An out of print James Baldwin book arrives to a newly receptive readership. Grace Lin has something to say about the blooming nature of culture. A new report finds "1 in 3 U.S. high school seniors did not read a book for pleasure in 2016."
Last week Recorded Books posted an article about patron emails, Key #3 in the series “Keys to Successful Digital Content Promotion.” Sending an email to patrons is an efficient and easy way to communicate about new digital service.
Set in a postapocalyptic America, Rebecca Roanhorse’s Trail of Lightning conceives of a reborn Navajo nation, where ancient legends and dark witchcraft battle it out in a world of deteriorating technology.
Both veteran and rising authors demonstrate mastery of the short form.
A Kurdish Iranian sharp shooter, a hacktivist, a Hollywood couple, and a man who remade his life in prison: memoir in February 2019 visits so many different people.
Experts from Astronomy's Bob Berman to Oxford's Brian Sykes to David Sloan Wilson, a scholar of evolution, present new books for scitech readers.
Leila Aboulela clarifies the immigrant experience, Khaled Khalifa chronicles wartime Syria in fiction, Ishrad Manji aims to unite us, plus Kathleen Collins, Sophie Hannah, and debuter Whitney Scharer.
Going strong in February 2019, historical fiction ranges from works by established writers like Karen Harper, Pam Jenoff, and Kate Quinn to debuts on George Washington's big romance and England's Witch Trials of Pendle Hill.
In a record achievement, N.K. Jemisin wins the Hugo award for The Stone Sky. Desolation Mountain by William Kent Krueger leads holds. Barack Obama posts his summer reading list and Crazy Rich Asians has a fantastic weekend at the box office.
