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Book news, looking at some of the best new literature publications, including hardback and paperback release dates, new authors and book award updates.
Bill Bryson returns stateside in One Summer: America 1927
It must have been pretty tough for Bill Bryson to choose a single year in US history to focus his latest book on, but somehow he’s managed to settle on 1927. Titled,
Stephen King’s Joyland paperback release
Like a lot of his nastier fiction characters, Stephen King’s pursuit of crime and thriller fiction perfection knows no bounds and in his latest novel, Joyland, he turns his attention to the
Robert Twigger swirls up the history of the Red Nile
Coming soon to a non-fiction hardback aisle near you is Robert Twigger’s Red Nile: The Biography of the World’s Greatest River going over the bloody history of the great African waterway. Making
Narcopolis by Jeet Thayil small paperback release
Short-listed for the 2012 Booker Prize, Jeet Thayil’s Narcopolis is a period read of a different kind. Set in the opium dens of Old Bombay (now Souther Mumbai), with an underworld of
Erotically Ever After, by Rachel Kenley, paperback release date
Erotically Ever After, Edited by Rachel Kenley, sounds like it’s going to be hilarious. Like the Kama Sutra of the fairy tale world it brings a big hint of kink to the
J.K. Rowling goes adult in The Casual Vacancy
It’s been 5 years since J.K. Rowling released the last of the Harry Potter books, smashing all records for children’s books. The vast popularity and acclaim of her work means that anything
2012 Booker Prize long list
The 2012 Booker Prize long list has just been announced and it looks like it’s going to be a close contender for one of the most engaging lists of the last decade.
The Assassination of the Prime Minister by David C. Hanrahan
The Assassination of the Prime Minister: John Bellingham and the Murder of Spencer Perceval is the latest book by historian David C. Hanrahan. Tracing the back story to John Bellingham’s crime
Dublinesque by Enrique Vila-Matas paperback release date
The first English language release of Dublinesque by Enrique Vila-Matas pays tribute to the work of James Joyce coinciding with the 90th anniversary of the publication of Ulysees and the year in
Kevin Smith brings back The Bionic Man
Cult director and actor Kevin Smith (Mall Rats, Red State) is about to reprieve Steve Austen (not the one that smashed up The Rock in choreographed pseudo-fighting dramatisations during
