BNA_Daily | September 29, 2009
Audrey Niffenegger, bestselling author of The Time Traveler’s Wife, is back with a new novel about love and the supernatural. Her Fearful Symmetry begins with the death of the 40-something protagonist, Elspeth. An identical twin herself, Elspeth leaves her London flat to her identical twin nieces from Chicago, Julia and Valentina. The problem is, Elspeth [...]
BNA_Daily | September 25, 2009
It’s almost the weekend, so have fun discovering new and noteworthy books for young readers, watching the latest YA book trailers, and placing bets on your pick for the Nobel Prize in Literature (announced next month). Happy Friday!
With supernatural elements dominating much of middle grade and young adult fiction, it’s refreshing to hear praise about [...]
BNA_Daily | September 24, 2009
Margaret Atwood’s latest novel The Year of the Flood released Tuesday, and reviews so far have been overwhelmingly positive. They do, however, raise the question of genre that came up a few weeks ago in Ursula Le Guin’s review of the book. A science fiction writer herself, Le Guin thinks Atwood should cop to writing [...]
BNA_Daily | September 23, 2009
In today’s news, learn which writers have earned the official GENIUS title, what books are being considered as “best of the millennium,” and which short picture books should probably not be made into feature films. Enjoy!
If you’re wondering how filmmakers turned the short children’s book Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs (out last weekend) into [...]
BNA_Daily | September 21, 2009
Dan Brown is second only to wizards and NPR is giving fashion advice in today’s news. We’ll also fill you in on the Best of the National Book Award vote going on in honor of the award’s 60th anniversary. Enjoy, and have a good weekend!
To nobody’s surprise, Dan Brown’s latest The Lost Symbol shattered first-day [...]
BNA_Daily | September 17, 2009
In today’s news, read about the Brooklyn Book Festival, Ted Kennedy’s memoir, and the new Florida attraction that will have Harry Potter fans running wild come spring. Enjoy!
The late senator Ted Kennedy’s memoir was released on Monday, and reviewers are praising its sincerity and insight. The Los Angeles Times gives the book a detailed and [...]
BNA_Daily | September 15, 2009
After 6 years and 2 mediocre films to tide us over, the follow up to Dan Brown’s Angels and Demons and The DaVinci Code hits stores tomorrow. The Lost Symbol follows protagonist Robert Langdon on another epic, mysterious adventure, this time in our nation’s capital. After discovering his friend’s severed hand in the Capitol building, [...]
BNA_Daily | September 11, 2009
Super serious news today, with forbidden love, Michael Cera, and the mysterious allure of babysitters. It’s Friday, so feel free to use these odd snippets as conversation starters all weekend long…
The next wave of bestselling romance books feature young heroines, forbidden love, and… buggies. The Wall Street Journal ran an article this week about the [...]
BNA_Daily | September 11, 2009
In today’s news, the Man Booker shortlist has been announced, setting Coetzee up for a possible third win. This leads us to wonder, if Coetzee farmed out the actual task of writing his books like James Patterson does, could he win 30 Bookers instead of 3? Well, no, not unless his co-writer were Elizabeth Costello…
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BNA_Daily | September 8, 2009
Nick McDonell published his first novel, Twelve, when he was only 17. It received a rave review from Joan Didion (among others), and launched McDonell into that elite group of young authors that everyone is jealous of. Now, at the ripe age of 25, McDonell is back with An Expensive Education, his third novel. An [...]
