New this week is Monica Ali’s “what if” novel about Princess Diana, Untold Story. Also out is Bright’s Passage, an effort, which readers appear to be taking seriously, by singer-songwriter Josh Ritter to cross over into literary fiction. Finally, short story master Bobbie Ann Mason has a new novel out, The Girl in the Blue Beret.
Tuesday New Release Day: Ali, Ritter, Mason
Two Two-Initialed Critics Discuss Tolkien’s Work
HTMLGiant’s A. D. Jameson went and saw part one of The Hobbit in theatres so now none of us have to do the same. Instead, sit back and check out his “250 Points” about the film. Or, if you’d prefer a blast of Tolkien analysis from the past, check out W. H. Auden’s 1956 book review of The Return of the King.
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Pulitzer Playlist
Soundtracks make for excellent background music when writing a Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. Junot Díaz wrote his first book with the Conan the Barbarian soundtrack on loop, he said during an interview with The Daily Beast.
New Nicole Krauss Story
The History of Love author Nicole Krauss has a new story out for sale in ebookstores: “An Arrangement of Light“.
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More Elmore Leonard on the Way
Although we’re still mourning the death of Elmore Leonard, we might have another book from him. His son, Peter Leonard, plans to finish his father’s 46th novel, Blue Dreams. Expect more of Leonard’s favorite federal marshal, Raylan Givens.
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