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| Ned Beauman’s Venomous Lumpsucker Wins Arthur C. Clarke Award | Book Pulse By Sarah Wolberg Venomous Lumpsucker by Ned Beauman wins the 2023 Arthur C. Clarke Award. The longlist is released for the Laurel Prize, honoring the best collection of environmental or nature poetry. Authors call on Justice Dept. and FTC to investigate Amazon’s alleged monopoly in the bookselling industry. NYT profiles Skyhorse Publishing. Washington Post runs an obituary for the late scholar Nechama Tec, a Holocaust survivor who authored Defiance. |
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| Author Michael Lewis Speaks Out on The Blind Side Controversy | Book Pulse By Sarah Wolberg Author Michael Lewis, whose book inspired The Blind Side film, speaks out on the root cause of the family’s rift. Meanwhile, NYT examines Michael Oher’s version of the story, via his two memoirs. Plus book reviews, book news, and Page to Screen, which includes an animated version of a 16th-century Chinese novel, a spin-off of Frankenstein, and a true-crime thriller about an Irish Republican Army unit undercover in London. |
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Nora Fussner's debut novel, The Invisible World, is a starred horror selection. "Akin to Jac Jemc’s The Grip of It but unlike any ghost-hunting novels before it, this is a masterpiece of innovative storytelling and psychological horror." 1923: The Crisis of German Democracy in the Year of Hitler’s Putsch, by Mark William Jones, is a starred history title. "What sets this book apart from other titles on the subject is the author’s focus on regional political and economic differences within Germany and his research on the early deportations of Jews from Bavaria and the consequent impact. A relevant title for readers of world history." And Amos Oz: Writer, Activist, Icon, a new biography by Robert Alter, is a starred literature title. "Through his elevation of the richness of the Hebrew language, Oz’s legacy will continue to be valued; Alter’s biography is a highly recommended contribution to that legacy." See All Reviews››› |
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