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National Book Award Winners Are …

There’s some big book news today, everyone! Keep reading to find out the winners in five crucial categories! Phoebe Robinson, stand-up comedian, actress, bestselling author, and founder of Tiny Reparations Books, hosted the exclusively online National Book Awards Ceremony on November 17, 2021 at 7:00 EST. Book aficionados across the…
Judy Moreno
November 17, 2021
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2021 Women’s Prize for Fiction Winner Announced!

Let me happily relay the official announcement of the winner of the 2021 Women’s Prize for Fiction: Piranesi, written by Susanna Clarke and published by Bloomsbury, takes the grand prize. This luminous offering is, according to the Chair of Judges, “a truly original, unexpected flight of fancy which melds genres…
Judy Moreno
September 8, 2021
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Spanish Author Carlos Ruiz Zafón Dies at 55

Carlos Ruiz Zafón, author of the international thriller and modern classic The Shadow of the Wind, which sold 20 million copies worldwide, died last week at the age of 55. Zafon’s contributions to the literary world were far-reaching, with his work having been published in more than 40 languages. Author Stephen King…
BookTrib
June 22, 2020
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31 Books to Read in Quarantine & Other Bookish News

BookTrib wants to keep you in the loop! Here’s what has been pulsing through the book world this week: 31 Great Reads to Keep You Thoroughly Entertained While Self-Quarantining — Vanity Fair Author of Station Eleven, Emily St. John Mandel, is Back with Another Haunting Story of Crisis and Survival…
BookTrib
March 27, 2020
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Why I Write About LGBTQ Kids-Jean P. Moore

When my first novel, Water on the Moon (She Writes Press), came out, I was invariably asked about the subplot of teen lesbianism. In my new novel, Tilda’s Promise, I have included 14-year-old Tilly who is questioning her gender. And I will no doubt be asked why I chose to include…
Jean P. Moore
October 1, 2018
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From Shore to Fiction: “Beneath the Lighthouse”

Julieanne Lynch is the author of Beneath the Lighthouse, an eerie story on ghosts and family tragedy. Today we have the pleasure of learning about her creative process and the inspiration behind her chilling story. But first, here is a taste of her story: Sixteen-year-old Jamie McGuiness’s sister is dead. Sinking into…
Julieanne Lynch
August 22, 2018
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Sorting Through Fiction and Non-Fiction Narratives

At Delphinium, we often ponder the difference between fiction and non-fiction narrative, and it seems more and more that these two literary distinctions are being blurred. Even though the memoir genre is still thriving, it’s now generally understood that memoirs are embellished, truth laced with invention; and yet it’s also…
Joseph Olshan
August 7, 2018