Artikel: Charles Dickens takes pride of place at book fair
The 45th Annual California International Antiquarian Book Fair in Pasadena marks Charles Dickens’ 200th birthday on February 7th with a rare first edition of his novel »David Copperfield«.
View ArticleRezension: Donald Ray Pollock: »The devil all the time«
Pollock’s first novel, »The Devil All the Time«, should cement his reputation as a significant voice in American fiction. The novel deftly shifts perspectives among small-town residents in Ohio and...
View ArticleArtikel: 2011 Los Angeles Times Book Prize finalists announced
What do Michael Ondaatje, Manning Marable and Stephen King have in common? They’re all in the running for 2011 Los Angeles Times Book Prizes.
View ArticleRezension: Ellen Ullman: »By Blood«
»By Blood«, a literary inquiry into identity and legacy, is a gripping mystery — remarkable, considering that little more happens than a man eavesdrops on a woman’s therapy sessions taking place next...
View ArticleRezension: William C. Dear: “O.J. Is Innocent and I Can Prove It”
In the new book “O.J. Is Innocent and I Can Prove It,” author William C. Dear asserts that he knows who killed Nicole Brown Simpson. As you can guess from the title, he believes it was not O.J....
View ArticleArtikel: Amazon buys rights to Ian Fleming’s James Bond novels
Amazon announced Tuesday that it has purchased the North American rights to Ian Fleming’s James Bond books. Bond, of course, is the debonair British superspy 007, whose bestselling books have become an...
View ArticleRezension: Richard Lloyd Parry: “People Who Eat Darkness”
Like the case of Etan Patz, the Lucie Blackman disappearance captured the public imagination. By writing about it in such culturally informed detail, Parry subtly encourages an understanding that goes...
View ArticleBeitrag: Tom Cruise as Jack Reacher: See Lee Child’s antihero
When Tom Cruise was cast as Jack Reacher, fans of the tough-guy character created by Lee Child cried foul. In books like “Killing Floor” and “The Hard Way,” Reacher is a 6-foot-5-inch antihero, capable...
View ArticleArtikel: It started as a book: “Savages” by Don Winslow
This weekend Oliver Stone’s “Savages” hits screens with a stylish amount of uber-violence and a star-filled lineup that includes John Travolta, Blake Lively, Benicio Del Toro and Salma Hayek. It’ll...
View ArticleArtikel: Stephen King’s sequel to “The Shining” is coming
Stephen King published “The Shining” way back in 1977. It was his fourth novel. A year earlier, his first, “Carrie,” had come out as a film directed by Brian De Palma, and had been a huge success. King...
View ArticleArtikel: Stephen King’s “The Dark Tower” film killed – and reborn? – again
Stephen King has been waiting a long time for “The Dark Tower” series to find a place on screens. “The Gunslinger,” the first book in the series, was published in 1982, and he’s returned to that...
View ArticleArtikel: The furor over “sock puppet” Amazon book reviews
A best-selling British author has been caught red-handed slamming others’ books on Amazon while praising his own under a number of pseudonyms.
View ArticleVideo: Margaret Atwood on her Byliner serial and dystopia fun
What Atwood is writing these days is a serial novel for Byliner. “Positron” is a Byliner Original, published as an e-book only, in installments. Atwood points to Charles Dickens as one of the greatest...
View ArticleService: Michael Connelly live video chat – Monday Nov. 26 at 10am
Join us for a video chat with bestselling novelist Michael Connelly on Monday at 10 a.m. It’s the publication day of “The Black Box,” his new Harry Bosch mystery.
View ArticleVideointerview: Michael Connelly
In the interview, Connelly talks candidly about what it’s been like writing Harry Bosch stories for 20 years. It’s less about plot, he explains, than character. He also tells us what it’s like to go on...
View ArticleArtikel: One of the “Gun Guys”
Author Dan Baum discusses his new book, which aims to bring another perspective to the national debate by curating the thoughts of an eclectic collection of firearm owners.
View ArticleRezension: Kate Atkinson: “Life After Life”
The author gets to tell one story after another in conjuring up a woman who lives and dies repeatedly, and it’s a remarkable conceit. There’s a bit of Edward Gorey-esque glee in the way she keeps...
View ArticleVideobeitrag: Naomi Hirahara on her Japanese American sleuth, Mas Arai
Edgar Award-winning author Naomi Hirahara published her first Mas Arai mystery in 2004. The series starring the Japanese American gardener and crime solver is now on its fifth novel, “Strawberry Yellow.”
View ArticleRezensionen: Dan Brown: “Inferno” II
Dan Browns neuer Roman “Inferno” ist erschienen, Besprechungen dazu gibt es unter anderem von Jake Kerridge im Telegraph, von Steven Poole im Guardian oder in der New York Times von Janet Maslin, in...
View ArticleRezension: Thomas Pynchon: “Bleeding Edge”
All of Pynchon’s works are crammed with cultural references; here they seem less mysterious and significant than in previous novels. In “Bleeding Edge,” Pynchon seems like a kid playing in a ball pit,...
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