Ta-Nehisi Coates, Lauren Groff Among 2015 NBCC Finalists

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The National Book Critics Circle (NBCC) nominated five finalists in six categories–autobiography, biography, criticism, fiction, nonfiction, and poetry–for the outstanding books of 2015. Ta-Nehisi Coates, who already won the National Book Award and the MacArthur “genius” fellowship with Between the World and Me, is up for the NBCC Award for criticism. Also among the finalists […]

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On Novels and Novelists

On Novels and Novelists

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Joyce Carol Oates: ‘People think I write quickly, but I actually don’t’ Joyce Carol Oates, often described as “America’s foremost woman of letters,” recently talked with writer Hermione Hoby for The Guardian. At age 77, Oates has written more than 100 books and has been a Pulitzer finalist five times. What Hoby calls “a pronounced

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Remembering Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

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17 Martin Luther King Jr. Quotes You Never Hear While best known for his “I Have a Dream” speech, King’s legacy included much more than that. Memorable words here.

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Alan Rickman’s Best Bookish Roles

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On Thursday, January 14th, Alan Rickman passed away from cancer and leaves a horrible gaping hole in the entertainment world. As every Harry Potter fan (and casual observer) knows, Rickman was most well known for his role as Severus Snape, the villain-turned-redemptive-hero that plays a central role in the film adaptations. Source: Alan Rickman’s Best Bookish Roles

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Bill Gates Blogs About Books

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New York Times writer Katherine Rosman introduces us to the book area of Bill Gates’s blog, Gates Notes, in Move over, Oprah: It’s the Bill Gates book blog. Gates also writes about issues such as health care and education on the blog, but, according to Rosman, “his book reviews tend to generate the most attention.”

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2016 Reading Challenges

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I had a poor reading year in 2015, managing to complete only 28 books of a goal of 40. But this year I should have more time to read, so I’ve once again challenged myself to read 40 books this year on Goodreads. I set and exceeded that goal in 2013 and 2014, so I’m

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Bestselling Books of 2015

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Harper Lee, Marie Kondo, and Jeff Kinney topped the print bestseller lists in 2015 for adult fiction, adult nonfiction, and juvenile books, respectively. Here are the 20 bestselling books of the year in each of those categories. Source: Bestselling Books of 2015

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Books in 2016: a literary calendar

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From a new novel by Julian Barnes to the film of The Girl on the Train, from the most hotly tipped debuts to Henning Mankell’s farewell essays – everything you need to know about the literary year ahead Source: Books in 2016: a literary calendar Calendar contains dates for appearances in the U.K.

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Final Edition: Best Books Lists

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The Books We Loved in 2015 Electric Literature’s Best Novels of 2015 The Best Children’s Books of 2015 The 15 Best Books of 2015 Adam Woog’s picks: The 10 best mysteries of 2015 10 Best Music Books of 2015 The Best Poetry Books of 2015 The Best Books Of 2015, According To O Magazine And

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Deaths from World of Writing & Publishing: 2015

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It’s time to remember the people whom the world of writing and publishing lost in the last year. Here are their names, along with, when available, a link to an obituary and the date of death. Miller Williams,  1/1 Joan Peters,  1/5 Robert Stone,  1/10 John Bayley Alice K. Turner,  1/17 Jack Leggett, 1/25 Colleen

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