BNA_Daily | March 1, 2010
In today’s news, see who made the cut for the PEN/Faulkner short list, find out how to incorporate the classics into your Nintendo gaming schedule, and see why “tattoo” and “Bridget Jones” are in the same sentence.
After considering 350 novels and short story collections, the PEN/Faulkner judges have announced five finalists “that freshly express the [...]
BNA_Daily | January 19, 2010
While many of us were relaxing over the 3-day weekend, authors, librarians, and publishers were busy at ALA Midwinter, the American Library Association’s 4-day, nonstop bookfest filled with meetings, events, and awards. While the meetings were no doubt exciting, we’ll ignore those and focus on the major awards: the John Newbery Medal, the Randolph Caldecott [...]
BNA_Editor | January 13, 2010
Crime fiction readers are a breed apart. They read voraciously and they read loyally, following favorite authors to the end (and sometimes long past the point the books warrant; we can all think of authors whose later books were sad shadows of earlier triumphs). Most important, mystery lovers love to talk about what they read, [...]
thomas_b | November 23, 2009
The crime fiction world gathers annually at Bouchercon (the World Mystery Convention), named for New York Times literary critic and editor Anthony Boucher, a mystery novelist in his own right who was the first mainstream critic to treat crime fiction seriously.
Mystery authors still feel a bit like literary stepchildren, which may be one reason for [...]
BNA_Daily | October 26, 2009
Recently the National Book Award Finalists were announced, including five titles in the the Young People’s Literature category. Three biographies and two works of fiction make up the list, and we’ve combined review quotes and brief synopses to introduce you to each title. Which book do you think is the strongest, and what do you [...]
BNA_Daily | October 16, 2009
National Book Award finalists, stuff white people like, and a “masochistic” author that does stand up - it’s the perfect mix of Friday randomness. Enjoy!
This week the National Book Award finalists were announced, with five nominees listed in each of four categories: fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and young people’s literature. Publishers Weekly, The Millions, and Jacket [...]
BNA_Daily | October 8, 2009
The time has come for all of the Booker talk to come to an end, with the winner announced last night. There’s also plenty of children’s book news for the youngsters that couldn’t care less about adult literary awards. Enjoy!
Last night, Hilary Mantel was announced as the winner of this year’s Man Booker prize for [...]
