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3 weeks ago | 
eslocotidiano.com | A.S. Byatt |Es lo Cotidiano |Arturo Mora Alva
Cuán cierto era que uno necesitaba ser visto por otrospara estar seguro de su propia existencia. A.S. ByattNo sé exactamente qué es la magia,pero sé que siempre comienza cuando no quieres irte. De lugares, de pensamientos, de personas. Cesare PaveseHagan como los árboles: cambien las hojas,pero guarden sus raíces. Cambien sus ideas, pero conserven sus principios. Víctor HugoEl amor es como algo extra en mi vida. No me molesta tenerlo,pero no tengo el ánimo para perseguirlo.
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1 month ago | 
chicagotribune.com | John Warner |A.S. Byatt
John Feinstein, sportswriter, columnist and author of dozens of books, including his most famous, “A Season on the Brink,” which chronicles the 1985 Indiana University men’s basketball team, died suddenly on March 13 at the age of 69.
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Nov 6, 2024 | 
thebookerprizes.com | A.S. Byatt |Sarah Waters |Sally Rooney |Ian McEwan
As a genre, romance can get a bad rap. Often dismissed as fluff or – worse! – smut, it suffers from the hangover of bodice-rippers and swoon-worthy covers of yesteryear that promised bored housewives happily-ever-afters. But recently, romantic fiction and erotica have had a long-overdue makeover, and sales have skyrocketed. US print sales more than doubled between 2020 and 2023, while in the UK, they surged by 110%, marking their highest figure in a decade, according to Nielsen BookData.
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Nov 5, 2024 | 
thebookerprizes.com | A.S. Byatt |George Saunders |J.M. Coetzee |Julian Barnes
Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders, winner of the Booker Prize 2017An anarchic, grotesque, bawdy, foul-mouthed, tender, grief-stricken, hopeful, human novel, set within a graveyard. George Saunders’ 2017 Booker Prize-winning novel boasts a cast of hundreds – almost all of whom are dead. Lincoln in the Bardo is set in the days following the death of Abraham Lincoln’s son, Willie, and focuses on the grief-stricken President’s visits to the crypt to hold his deceased child’s body.
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Sep 18, 2024 | 
newsfinale.com | A.S. Byatt
Share and FollowFacebookXRedditPinterestWhatsAppA diverse group of House Republicans torpedoed Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-La.) proposal to fund the government on Wednesday, dealing an embarrassing blow to the GOP leader and derailing his strategy to avoid a shutdown at the end of the month.
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Sep 18, 2024 | 
reactormag.com | Charlie Jane Anders |A.S. Byatt
I love literary fiction, whether it’s grand postmodern experiments or totally grounded personal stories about one family. I’ve been reading literary writing my whole life—I was an English major for two years before I jumped ship to Asian Studies in college. And I’ve learned a ton from writing literary fiction, contributing stories to places like Tin House, Conjunctions, ZYZZYVA, F(r)iction and the recent novel-in-stories Fourteen Days.
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Sep 16, 2024 | 
thebookerprizes.com | A.S. Byatt |Sarah Waters |Eva Baltasar |Julia Sanches
An exhilarating tale of twisted desire, histories and homes – and the legacy of one of the 20th century’s greatest tragediesWhether you’re new to The Safekeepor have read it and would like to explore it more deeply, here is our comprehensive guide, featuring insights from critics, our judges and the book’s author, as well as discussion points and suggestions for further reading.
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Jul 1, 2024 | 
thebookerprizes.com | A.S. Byatt |Patricia Lockwood |Ruth Ozeki |Ian McEwan
What defines the perfect summer read? Is it a novel that transports you to a far-flung location in the space of a few well-crafted sentences, or a book that turns up the heat with a riveting plotline? Perhaps it’s a sizzling story set poolside, or a page-turner that makes a long journey simply fly by. In compiling a list of ultimate summer reads, we turned to our readers.
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Jun 28, 2024 | 
vox.com | Alice Munro |A.S. Byatt |Kaliane Bradley |Constance Grady
Welcome to Next Page! I’m so glad to see you here. I’m Constance Grady, Vox’s book critic. Between the avalanche of new releases that come out every month and the enormous back catalog of existing books, it can be hard for readers to sort through the chaos. This is why this newsletter exists. Each month, I'll send a handful of book recommendations, both old and new, to help you find your next great read. I’ll also include some fun pieces from around the literary world.
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Jun 26, 2024 | 
starsinsider.com | John Keats |Margaret Drabble |A.S. Byatt
Tonya Harding and Nancy Kerrigan- In a story worthy of a movie—we'll come to that in a minute—figure skater Tonya Harding was at the center of one of the biggest sports scandals in recent history after being implicated in the January 1994 attack on her rival Nancy Kerrigan, struck in the knee with a baton by an assailant hired by Kerrigan's husband.
