The Guardian has a list of anticipated books for this coming year:
An extraordinary number of the novels coming our way in 2007 deal with war. As for non-fiction, the war in question is between weighty biographies and skimpy celebrities. So choose now between sex with Davina and 16th-century feminism with Germaine.
Guardian Unlimited Books has an interesting story on some of the bestsellers published this year:
Last year, you had to peer hard to discern the much-vaunted “Richard and Judy effect” on sales in a league table with JK Rowling at number one and a top 10 also including four elderly Dan Brown thrillers, the adult edition of the Harry Potter and a Sudoku book. This time, their impact is unmistakable. Kate Mosse at number one and Victoria Hislop at number two were both R&J selections, as were Dorothy Koomson (nine), the Guardian’s own Sam Bourne (13), Elizabeth Kostova (14) and Elisabeth Hyde (39).
View the full article here.
The Teahouse Fire by Ellis Avery - which is historical fiction set in the 19th century - is out in hardcover today.
The New York Sun today released it’s annual list of the Year’s Best Mystery fiction. The list of ten titles includes offerings from Michael Connelly and Nelson DeMille.
See full article here
The Independent is has just published the “Books of the Year 2006″ feature, in which 43 of their critics and favorite authors wrote a couple paragraphs about their favorite books this year. You can view it here.
Just released in hardcover today:
Click below to see the fiction contest deadlines due next Sunday, December 31.
Click below to see the contest deadlines in nonfiction and translation due next Sunday, December 31.
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