What they’re reading: Kelsey Miller Posted by Lily, Associate Editor on December 17, 2018 When a rumor recently surfaced that Netflix was pulling “Friends” from its lineup at the end of the year, Twitter collectively lost its mind. No need to panic yet (Netflix has the rights to the ’90s phenomenon till the end of
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The best romance covers of 2018 Posted by Savanna, Assistant Editor on December 13, 2018 This is always one of my favorite posts to put together—who wouldn’t want to gaze at shirtless men and glorious gowns? But this year’s list was particularly fun in that the noble art of the romance cover has been going
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Best Covers of 2018 Posted by Savanna, Assistant Editor on December 18, 2018 Every year, the BookPage editors get together to create the best books of the year list, but also its slightly more superficial stepsibling, the best covers list. It’s always a monumental undertaking to cut down and rank our extensive long list of
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Digital Dalliances: Once Ghosted, Twice Shy Posted by Savanna, Assistant Editor on January 08, 2019 Every month, we review the hottest new romance releases in our Romance column. But why let the print books have all the fun? In Digital Dalliances, we highlight digital-only releases guaranteed to heat up your eReader. Once Ghosted, Twice Shy by
Romancelandia started buzzing this morning when The Ripped Bodice announced the creation of a new award. The Ripped Bodice Awards for Excellence in Romantic Fiction will be sponsored by Sony Picture Television, with whom the sister co-owners of the store have a development deal. Each year, 1–12 romance authors will be honored. Each will receive a prize
Book excerpt: ‘Through Fiery Trials’ by David Weber Posted by Savanna, Assistant Editor on January 16, 2019 Science fiction icon David Weber has been having a very busy few months—a new Honor Harrington novel was released in the fall, and Through Fiery Trials, the tenth installment in his extremely popular Safehold series just hit shelves
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Cover reveal: ‘Words on Fire’ Posted by Hilli, Assistant Editor on January 30, 2019 We couldn’t be more excited to reveal the cover for bestselling author Jennifer A. Nielsen’s upcoming middle grade historical, Words on Fire, which will be published by Scholastic on September 24, 2019! In a story that sounds perfect for fans of The
Part American Gangster, part Real Housewives of New Jersey, Hair Club Burning takes the most dangerous creature on Earth – a woman scorned – and throws her into an improbable comradery with two young highly active gangbangers, all in search of the same thing. Justice. Just how far will the housewife go to find the gangsta within? And how
Do you like reading manga and want something tangible to show off your favorite series? What if you like manga art just fine but you’re looking for something different? Maybe you’re looking for something you can wear that isn’t a T-shirt or hoodie. (And that can be a tall order because there are a lot
2019 Youth Media Award Winners Posted by Hilli, Assistant Editor on January 28, 2019 This morning the American Library Association (ALA) announced the top prizes in children’s and young adult literature, including the Caldecott, Newbery and Printz awards. Scroll on to see the full list of winners and read more about these acclaimed books! NEWBERY MEDAL, for the
Each quiz in this new series focuses on a specific country; the literature of it, works set in it, quotes about it or the authors that live in it. It kicks off in the divine Greece (where I’ve just had a fabulous holiday!) – strap yourself in for the ride! It’s time to travel the
We are huge fans of Shelly Laurenston here at BookPage HQ, so we were pretty much over the moon to learn that she’ll be releasing a new fantasy romance series under her other pen name, G.A. Aiken. The Scarred Earth Saga will kick off with The Blacksmith Queen on August 27, and it sounds like readers who
While Stranger Things was basically lab-created to appeal to the nostalgia of adults who came of age in the 1980s, it’s developed a fanbase much broader than just that. Tweens and teens, drawn to characters similar in age to themselves, have been captivated by the spooky goings-on much as their parents were by the show’s inspirations like
We’re in the thick of summer here in the northern hemisphere, and elementary students everywhere are keying into some sort of summer reading challenge or other. Public libraries are blessing their communities with summer reading programming, school librarians and teachers are crossing their fingers that at least one student hung onto The List of suggested
2019 Lariat Reading List Posted by Stephanie, Director of Strategic Marketing on April 24, 2019 Recently, our BookPage marketing team spent time in Austin, Texas, at the Texas Library Association’s annual meeting. We made new friends, ate our weight in tacos and discovered the annual Lariat Reading List, which calls attention to outstanding adult fiction
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2019 Edgar Awards honor BookPage cover star Walter Mosley Posted by Cat, Deputy Editor on April 26, 2019 Fans of crime stories, we all have our own favorite mysteries from 2018 (our Best of 2018 list is here!). But it’s so rewarding when the winners of the Edgar Allan Poe Awards, selected by the Mystery Writers