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Hot News This Week
August 24, 2023
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On Tuesday, Esquire interviewed Josh Cook of Porter Square Books about his new book, The Art of Libromancy (Biblioasis), and how independent booksellers advocate for a more sustainable publishing ecosystem and world. According to the piece, “In the age of book banning, publishing industry consolidation, and the pandemic’s lingering aftershocks, Cook’s words ring with frightening truth.”
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| | Ravage & Son
by Jerome Charyn
Bellevue Literary Press • August 2023 • 9781954276192
“The accomplished author has turned to his own past, living in New York City, to dredge up the sumptuous details surrounding what once was the world of Manhattan’s Lower East Side.” — Linda Bond, Auntie’s Bookstore (Spokane, WA)
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“[An] enigmatic and consuming spiral of a novella. Reminiscent of Borges yet rebellious in its refusal to take shape, We’re Safe When We’re Alone is a transportive and philosophical experience that’ll chill your bones.” — Thu Doan, East Bay Booksellers (Oakland, CA)
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| Jack White at Heartland Fall Forum!
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| A Charco Press Novel Starring Jennifer Lawrence . . .
As reported in Variety on August 19, director Lynne Ramsay is working with actress Jennifer Lawrence on a film adaptation of Ariana Harwicz’s acclaimed novel Die, My Love, translated by Carolina Orloff and Sarah Moses. “[Lawrence] just really responded to the material, which is hardcore in some ways,” says the You Were Never Really Here director, who first received the novel from Lawrence. “It’s about postnatal depression and bipolar [disorder]. . . . But it’s funny as well. Well, I’ve made it funny. I think I’ve made it funny. I hope I’ve made it funny.”
Die, My Love
by Ariana Harwicz, trans. Carolina Orloff and Sarah Moses
Charco Press • October 2019 • 9781999722784
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★ “The story behind Lynch’s Dune is both unique and indicative of the struggles faced when mounting an epic film production. A treasure trove for Dune and Lynch aficionados.” — Library Journal
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★ “A strange and glimmering jewel for any genre fiction collection. . . . Johnson plumbs great depths in her third short story collection, full of bittersweet tales of the fantastic.” — Kirkus Reviews
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“Without question this is the most imaginative piece of young-adult-adjacent fiction I have ever read. It’s a big wolfy huff-and-puff of fresh air in a genre swamped with tired plots and love triangles.” — Wall Street Journal
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“The Wishing Pool is a master class in horror fiction and sci-fi written by one of the very best in the genre.” — Joe Hill, via NPR’s Weekend Edition
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| New Digital Review Copies
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“David Lawrence Morse takes feathers from the caps of some of the great fabulists—Jorges Luis Borges, Italo Calvino and Gabriel Garcia Marquez all peek behind the curtain—and adds his own sly humor.” — Susan Minot
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Our friend Stephen Williamson of New England Book Reps has officially retired! Read about his nearly 40-year book career and history with Consortium in today’s Shelf Awareness. We’ll miss you, Stephen! Thank you for all your hard work.
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On August 17, MPR News interviewed Resmaa Menakem, author of The Quaking of America (Central Recovery Press), and MN Attorney General Keith Ellison about their longtime friendship.
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