#novels

#novels

A. S. Byatt is a writer known for her wide-ranging interests and extensive knowledge.

Byatt's novels have had a significant influence on contemporary English writing. [ more ]

The act of seeing is considered an art form in this novel.

Books can awaken perception and emotions by drawing up scenes through skilled writing. [ more ]

Authors should not ignore climate change in their novels according to Paul Murray

Climate change should be considered as an unavoidable background for present-day existence. [ more ]

Project 'The Great American Novels' launched by The Atlantic

List includes 136 novels spanning 1924 to 2023, reflecting diverse genres and literary achievements [ more ]

Nier Reincarnation mobile game is shutting down in April, but new Nier content like novels and manga are on the way.

New Nier books, including Nier Replicant ver.1.22474487139...: Project Gestalt Recollections--File 02 novel and Yorha: Pearl Harbor Descent Record manga, offer expanded lore. [ more ]

Martin Amis is a British author, born on August 25, 1949, in Oxford, England.

Amis began his writing career with book reviews and worked as an editorial assistant before publishing his first novel. [ more ]

George Eliot criticized novels that portrayed marriage as a woman's ultimate goal.

Eliot's own life and work challenged traditional expectations of marriage and allowed her to write about it with depth and complexity. [ more ]

Big cities offer opportunities but also loneliness and complexity.

Novels set in cities explore the struggles and choices of characters trying to find their place. [ more ]

Fred Chappell was a poet, novelist, and critic known for his ability to capture universal themes through his evocations of rural North Carolina.

He was considered the South's premier contemporary person of letters and was influenced by writers such as Faulkner, O'Connor, Warren, and Welty. [ more ]

The pandemic has quickly become a subject for fiction, with many authors responding to it in their work.

Two new novels, 'Day' by Michael Cunningham and another novel set in New York, explore contrasting narrative approaches to the pandemic period. [ more ]

2024 is shaping up to be another promising year for reading with highly anticipated novels from various authors.

This year will see the release of new romance titles from Emily Henry, Carley Fortune, and Annabel Monaghan. [ more ]

James McBride's novel The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store explores the intersection of the Black and Jewish communities.

Alice McDermott's novel Absolution is a moral masterpiece and one of the finest modern novels the author has read.

Mary Beard recommends Zadie Smith's historical novel The Fraud and a book about 16th-century female artist Lavinia Fontana.

Clive Myrie praises Paul Murray's The Bee Sting and Rory Stewart's Politics on the Edge as insightful and engaging reads. [ more ]

A. S. Byatt is a writer known for her wide-ranging interests and extensive knowledge.

Byatt's novels have had a significant influence on contemporary English writing. [ more ]

Penelope Lively had an interesting childhood growing up in Cairo and later moved to England for boarding school.

Lively is a prolific writer, having written numerous books for children, novels, short stories, and memoirs. [ more ]

A. S. Byatt is a writer known for her wide-ranging interests and expansive mind.

Byatt's novels have been influential in expanding the scope of English fiction.

Her houses reflect her intellectual curiosity and are filled with art and books. [ more ]

Michael Cunningham discusses his daily commute to his Greenwich Village studio

Cunningham's best-known novel, The Hours, won a Pulitzer prize and was adapted into a successful film [ more ]

Suspense writer Tom Savage has passed away

He was the author of ten suspense novels and his work appeared in various magazines and anthologies [ more ]

Jesmyn Ward's memoir 'Men We Reaped' explores the lives of five men close to her who died prematurely, and her dissatisfaction with her first novel in capturing the realities of young Black people in the South.

Ward's novels, including 'Salvage the Bones' and 'Sing, Unburied, Sing', tackle difficult subjects such as Hurricane Katrina and the challenges faced by impoverished families, while also highlighting the characters' individuality, autonomy, and love despite overwhelming odds. [ more ]

A.S. Byatt is a prolific writer known for her wide-ranging interests and intelligence.

Byatt's novels have had a significant impact on contemporary English writing, expanding the scope and ambition of the genre. [ more ]

Ayn Rand's novels have both admirers and detractors, with some claiming she celebrates self-interest and others arguing she glamorizes rapacity and violence.

Ayn Rand has been embraced by tech billionaires and free-market politicians, but has also become a pop-cultural bogeyman.

The presence of Ayn Rand's books is often seen as a red flag for latent sociopathy. [ more ]

Faulkner initially pursued poetry before turning to short stories and eventually novels.

Between 1929 and 1936, Faulkner produced a highly inventive body of work. [ more ]

AS Byatt, acclaimed writer and critic, has passed away at the age of 87.

Byatt's novels, including Possession and The Children's Book, were complex and critically acclaimed.

Byatt's work explored family, myth, and narrative, and she won numerous literary awards throughout her career. [ more ]

Lexi Freiman's first novel didn't have the impact she expected, leading her to join a commune in Greece to learn unconventional meditation techniques.

Freiman's second novel, The Book of Ayn, explores themes of cancel culture and the criticism faced by a protagonist for her controversial book. [ more ]