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#Outlander star @SamHeughan will publish a memoir, WAYPOINTS, with @voraciousbooks, an imprint of @littlebrown.
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Congratulations to the 2020 winner of the Kirkus Prize for Fiction, @RavenLeilani, author of LUSTER, and the youngest winner in our prize's history! If you're just tuning in, the Kirkus Prize ceremony is happening live at:
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THE BLUEST EYE, along with acclaimed memoirs by @KieseLaymon, @AlisonBechdel, and @IamGMJohnson, have been banned by the school board in Wentzville, Missouri. @WSDinfo #BannedBooks.
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Nonfiction editor Eric Liebetrau recommends STANDING MY GROUND by @libradunn with Ron Harris on this week's Fully Booked Takeover 🎙🚨 🎧 @hachetteus
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Who likes FREE eBooks? (We sure do!) Get your free copy here:
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For $60 you can purchase an autographed copy of GREEN EGGS AND HAM. (Caveat emptor: The signature is by @tedcruz, not Dr. Seuss.) @randomhousekids.
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Congratulations to Christina Soontornvat, winner of the #2021KirkusPrize for Young Readers’ Literature for ALL THIRTEEN! @soontornvat @Candlewick.
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Actor and former Reading Rainbow host @levarburton went on @TheView and had just one word to describe book bans: “bullshit.”
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CHESHIRE CROSSING, by @andyweirauthor and @SarahCAndersen . "This rollicking adventure takes place Second Star to the Right, straight on through the Looking Glass, in a place that is definitely not Kansas anymore!" #middlegrade . 🎉 Out tomorrow! 🎉
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The Kirkus Prize Winner for Fiction is Lesley Nneka Arimah for 'What It Means When A Man Falls From The Sky'.
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@TheAmandaGorman has a new children’s book coming out next year. The poet and activist’s third picture book, GIRLS ON THE RISE, illustrated by @LoveisWise_, is slated for publication by Viking Children’s Books on Jan. 7, 2025. @penguinkids
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I scream, you scream, we all scream for. FREE ebooks😄 Download your free copies here:
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We're thrilled to announce the finalists for the 2021 Kirkus Prizes in fiction, nonfiction, and young readers' literature. Congratulations to all, and stay tuned for the livestreamed ceremony on Oct. 28.
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Art Spiegelman is set to receive the Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters from the @nationalbook Foundation. Author @neilhimself will present the honor at the National Book Awards ceremony on Nov. 16. #NBAwards.
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Former U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York @PreetBharara joins us on this week's podcast to discuss Doing Justice: A Prosecutor's Thoughts on Crime, Punishment, and the Rule of Law ✦ @AAKnopf
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TikTok phenom @noahbeck will produce and star in a movie based on @tayxwriter's 2019 YA novel, THE QB BAD BOY AND ME. @wattpad.
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🥁DRUM ROLL, PLEASE 🥁Introducing the finalists for the 2020 Kirkus Prize:
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🎉🎉Introducing the 100 Best Fiction Books of 2021! 🎉🎉#BestBooks2021 include @zafatista @legroff @BlkLibraryGirl @jocelynjohnson @katiekitamura @StephenKing @JonLeeWriter @TriciaLockwood @sarahmaclean @richardosman @torreypeters @Shteyngart @blgtylr @colsonwhitehead & more!
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Congrats, Angie Thomas! "The Hate U Give" is a 2017 Kirkus Prize finalist: @angiecthomas @BalzerandBray.
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"Romance is the genre of hope, so it’s no surprise that romancelandia has embraced a show that aligns with our core values: When Ted Lasso taps the BELIEVE sign above his office door, he invites us to believe, too."—@JenReadsRomance on TED LASSO:
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Congratulations to Joy Williams, winner of the #2021KirkusPrize for Fiction for HARROW! @AAKnopf.
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Celebrate Ray Bradbury's 100th birthday with @WilliamShatner, @susanorlean, @neilhimself and many others on Saturday: @librarycongress @LAPublicLibrary @RBEMuseum.
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Presenting the 2023 Kirkus Prize finalists! 🏆. Congratulations to these authors, illustrators, and translators on their outstanding books ⬇️. #KirkusReviews #BookAwards #LiteraryAwards
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Fantasy novelist Christopher @paolini has long been unhappy with the 2006 film adaptation of his novel ERAGON. Now he has fans calling on @Disney for an #EragonRemake: @KnopfBFYR.
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Congratulations to the 2020 winner of the Kirkus Prize for Nonfiction, @mychalsmith, author of STAKES IS HIGH: LIFE AFTER THE AMERICAN DREAM! Tune in to the ceremony now:
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The Grammy nominations were unveiled Tuesday, with @TheAmandaGorman, @MelBrooks, and @iamjamiefoxx among the nominees in the awards’ two spoken-word categories. The Grammys will be awarded at a televised ceremony on Feb. 5. @RecordingAcad
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Authors including Art Spiegelman, @neilhimself, @MargaretAtwood and @rgay have signed an open letter from @PENamerica condemning recent book bans in Missouri. Hundreds of books have been pulled from schools in recent months, PEN said in a news release.
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Musician @SusannaHoffs, a founding member of the Bangles, will publish her first novel, THIS BIRD HAS FLOWN, with @littlebrown on April 4, 2023.
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Novelist @donwinslow, whose CITY ON FIRE will be published by @WmMorrowBooks tomorrow, has announced he will retire from writing to focus on political activism.
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Finally, some good news! Here are the Kirkus Reviews Best Nonfiction Books of 2020! Check out our top 100 here:.
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Teens should be able to open a book & recognize a character who loves like they do, says Adam Silvera: @AdamSilvera.
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Congrats to Elizabeth Acevedo, whose YA novel The Poet X is a finalist for the Kirkus Prize in Young Readers' Literature! #2018KirkusPrize @harperteen @AcevedoWrites.
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.@sfwa announced that Octavia E. Butler is the inaugural winner of its Infinity Award, given to posthumously honor authors who passed away before they could be considered for a Grand Master Award. Butler, an award-winning SF author, died in 2006.
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“[W]hen I say white privilege, white men often hear economic privilege. And I'm actually just talking about the privilege to be able to live your life. ” Claudia Rankine discusses Just Us (★) on this week's podcast ◆ @GraywolfPress
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Congrats to Tomi Adeyemi, whose YA novel Children of Blood and Bone is a finalist for the 2018 Kirkus Prize for Young Readers' Literature! #2018KirkusPrize @tomi_adeyemi @FierceReads.
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“It’s strange knowing that I’m not going to…sit down and spend six months wrestling with them to stop bantering so we can kindly return to the plot.” @Roshani_Chokshi says goodbye to the characters of her beloved series of #AruShah novels. @DisneyBooks.
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Happy 20th birthday to @neilhimself's AMERICAN GODS, published June 19, 2001. @gregorymcnamee offers an appreciation: @WmMorrowBooks.
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BIG NEWS THIS MORNING! 📣 Announcing the finalists for the 🎉 #2022KirkusPrize 🎉 in #Fiction, #Nonfiction, and #YoungReadersLiterature. Congratulations to all the authors, illustrators, translators and publishers—these are 18 truly exceptional books.
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Happy pub day to @laurenthehough, author of LEAVING ISN'T THE HARDEST THING and this week's Fully Booked podcast guest ◆ Listen here: @VintageAnchor
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Congratulations to Brian Broome, winner of the #2021KirkusPrize for Nonfiction for PUNCH ME UP TO THE GODS! @MarinerBooks.
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"White supremacy will fight to the death to maintain itself. Fear has no place in the quest of Black liberation.…This is for the brave. This is for the radicals." NYT columnist @CharlesMBlow sounds the call in a new book: @harperbooks.
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Next Wednesday 22-year-old poet @TheAmandaGorman will read “The Hill We Climb” at the inauguration of @JoeBiden. But she plans to be back in 2036—as president-elect.
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We’re thrilled to reveal our list of the 100 Best Teen & Young Adult Books of the Year! ✨. #BestBooks2022 #YA.
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Author @rgay will launch her @groveatlantic imprint, Roxane Gay Books, with novels by Ani Kayode Somtochukwu (@Kayode_ani), J.V. Lyons, and Lindsay Hunter (@lindsaydevon).
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The Sinfull Wallflowers series of historical romances by Stacy Reid is being adapted for television by Sologne Angelique Productions. @st_reid @SologneAngeliq @entangledpub.
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Our Young Readers' Literature prize winners have just been announced! A huge congratulations to the first two-time winners in the history of the Kirkus Prize, Derrick Barnes and Gordon C. James, authors of I AM EVERY GOOD THING. @Author_DDB @GordonCJamesArt
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THE CHRISTMAS PIG by @jk_rowling, with illustrations by @_JimField, will be published by @Scholastic on Oct. 12.
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Are you the type of book lover who HAS to read the book before watching the movie (or show)?.
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Out tomorrow: TIGER HONOR by Yoon Ha Lee (@deuceofgears)! @DisneyBooks #RickRiordanPresents #MiddleGrade . "The Thousand Worlds universe continues to thrill. Fans will demand more.".
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.@FoxNews is launching a new imprint with @HarperCollins, beginning with books by @PeteHegseth and @ShannonBream:
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The National Book Critics Circle revealed the longlist for its 2024 nonfiction prize. Among the authors nominated are @HigginbothamA, @NifMuhammad, and Edwidge Danticat. The shortlist will be announced in January, and winners will be revealed in March.
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A previously unpublished novel by legendary author Margaret Walker is coming next year. Walker, author of the 1966 novel JUBILEE, died in 1998. @upmiss plans to publish the restored and edited novel, GOOSE ISLAND, in 2025.
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"Though Gaiman writes with great good humor, at every turn very bad things lie in wait for us." Revisiting @neilhimself's AMERICAN GODS, published 20 years ago today: @WmMorrowBooks #AmericanGods #NeilGaiman.
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Congratulations to the winner of the 2018 Kirkus Prize for Fiction, Ling Ma!
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"A hopeful memoir for teens struggling to fit in and feel safe.". I HAVE SOMETHING TO TELL YOU―FOR YOUNG ADULTS is a New York Times bestseller! Congratulations, @Chasten! @simonteen #NYTbestseller #YA 🏳️🌈.
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TRISTAN STRONG PUNCHES A HOLE IN THE SKY, by @KSekouM . "Mbalia’s African American and West African gods touch on the tensions between the cultures, a cultural nuance oft overlooked. " #ownvoices #diversebooks #rickriordanpresents. 🎉 Out tomorrow! 🎉.
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Congrats to Jacqueline Woodson, whose middle-grade novel Harbor Me is a finalist for the 2018 Kirkus Prize for Young Readers' Literature! #2018KirkusPrize @JackieWoodson @penguinkids.
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Bestselling author @blacklionking73 talks mayhem, comedy, and colloquialisms in 'Razorblade Tears' (★) on a special Crime Episode of our Fully Booked podcast ◆ Listen here: @Flatironbooks
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The Kirkus Prize winner for Young Readers' Literature is Cherie Dimaline for 'The Marrow Thieves'.
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Authors @DeeshaPhilyaw and @BaizeShephard are launching a new podcast this summer focusing on essays and journalism. The authors will co-host ‘Reckon True Stories’ with podcast production company @ursastory, of which Philyaw is a co-founder.
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The National Book Critics Circle (@bookcritics) presented its awards tonight; @BlkLibraryGirl, @ClintSmithIII, and @melissafebos were among those honored for their books in a moving online ceremony.
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The @audible_com adaptation of @AlisonBechdel's groundbreaking comic strip DYKES TO WATCH OUT FOR will feature the voices of @janemarielynch, Carrie Brownstein, and @rgay. #LGBTQ.
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Fresh from an Oscar nomination for ELVIS, @austinbutler will play a crime boss in the film adaptation of @donwinslow's novel CITY ON FIRE, published last year by @WmMorrowBooks.
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Congrats to @JasonReynolds83, winner of 2016 Kirkus Prize for Young Readers' Lit, for 'As Brave As You'! @SimonKIDS.
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The winner of the 2024 Kirkus Prize in Fiction is 𝙅𝙖𝙢𝙚𝙨 by Percival Everett. 🏆 . Congratulations to this 2024 Kirkus Prize winner! 🎉
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.@jaketapper gave readers a sneak peak at his new thriller, THE DEVIL MAY DANCE, coming from @backbaybooks next May:
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Congrats to Kiese Laymon, whose book Heavy: An American Memoir is a finalist for the 2018 Kirkus Prize for Nonfiction! #2018KirkusPrize @KieseLaymon @ScribnerBooks.
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Congratulations to @JasonReynolds83, who has been named National Ambassador for Young People's Literature by the @librarycongress. Jason won the 2016 #KirkusPrize:
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Out tomorrow: ARISTOTLE AND DANTE DIVE INTO THE WATERS OF THE WORLD by @BenjaminASaenz! @simonteen #YA #KirkusStar . "Messily human and sincerely insightful.".
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This year's Oscar nominations were announced today, and 11 book adaptations, including NOMADLAND, NEWS OF THE WORLD, and THE WHITE TIGER, were among the nominees ◆ @wwnorton @WmMorrowBooks
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Our Best YA Fantasy and SF of 2021 will keep pages turning!. @Candlewick @ClarionTeen @DuttonYR @FierceReads @harperteen @HolidayHouseBks @PenguinTeen @PiqueBeyond @Scholastic @simonteen @SourcebooksFire @torteen @walkerbooksus @WednesdayBooks
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Readers of crime fiction can look forward to a new trilogy of novels by @donwinslow, beginning with CITY ON FIRE in September. @WmMorrowBooks #CrimeFiction.
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Well done, @sharonstone, for making the @nytimes bestseller list. #kirkus called her book a "perceptive memoir" @AAKnopf @penguinrandom.
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Yes, @TedLasso fans: Beneath the surface of the show lies the beating heart of a romance novel. @JenReadsRomance explains (and recommends some books you'll enjoy). @AppleTV @Pocket_Books @readforeverpub @CarinaPress.
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Author @DrIbram has signed a six-book deal with @HarperChildrens to adapt the works of #ZoraNealeHurston for young readers. MAGNOLIA FLOWER, with illustrations by @LoveisWise_, kicks off the series on 9/6.
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Congratulations to the winners of the 2018 Kirkus Prize for Young Readers, Derrick Barnes and Gordon C. James!
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A group of authors, including @MargaretAtwood, @carmenmmachado, and @JackieWoodson, have sent an open letter to @LeanderISD in Texas. @PENamerica #BannedBooks.
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Employees of Simon & Schuster have circulated an open letter calling on the publisher to cancel its two-book deal with former VP Mike Pence:
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Happy pub day to @haszombiesinit! Author of WHITE CAT, BLACK DOG (⭐️) and this week's Fully Booked podcast guest 🎧 Listen here: @randomhouse
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.@TheAcademy didn't include Anne Rice in its In Memoriam reel Sunday night, so son @chrisricewriter went on Facebook to highlight her contributions to Hollywood, including the screenplay for INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE.
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SING BACKWARDS AND WEEP by #ScreamingTrees frontman @marklanegan is a "bloody, brawling, dope-fueled tour." It's also one of Kirkus and @RollingStone's Best Music Books of 2020: #BestBooks2020 #BestMusicBooks @DaCapoPress
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Congrats to @Sherman_Alexie & @yuyimorales finalists for the 2016 Kirkus Prize for Young Readers' Literature for "Thunder Boy Jr."! @lbkids.
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Novelist James Patterson and former president Bill Clinton will team up for their third thriller together, THE FIRST GENTLEMAN, to be published next June. @JPBooks @BillClinton @littlebrown @AAKnopf
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"A chatty autobiography brimming with heart and humor." #kirkus review for @RandyRainbow @StMartinsPress.
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MC @blackthought of @theroots has written a memoir, THE UPCYCLED SELF, to be published by @OneWorldLit on Nov. 14.
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🚀 Announcing the best Science Fiction and Fantasy of 2021 🚀books: Featuring @ryka_aoki @jennbrissett @divyastweets @hg_parry @CadwellTurnbull @andyweir and more. #BestBooks2021 #BestSFF2021
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Happy #bookbirthday to PUMPKINHEADS by @rainbowrowell & @FaithErinHicks! "A heartwarming, funny story filled with richness and complexity." @01FirstSecond @FierceReads #KirkusStar #YA #graphicnovel
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Drumroll, please! Here's our list of the 100 Best Fiction Books of 2020. Is your favorite included?
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The HarperCollins Union (@hcpunion), which has been on strike since Nov. 10, revealed the cover of a mock romance novel, WHILE YOU WERE STRIKING, on Twitter yesterday.
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Author @rickriordan surprised fans of his Percy Jackson and the Olympians book series at @NY_Comic_Con on Saturday, introducing a clip from the upcoming Disney+ show based on the books. The series is set to premiere on Dec. 20.
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The one and only @BCDreyer retired from @RandomHouse this week. Here are just a few of the changes he observed during three decades of editing copy.
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Noodle, the pug who has taken TikTok by storm, will be the subject of NOODLE AND THE NO BONES DAY, a children's book by owner @jongraz, with illustrations by Dan Tavis. @SimonKIDS.
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After debut author @chelseabwrites tweeted about a book signing where only two people showed up, a slew of famous authors—including @neilhimself, @MargaretAtwood, and @CherylStrayed—shared their own stories of humiliation.
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Already the author of several books for adults, @questlove has written a middle-grade novel with crime novelist @blacklionking73. @PutnamBFYR will publish THE RHYTHM OF TIME next April.
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RAZORBLADE TEARS by @blacklionking73 is awarded the #DashiellHammettPrize, given to “the book of the year that best represents the conception of literary excellence in crime writing.” @Flatironbooks.
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Congrats to @priyankachopra for hitting the @nytimes list. #kirkus on "Unfinished": "A lively memoir from a hardworking entertainer." @penguinrandom @penguinrandom @nickjonas.
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