BNA_Daily | February 22, 2010
Today’s news focuses on science fiction and fantasy, from the Nebula Awards to vampires to an emerging genre of paranoid fiction. Speaking of which, is that your boss looking over your shoulder?
The 2009 Nebula Award finalists have been announced, and Omnivoracious blogger Jeff VanderMeer (who also happens to be a nominated author), gives a brief [...]
BNA_Daily | February 19, 2010
Today’s news should give you lots of ideas for weekend reading, from the best translated books of 2009 to a spotlight on unreliable narrators. And if pictures are more your thing, we have some exciting news involving James Patterson and comic books… enjoy!
The Olympics aren’t the only international competition going on! Earlier this week, Three [...]
BNA_Daily | February 19, 2010
If you haven’t read The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks yet (it’s only been out for 2 weeks), you probably will soon. In this nonfiction merger between history, science, race relations, and bioethics, Rebecca Skloot tells the story of Henrietta Lacks, an African-American mother of 5 who died of cervical cancer in 1951. The thing [...]
BNA_Daily | February 17, 2010
In today’s news, we remember award-winning crime writer Dick Francis, discuss the state of reading material in doctor’s waiting rooms, and give you a cheat sheet for the National Book Critics Circle book award nominees.
The crime-writing world lost one of its greats this past weekend with the death of British writer Dick Francis, age 89. [...]
BNA_Daily | February 12, 2010
With President’s Day, Valentine’s Day, Chinese New Year, and the Winter Olympics all happening this weekend, parents might find themselves answering a lot of questions! That’s why we’ve dug up book recommendations for every subject, so you’ll be prepared when your child asks you to explain curling or name all of our country’s presidents.
PRESIDENT’S DAY
The [...]
K_Ramsdell | February 11, 2010
There really is such a thing as having too many choices; and when I had to decide what to write about this month, that was precisely my dilemma. Although February is the shortest month of the year, it is certainly one of the busiest. (Actually, I’m waiting for August to reach across the calendar and [...]
BNA_Daily | February 11, 2010
Just in time for Valentine’s Day comes Louise Erdrich’s Shadow Tag–a novel that the Washington Post calls “a tense little masterpiece of marital strife.” Shadow Tag is a departure from the sweeping work Erdrich is known for, as it focuses on one family and the dynamics of a failing marriage. The story begins when Irene [...]
BNA_Daily | February 9, 2010
How can Indiana redeem itself from Sunday’s defeat? What mistakes should you watch out for as a first-time novelist? And which big author is writing an episode of Doctor Who? Find out below!
The Colts might have lost the Super Bowl, but Indiana could still prove victorious in Omnivoracious‘ Indiana vs. Louisiana author showdown. The blog [...]
BNA_Daily | February 5, 2010
In today’s news, learn how literary magazines are fighting to survive, which sci-fi books are keeping NPR journalists up at night, and how you can entertain yourself with ice picks and indoor boomerangs. Have a good weekend!
While much of the literary world is discussing how Amazon, the iPad, and Google will affect paper-and-ink books, Jacket [...]
BNA_Daily | February 4, 2010
T.C. Boyle has published over 100 short stories and won six O.Henry awards, so it’s fair to expect a lot from his latest collection, Wild Child. Wild Child (released January 21st) contains thirteen short stories in addition to the title novella, a 66-page fictionalized account of the historic “wild boy of Aveyron.” In his New [...]
