No matter how much you love reading your way through one book after another, sometimes it’s good to mix up your regularly scheduled programming (er, reading) — and what better way to do so than with these magazines that book-lovers should subscribe…
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No matter how much you love reading your way through one book after another, sometimes it’s good to mix up your regularly scheduled programming (er, reading) — and what better way to do so than with these magazines that book-lovers should subscribe…
In regard to my previous blog post on 31 Days Asian Book Challenge , I decided to highlight some of my favourite books from the list and a bookclub on bookstagram that focuses on a lot of Asian boo…
For what is now the seventh time in a row, I am pleased to present the best book covers of the year—as chosen by some of the industry’s best book cover designers. This year, I asked 31 design…
For those of you not hungover from the end of year lists —never!— January has some brilliant book covers on offer. Here's Zac Petit with 15 of his favorite.
Well, friends, it’s been another tough year. But as we wind down 2021, it is useful to remember the good parts, the pleasures small and large that got us through. And yes, a beautifully desig…
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Take a look ahead at all the upcoming book releases for 2020. Find out what the most-anticipated upcoming book releases are in the coming months.
Notes From Your BooksellerWho doesn't love a magical twist on an American canon?! Vo's debut captures the glittering excess of a Gatsby retelling while layering in commentary on gender, race, sexuality ... and MAGIC! This is Gatsby reinvented with stunning illusions and revolution. It is a dreamy interpretation that draws you into a world filled with mystery and drama. It is surreal and haunting and will leave you utterly spellbound throughout. An Instant National Bestseller! An Indie Next Pick! A B&N Reads April Pick! A Most Anticipated in 2021 Pick for Oprah Magazine | USA Today | Buzzfeed | Greatist | BookPage | PopSugar | Bustle | The Nerd Daily | Goodreads | Literary Hub | Ms. Magazine | Library Journal | Culturess | Book Riot | Parade Magazine | Kirkus | The Week | Book Bub | OverDrive | The Portalist | Publishers Weekly A Best of Summer Pick for TIME Magazine | CNN | NBC News | CBS News | Book Riot | The Daily Beast | Lambda Literary | The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | Goodreads | Bustle | Veranda Magazine | The Week | Bookish | St. Louis Post-Dispatch | Den of Geek | LGBTQ Reads | Pittsburgh City Paper | Bookstr | Tatler HK A Best Fantasy Novel from the Last 10 Years for Book Riot A Best of 2021 Pick for NPR “A vibrant and queer reinvention of F. Scott Fitzgerald's jazz age classic. . . . I was captivated from the first sentence.”—NPR "Nghi Vo is one of the most original writers we have today."—Taylor Jenkins Reid on Siren Queen “A sumptuous, decadent read.”—The New York Times “Vo has crafted a retelling that, in many ways, surpasses the original.”—Kirkus Reviews, starred review Immigrant. Socialite. Magician. Jordan Baker grows up in the most rarefied circles of 1920s American society—she has money, education, a killer golf handicap, and invitations to some of the most exclusive parties of the Jazz Age. She’s also queer and Asian, a Vietnamese adoptee treated as an exotic attraction by her peers, while the most important doors remain closed to her. But the world is full of wonders: infernal pacts and dazzling illusions, lost ghosts and elemental mysteries. In all paper is fire, and Jordan can burn the cut paper heart out of a man. She just has to learn how. Nghi Vo’s debut novel, The Chosen and the Beautiful, reinvents this classic of the American canon as a coming-of-age story full of magic, mystery, and glittering excess, and introduces a major new literary voice. Product DetailsISBN-13: 9781250820129 Media Type: Paperback Publisher: Tor Publishing Group Publication Date: 03-29-2022 Pages: 288 Product Dimensions: 5.30(w) x 8.10(h) x 1.00(d)About the Author Nghi Vo is the author of the novels Siren Queen and The Chosen and the Beautiful, as well as the acclaimed novellas of the Singing Hills Cycle, which began with The Empress of Salt and Fortune. The series entries have been finalists for the Locus Award and the Lambda Literary Award, and have won the Crawford Award, the Ignyte Award, and the Hugo Award. Born in Illinois, she now lives on the shores of Lake Michigan. She believes in the ritual of lipstick, the power of stories, and the right to change your mind.
POPSUGAR's ultimate reading challenge is here! Get the list of 50 original book prompt ideas and recs to expand your horizons and read more in 2020.
A diverse range of classics, contemporary must-reads, and memoirs you'll definitely wanna fill your time with!
Most anticipated by USA Today, W Magazine, New York Post, Parade, Bustle, Buzzfeed, Reader's Digest, and PopSugar and named one of the best historical fiction books of the year by Cosmopolitan!"A beautifully rendered portrait of a young woman finding her courage and her voice."--Lisa Wingate, #1 New York Times bestselling author North Carolina, 1946. One woman. A discovery that could rewrite history.Maddie Sykes is a burgeoning seamstress who's just arrived in Bright Leaf, North Carolina--the tobacco capital of the South--where her aunt has a thriving sewing business. After years of war rations and shortages, Bright Leaf is a prosperous wonderland in full technicolor bloom, and Maddie is dazzled by the bustle of the crisply uniformed female factory workers, the palatial homes, and, most of all, her aunt's glossiest clientele: the wives of the powerful tobacco executives.But she soon learns that Bright Leaf isn't quite the carefree paradise that it seems. A trail of misfortune follows many of the women, including substantial health problems, and although Maddie is quick to believe that this is a coincidence, she inadvertently uncovers evidence that suggests otherwise.Maddie wants to report what she knows, but in a town where everyone depends on Big Tobacco to survive, she doesn't know who she can trust--and fears that exposing the truth may destroy the lives of the proud, strong women with whom she has forged strong bonds.Shedding light on the hidden history of women's activism during the post-war period, at its heart, The Tobacco Wives is a deeply human, emotionally satisfying, and dramatic novel about the power of female connection and the importance of seeking truth."This is a story of courage, of women willing to take a stand in the face of corporate greed, and most definitely a tale for our times." --Fiona Davis, New York Times bestselling author Product DetailsISBN-13: 9780063082939 Media Type: Hardcover Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Publication Date: 03-01-2022 Pages: 352 Product Dimensions: 6.20(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.40(d)About the Author Adele Myers grew up in Asheville, North Carolina and has a journalism degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She currently works in advertising and lives in Brooklyn, New York with her husband, son and their rescue dog, Chipper. The Tobacco Wives is her first novel.
Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month by reading one of these new releases!
This year is shaping up to be a good one for book lovers. There’s a posthumous printing of Nobel Prize-winning author Gabriel García Marquez’s languorous last novel, Until August, in which a happily married woman makes her annual trip to a waterfront town, where she takes a lover for the night; the first-ever biography of Andy Warhol star and queer icon Candy Darling (there’s also a biopic starring Hari Nef out later this year); All Fours, the first novel from actor and author Miranda July since
Take a journey to France via the turn of a page. Check out our recommendations for the best Paris-based books released in 2022!
You won't be able to put down these upcoming & newly released thrillers, mysteries and suspense book. Lots of page-turners!
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There’s nothing quite like the feeling of having just finished a totally mind-blowing, couldn’t-put-it-down, have-to-read-everything-else-this-author’s-ever-written book and realizing you have absolutely nobody to talk to about it. Sure, you’ve…
This year, at Lit Hub, we spent a lot of time thinking about book cover design. Oliver Munday wrote about designing the cover for Fleur Jaeggy’s newly reissued masterpiece Sweet Days of Disci…
The staff of USA TODAY passionately defends 51 banned books including "Maus," "The Bluest Eye," "Gender Queer" and "The Hate U Give."
A list of 30 must-read twentieth century classic books by women to add to your lifetime reading bucket list.
“A bold and wholly satisfying novel about power, ambition, and the price women must often pay for their dreams.” —Emma Straub “[A] knockout debut…. Vengefully delicious.” —People Magazine, Book of the Week Three fierce women connected to a billionaire film mogul collide at a Hollywood party in this richly observed novel about female ambition, complicity, and privilege. It’s the Hollywood event of the season, and anyone who’s anyone will be enjoying their evening at socialite Holly Stabler’s gorgeous hilltop estate. For personal assistant Zanne Klein, the gala is her chance at a promotion she’s chased for far too long, which means she’ll finally be able to buy a house, pay off her loans, and give her girlfriend the life she deserves. But just when the perfect party seems to be in reach, Phoebe Lee, a talented director who mysteriously disappeared decades before, shows up uninvited—with a dark secret. As the event unfolds and truths are exposed, Zanne, Holly, and Phoebe are set on a collision course that promises to make the night one Hollywood will never forget…
For what is now the seventh time in a row, I am pleased to present the best book covers of the year—as chosen by some of the industry’s best book cover designers. This year, I asked 31 design…
The Amazon books editorial team read thousands of books this year. USA TODAY reveals their picks for the 10 best books of 2023.
Here are 9 recent books about teens who are involved in filmmaking in some way. There are actors, set decorators, film students, and more.
No matter what your favorite genre is, it's a fairly universal idea that the best type of book is the kind that you just can't put down. However, finding a selection of books that you won't be able to put down and that suit your literary taste isn't…
This book is both a memoir of Andrew Peterson's journey and a handbook for artists, exploring the mystery of creativity and teaching essential principles of th
To help decode the complex and unique French identity, we’ve selected these top books about French culture - ideal for understanding the country and its ways.
Read some of the best fiction and nonfiction by contemporary Black authors, from Brit Bennett to Colson Whitehead.
Looking for new and upcoming historical fiction reads? This list has a wide range of historical fiction books for 2024!
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Set aside the new releases for a moment, and let's celebrate our favorite books we read this year that were published prior to 2023.
An interview with Hannah McKinnon, author of MESSAGE IN THE SAND.
I have an intense book addiction. For a while, I used paper boxes full of books as a bed frame. You know your habit is serious when you start making furniture out of books. Book nerds like me will make any excuse to score another title for their…
In the year of our lord 2020, there was a devastating pandemic. Americans impeached and then ousted a tyrant from the highest office in the land. Wildfires raged in Australia and California. Prince…
Inspired by the true story of the librarians who risked their lives during the Nazis’ war on words: a story of courage and betrayal inspired by real-life defiance in Occupied Paris, perfect for fans of All the Light We Cannot See, The Book Thief and The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society. PARIS, 1939 Odile Souchet is …
“[A] delicious literary Gothic debut.” –THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW, EDITORS' CHOICE “Moody and evocative as a fever dream, Catherine House is the sort of book that wraps itself around your brain, drawing you closer with each hypnotic step.” – THE WASHINGTON POST A Most Anticipated Novel by Entertainment Weekly • New York magazine • Cosmopolitan • The Atlantic • Forbes • Good Housekeeping • Parade • Better Homes and Gardens • HuffPost • Buzzfeed • Newsweek • Harper’s Bazaar • Ms. Magazine • Woman's Day • PopSugar • and more! A gothic-infused debut of literary suspense, set within a secluded, elite university and following a dangerously curious, rebellious undergraduate who uncovers a shocking secret about an exclusive circle of students . . . and the dark truth beneath her school’s promise of prestige. Trust us, you belong here. Catherine House is a school of higher learning like no other. Hidden deep in the woods of rural Pennsylvania, this crucible of reformist liberal arts study with its experimental curriculum, wildly selective admissions policy, and formidable endowment, has produced some of the world’s best minds: prize-winning authors, artists, inventors, Supreme Court justices, presidents. For those lucky few selected, tuition, room, and board are free. But acceptance comes with a price. Students are required to give the House three years—summers included—completely removed from the outside world. Family, friends, television, music, even their clothing must be left behind. In return, the school promises a future of sublime power and prestige, and that its graduates can become anything or anyone they desire. Among this year’s incoming class is Ines Murillo, who expects to trade blurry nights of parties, cruel friends, and dangerous men for rigorous intellectual discipline—only to discover an environment of sanctioned revelry. Even the school’s enigmatic director, Viktória, encourages the students to explore, to expand their minds, to find themselves within the formidable iron gates of Catherine. For Ines, it is the closest thing to a home she’s ever had. But the House’s strange protocols soon make this refuge, with its worn velvet and weathered leather, feel increasingly like a gilded prison. And when tragedy strikes, Ines begins to suspect that the school—in all its shabby splendor, hallowed history, advanced theories, and controlled decadence—might be hiding a dangerous agenda within the secretive, tightly knit group of students selected to study its most promising and mysterious curriculum. Combining the haunting sophistication and dusky, atmospheric style of Sarah Waters with the unsettling isolation of Kazuo Ishiguro’s Never Let Me Go, Catherine House is a devious, deliciously steamy, and suspenseful page-turner with shocking twists and sharp edges that is sure to leave readers breathless. Product DetailsISBN-13: 9780062905673 Media Type: Paperback Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Publication Date: 05-18-2021 Pages: 336 Product Dimensions: 5.30(w) x 8.10(h) x 0.90(d)About the Author Elisabeth Thomas grew up in Brooklyn, New York, where she still lives and now writes. She graduated from Yale University and currently works as an archivist for a modern art museum. This is her first novel.
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Weaving. Healing. Haunting. The Top-Ten bestselling story of a mysterious boarding school sheltering a centuries-old secret
This is one of those magnificent books. You know...a book that you cannot put down, that time travels you back to a specific place and, while you’re reading it, you’re so engrossed that you look up and are surprised to be in the now? Such is the case with The School of Mirrors, the latest historical novel from renowned author Eva Stachniak. We’ve shared how much we love her books here before (Empress of the Night and The Chosen Maiden), and how we completely live with the main characters while reading of their lives and stories.
