Review: Smiley visits Wild West in ‘A Dangerous Business’
December 12, 2022 GMT“A Dangerous Business” by Jane Smiley (Alfred A. Knopf)
After a fall publishing season filled with Big Books by John Irving, Cormac McCarthy and Barbara Kingsolver, to name just a few, it’s refreshing to read this taut tale from Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jane Smiley (“A Thousand Acres”).
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October 27, 2022 GMTHARDCOVER FICTION
1. “The Boys from Biloxi" by John Grisham (Doubleday)
Review: John Irving writes long tale ‘The Last Chairlift’
October 17, 2022 GMT“The Last Chairlift” by John Irving (Simon & Schuster)
After 54 years and 15 novels, John Irving’s finally done it. He’s written a book longer than most editions of “Moby-Dick.” And by the time you’re done reading it, you’ll chuckle every time you see the hyphen in Melville’s title.
John Irving, Yiyun Li excerpts featured in free e-collection
May 10, 2022 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — Upcoming fiction from John Irving, Yiyun Li and Elizabeth McCracken will be among 59 works excerpted in a free e-book compilation released by the industry newsletter Publishers Lunch.
US files antitrust suit to stop major book publisher merger
November 2, 2021 GMTThe Justice Department is suing to block a $2.2 billion book publishing deal that would have reshaped the industry, saying consolidation would hurt authors and, ultimately, readers.