London based author Natasha Farrant, best known for The Things We Did For Love (2012) and her poignant Bluebell Gadsby series, is giving lovers of the iconic Jane Austen classic an exciting opportunity to delve into the life of Lydia Bennet. Lydia is well known as the spoiled and self-indulgent younger sister of Elizabeth Bennet, the protagonist of Pride and Prejudice. The teen novel, Lydia: The Bad Bennet Girl, is set to be released in 2016 by Chicken House. The book is intended to open young readers to the world of Pride and Prejudice by connecting them with the young-and-wild, original voice of Lydia Bennet. …
The critically acclaimed author died on August 30th at age 79 from complications of thyroid cancer, according to her husband, Bob. She was living in Port Crane, N.Y at the time. Lerman had an extensive career, writing both novels and nonfiction; teaching and lecturing at such colleges and universities as Harvard, Syracuse, and Wisconsin; and, even managing “The Seven”, a New York local rock band, with her husband in the 1960’s. Lerman’s work focused on and combined feminism, Jewish moral struggles, history, mythology, and social criticism. She was known for her raunchy and humorous writing, and was referred to as a “writer’s writer” who …
People seem to be fascinated by, whether it be for positive or negative reasons, Michael D’Antonio’s, Never Enough: Donald Trump and the Pursuit of Success. Originally, the biography was to be published in January 2016, but a spokesperson for St. Martin’s Press, the publisher, announced that due to the heightened interest in Trump as a political figure, the book will be coming out in the Fall of 2015. Trump has been extensively interviewed and covered by news sources because of his popularity, even breaking the record for viewers in the first televised Republican debate on Fox News. D’Antonio extensively interviewed …
Animals are often fluffy, adorable characters that are great for children’s books, like the adorable zoo creatures from Peggy Rathmann’s Good Night, Gorilla. Anthropomorphic animals as protagonists can also provide authors with a creative means to send a message. Take George Orwell’s famous Animal Farm, a highly political story entirely set on a farm where the exploitation of animals is an allegory for governmental exploitation of humans. While adult novels featuring animals in a predominant role are harder to come by than in children’s books, nonhuman characters provide depth and emotional insight, and give us highly entertaining reads. This list is composed of great, creative tales seen through …
This list of books will appeal to readers of all generations. Generation Y can connect to the stories, while those from older and newer generations can come to understand something about millennials, and read about the strange and captivating confusion that marks this period of history. These authors have captured what it is like to grow up in a time of ever-advancing technology, over-abundance of consumer goods, continuous connection through the internet, a fascination with the lives of others (reality TV, celebrity gossip, social media, etc…), and great expectations for the future whose path’s are often disheartening. Many of the books on …
