Many people are fleeing the Amazon Kindle ecosystem due to several controversies. For example, Amazon killed the ability to use USB File Transfers to back up Kindle books on a local computer. Kindle for PC used to allow for the same...
For hardcore bookworms, there can’t be anything better than the offer of a free e-book. Things get even more special when the book in question happens to be one that is yet to reach the mass market, which means you are going to be...
Beaty Rubens’s study of the impact of early radio broadcasts in Britain is full of fascinating and often poignant detail One hundred years ago this summer, from high above Daventry in Northamptonshire, voices began to beam into the homes...
When her father died, the author of “Americanah” produced a slim work of nonfiction. When her mother died, she poured her grief into a sprawling 416-page novel.
In her first novel since “Americanah,” she draws on a real-life assault as she follows the lives of three Nigerian women and one of their former housekeepers.
I will hope that you are a good storyteller when it comes to the writing of your book. But what about the story that you tell to sell that story? Words, when arranged well, sell other collections of words. You need a good story...
A humble neighbourhood eatery in Vienna is the hub for a moving exploration of everyday urban existence in a new novel by the International Booker-shortlisted Austrian author On the face of it, Robert Seethaler’s new book might seem...
The writer’s impressive second novel about an erotic dancer and newbie dominatrix straddles thriller and satire in its depiction of desire and longing Brittany Newell’s second novel is hard to position – is it a noirish thriller, a...
In Jeremy Gordon’s novel, “See Friendship,” a journalist reinvestigates his past, only to discover the story he was told about his friend’s death wasn’t true.
Against a backdrop of Thatcher and the Falklands, this sharp debut punctures the facade of life at a middle-England grammar school Alice Chadwick’s debut novel takes place during a single day, which begins with the death of geography...
TokyoPop announced it has introduced a new rewards program named TokyoPop Rewards, ComicsBeat reported. This will let fans earn rewards via the company website which can then be redeemed on future orders. Activities such as making...
One Piece fans are in for a special treat this year. The annual One Piece Day celebrations that are traditionally held in Japan and have been attracting a growing number of visitors from across the globe during summer will be held in...
The poet-prophet shows us how to sustain hope and redemption in the wake of political defeat ‘Is this pessimism?”, TJ Clark asks in his 2012 essay For a Left with No Future . “Well, yes.” How else, he wonders, “are we meant to...
The author’s first novel since 2013 – a stately sisterhood saga about a group of women whose lives haven’t turned out quite as planned – continually reframes our understanding of the quartet, practically offering four books for the price...
Against all odds (and by outwitting Mengele) Renee Salt's mother managed to stay by her daughter's side throughout the horrors of their interment in two Nazi death camps
The Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts in Taiwan has announced it is introducing E Ink display billboards in the museum campus to create a sustainable and low-carbon environment within the museum, the website tw.news.yahoo.com reported. This...
Amazon is now offering the 2022 model Fire HD 8 Kids tablet for a flat 50 percent discount. That makes it one of the most lucrative deals to avail of if you are in the market for a kids-oriented tablet device. With the discount, the 64...
The New York-based Irish author on being compelled to write about the big issues, his fear for friends in the Middle East and why Frankenstein is a metaphor for our times The award-winning Irish author Colum McCann was born in Dublin in...
Russian human rights organizations estimate that there may be as many as 10,000 political prisoners scattered across the country’s penal colonies. Last summer, Joy Neumeyer wrote to fourteen of these imprisoned dissidents, unsure whether...
Most writers do not make much money from their creations. They do it as a labor of love with the hope of being heard, making a difference, and if lucky, some fame and fortune. Aside from most writers laboring...
What happens when power and responsibility become unmoored from each other? The political events of recent months have provided new clarity to this old question. On November 21, 2024, the International Criminal Court (ICC) charged...
Oh, don’t look so surprised, Smudge. You know that the JoCo Cruise is always around this time of year! And anyway, the housesitter knows to give you treats, and Charlie walks. You’ll be fed and happy, and based on previous...
First the doctor was diagnosed with a heart disorder, and then her son became dangerously unwell … How did it feel to be on the other side of the operating table? Nothing thrills me more than the human body. But, until my mid-20s, it...
Happy March! Here in the UK we seem to be alternating bright sunshine and torrential rain. As I write this, it’s one of the sunny days – cold, sunny weather is my favourite, and hopefully it’ll continue as I jaunt
Charles Dickens' literary legacy endures, with stories that captivate and inspire. Find out which of his novels are most cherished by readers around the globe.
Beate Tröger, whose criticism is carried by Deutschlandfunk, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, and more, wins the Alfred Kerr Prize. The post Germany’s 2025 Alfred Kerr Prize in Criticism Goes to Beate Tröger appeared first on...
The French publishers' association issues a statement of concern about cuts to funding for the 'Pass Culture' for young readers. The post France’s Publishers Object to ‘Culture Pass’ Budget Cuts appeared first on...
Voxblock, the manufacturer of screen-free audiobook player has announced a ‘Stories for Schools’ competition in the UK where the winning school will be offered a Voxblock Mini player along with an assortment of audiobooks...
His struggles with writer’s block led him to create a process that favored an expressive, personal approach over rigid academic conventions that often stifled students.
Working with the dying as a hospice nurse presented me with an opportunity that would change my beliefs on what happens when we leave Earth: deathbed visions.
The Australian Publishers Association and Australia Reads have made a first large study of reading habits in their market. The post New Study: Half of Australians Say They Want To Read More appeared first on Publishing Perspectives .