEST OVERVIEW: WOW! is proud to introduce our newest essay contest! The mission of this contest is to inspire creative nonfiction and provide well-rewarded recognition to contestants. The contest is open globally; age is of no...
EIGHT WRITERS SET TO RECEIVE $175,000 EACH, OFFERING FINANCIAL SECURITY & CREATIVE FREEDOM INCLUDING US WRITERS CHRISTINA SHARPE, HANIF ABDURRAQIB, CHRISTOPHER CHEN & KATHRYN SCANLAN Yale University, New Haven, Tuesday 2 April 2024: Today,...
The Book Industry Study Group announced last month that Phil Ollila will be recognized with the Sally Dedecker Award for Lifetime Service at BISG's Annual Meeting on Friday, April 12 in New York City. Established in 2013 and named for one of BISG’s longtime volunteers...
