Tag: literary fiction
Where do stories come from? Jill McCorkle Shares
Old Crimes, Jill McCorkle, – In Old Crimes Jill McCorkle tells stories about the lies we tell ourselves and the secrets we keep that nonetheless echo across our lives.
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Rediscovered Novel Finds Posthumous Publication
The Fetishist, Katherine Min, – The writer Katherine Min’s posthumously published book, The Fetishist, explores themes of race, femininity, complicity and visibility of Asian women in a savagely funny and incisive way.
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Good Book to Read: The Curse of Pietro Houdini by Derek B. Miller
Good Book to Read: The Curse of Pietro Houdini, Derek B. Miller, Simon & Schuster – From the Dagger Award–winning author of Norwegian by Night comes a vivid, thrilling, and moving World War II art-heist-adventure tale where enemies become heroes, allies become villains, and a child learns what it means to become an adult
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Authorlink Chat: Scott blends history and fiction in the novel, Good Taste
Good Taste, Caroline Scott, William Morrow Paperbacks – Caroline Scott discusses how she merged her love of history with a flair for fiction.
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Good Book to Read: The Four Corners of the Heart by Francoise Sagan
Good Book to Read, The Four corners of the Heart by Francoise Sagan, Amazon Crossing – Françoise Sagan’s unfinished novel, “The Four Corners of the Heart,” is a praiseworthy read and in keeping with her past novels about the wealthy French “bourgeois”.
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AUTHORLINK TALK: EGYPTIAN TEENS DEAL WITH LIFE IN AMERICA
Interiew: Between Two Moons, Aisha Abdel Gawad, Doubleday – Amira and Lina are teen-age twin sisters about to graduate from high school in the Arab American enclave of Bay Ridge in Brooklyn.
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Good Book to Read: The Tree Doctor by Marie Mutsuki Mockett
Review: The Tree Doctor, Marie Mutsuki Mockett, Graywolf Press – Can a deadly virus teach a better appreciation of life?
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Author Interview: Alex Hays’ Housekeepers seek revenge
Interview: The Housekeepers, Alex Hay, Graydon House – The master of the house has just died, and his daughter has taken over.
Read MoreAuthorlink chat: John Connolly on The Land of Lost Things
Bestselling author John Connolly writes about the redemptive power of stories and family in THE LAND OF LOST THINGS, a long awaited sequel to THE BOOK OF LOST THINGS.
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Authorlink Chat: Quitter’s Paradise Guards Family Secrets
Authorlink Chat: A Quitter’s Paradise, Elysha Chang – In A QUITTER’S PARADISE, the darkly humorous debut by bold, new voice Elysha Chang, a young woman does everything she can to ignore her mother’s death. . .
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Book Reviews: The Double Life of Benson Yu
Book review: The Double Life of Benson Yu, Kevin Chong, Atria – Author Kevin Chong’s metafiction, “The Double Life of Benson Yu, is most definitely an impressive and challenging read.
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Authorlink Chat: Claire McMillan on The Alchemy of a Blackbird
Alchemy of a Blackbird, Claire McMillan, Simon & Schuster – We chat with Claire here at AUTHORLINK about the inspiration behind the story, the influence of the Tarot, and the painting ‘The Call’ by Remedios Caro, a Spanish- Mexican modernist painter.
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