The “Wonderfully Strange” World of Richard Powers
Powers says that the genesis of Orfeo was the real-life arrest of Steve Kurtz, a performance artist at SUNY Buffalo, in 2004. Kurtz had some hazardous materials in his house and wase falsely) accused...
View ArticleMelissa de la Cruz hits the road!
Disney has just shared with us Melissa de la Cruz’s (Blue Bloods, Witches of East End) tour schedule for her much anticipated new YA, THE RING AND THE CROWN, the first of two titles in this alternative...
View ArticleA Maze of Deception and Double-Dealing
In the field of journalism, David Ignatius is what you would call a heavy hitter. An associate editor and columnist for The Washington Post, he also co-hosts PostGlobal, an online discussion of...
View ArticleRevive the spirit of vengeance
Recorded Books exclusive author Frank Bill has been hired by IDW Publishing to be lead writer on a new comic book series! Next month, Bill and IDW will team up to revive the spirit of vengeance once...
View ArticleIceland’s #1 Crime Fiction Author
There is a phrase in Iceland that says, “ad ganga med bok I maganum”, everyone gives birth to a book. Literally, it’s translated as everyone “has a book in their stomach”. This island nation of just...
View ArticleOne of the Most Gifted Storytellers Alive
In 1975, Ian McEwan launched a career that has combined critical acclaim and bestselling success. His first published fiction was a collection of short stories touching on child sexual abuse, First...
View ArticleJIAM Guest Blogger: Lisa Howorth
We continue our celebration of June Is Audiobook Month with this guest post by author Lisa Howorth! “The photo was taken by my husband Richard at Debra Winger’s NY apartment. For two afternoons, while...
View ArticleFeature Author Interview: Lisa Graff
A book about fitting in and standing out. Albie has always been an almost. He’s almost good at tetherball. He’s almost smart enough to pass his spelling test. He almost makes his parents proud. And now...
View ArticleAmnesia sets in January 2015
Three authors have won the Man Booker Prize twice: J.M. Coetzee, Hilary Mantel, and Peter Carey. No one has won the award three times. Can Peter Carey get the hat trick? Carey has won the Booker prize...
View ArticleAuthor Spotlight: Donna Jo Napoli
OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA Donna Jo Napoli is a professor of linguistics at Swarthmore College, mother of five, grandmother of five, and the author of more than 80 books for children and young adults....
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