https://www.cbc.ca/books/norma-dunning-wins-2021-governor-general-s-literary-award-for-english-language-fiction-1.6250763?cmp=newsletter_CBC%20Books_5209_334725 Norma Dunning wins 2021 Governor General's Literary Award for English-language fiction Jane van Koeverden · Posted: Nov 17, 2021 5:00 AM ET | Last Updated: November 17 Norma Dunning is an Inuk writer and a professor with a doctoral degree in Indigenous people's education. (Submitted by Norma Dunning) The 2021 Governor General's Literary Award winners have been … Continue reading 2021 Governor General Literary Awards (both English and French) →

https://www.simonandschuster.com/p/historyinfive-bestnonfiction2021? This is a bonus post so only copied the titles below. Just click thru for the details. The Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race By Walter Isaacson The Afghanistan Papers: A Secret History of the War By The Washington Post and Craig Whitlock World War C: Lessons from the Covid-19 Pandemic … Continue reading Simon & Shuster’s list of its best nonfiction in 2021 →

http://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/06/style/anxious-avoidant-secure-attached-book.html Are You Anxious, Avoidant or Secure? Over a decade after its publication, one book on dating has people firmly in its grip. By Foster Kamer Nov. 6, 2021 Updated 2:56 p.m. ET Most articles don’t, for good reason, start with “My therapist said….” And yet: That’s exactly where this story begins. “Have you ever heard of … Continue reading Is this book on relationships read only by New Yorkers in therapy? Or does it offer help for everyone? →

Justice Department Sues to Block Penguin Random House’s Acquisition of Simon & Schuster Antitrust lawsuit alleges the almost $2.18 billion deal will harm authors, consumers The Justice Department’s suit claims the deal will allow Penguin Random House to exert outsize influence over which books are published in the U.S. and how much authors are paid.PHOTO: TIM … Continue reading Huge publisher consolidation contested by Justice Department →

https://www.npr.org/2021/10/25/1048374851/hillary-clintons-louise-penny-state-of-terror-review In this new political thriller, a familiar pantsuited figure saves democracy October 25, 20219:41 AM ET Heard on Fresh Air MAUREEN CORRIGAN State of Terror, by Hillary Clinton and Louise PennySimon & Schuster I approached the package with caution. The book inside could be trouble, big trouble. Literary collaborations usually are and this one by two … Continue reading NPR review of “State of Terror” by Hillary Clinton and Louise Penny →

http://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/28/opinion/book-reviews-identity.html? OPINION JAY CASPIAN KANG The Reductive Practice of Assigning Book Reviews by Identity Oct. 28, 2021 Credit...Alberto Miranda By Jay Caspian Kang Opinion Writer Every once in a while, it might be healthy for progressives to stop, look up from the work of making the world a more equitable place and ask, “Wait, is this specific thing … Continue reading Time to open the pool of book reviewers to include those not already steeped in the topic →

http://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/06/opinion/audiobooks-better-than-reading.html OPINION FARHAD MANJOO When Listening to a Book Is Better Than Reading It Oct. 6, 2021   Credit...Marilynn K. Yee/The New York Times By Farhad Manjoo Opinion Columnist Over the past few years, I have been obsessed with the work of the Australian novelist Liane Moriarty. Yes, me and everyone else. Ever since her 2014 blockbuster, … Continue reading A hymn of praise to the beautifully narrated audiobook →