Sign up for our books newsletter with the latest reviews, author interviews, industry news, and more. Fiction in hardcover: August 24, 2024 Rank title author editor List price Last week Weeks on the list 1 The Briar Club Kate Quinn William Morrow Paperbacks 25,99 € 3 7 2 Born from blood and ashes Jennifer L. […]
With reports from the California Independent Booksellers Alliance, Alta-Journal brings you a list of the best-selling titles in independent bookstores in Northern and Southern California for the week ending August 18, 2024. Get your TBR list with AltaExcerpts with titles from this week’s bestseller list. First comes James by Percival Everett. The California Book Club […]
As this scene from the City Lights Bookstore in San Francisco, California shows, receiving a new … (+) Getting a book out there is no easy feat. Some authors, like Steve Hamilton, are turning to innovative marketing techniques (Photo by Robert Alexander/Getty Images) Getty Images In 2019, I wrote a column about well-known crime writer […]
LGBTQ+ cinema, bull riding, and the city’s largest garage sale make for can’t-miss entertainment this weekend. Catch exclusive film screenings and a world premiere at Prism 37, or shop ’til you drop at the return of Le Garage Sale. Check out the seven best things to do in Austin this weekend. For a full list […]
Not all of Thompson’s subjects are crackpots. In fact, one of the more surprising episodes involves William Lyon Mackenzie King, Canada’s longest-serving prime minister. King’s 21 years in power – longer than those of any other British prime minister – spanned the turmoil of the Great Depression, the chaos of 1930s Europe and World War […]
Best Suspenseful Thriller Books to Read: There are different types of readers. Some prefer science fiction, others read historical novels, non-fiction and so on. Among all these genres, crime novels or thrillers are the most complicated, exciting and interesting books that appeal to a book lover. These books are designed to keep the reader hooked […]
This weekend there will be an exciting event where 41 authors from a variety of genres will come to Lubbock to support Literacy Lubbock. The 2024 Lubbock Book Festival will be held Saturday from noon to 5 p.m. at the Overton Hotel, 2322 Mac Davis Lane. This is the fourth festival and proceeds go to […]
The deceived is a story about displacement, a stranger in a strange land, music, and a story best known to fans of a certain bard. In her debut novel, Judith Krummeck brings real places, war, music, and identity to life. Vira is a talented but introverted Ukrainian who is forced to flee her homeland when […]
Our life in LondonChristine Dwyer Hickey’s tenth novel begins like the joke: with a man walking into a bar. (Well, a pub in central London.) 18-year-old Irish barmaid Milly can’t see him properly; but on his next visit she does, and she likes what she sees. He’s a boxer, and Irish at that, and he […]
I have long described myself as an avid reader; I really and truly love a good book. And although I must admit that I am not a big fan of nonfiction, I consider myself an expert on fiction. I guarantee that I have read pretty much everything that has been published over the years, from […]
