Articles tagged "THE TYPEWRITER’S TALE"
New Historical Fiction
Happy Monday, friends! We’re kicking off the week with these two new historical novels:
THE TYPEWRITER’S TALE by Michiel Heyns
A novel told from the perspective of Henry James’s fictional typist, Frieda Wroth, who becomes caught up in the friendships and rivalries at James’s house. “Faithfully re-created real-life individuals mix well with authentically drawn fictitious ones.” — Booklist, starred review
THE WHITE RUSSIAN by Vanora Bennett
An enchanting, suspenseful novel of love, art, music, and family secrets set among the Russian émigré community of Paris in 1937. “Bennett offers an intriguing picture of Russian refugees in Paris in the 1930s and a convincing portrayal of Evie’s evolution from naive girl to confident woman.” — Booklist
Friday Reads: Writers
TGIF, lovely librarians! Today’s #FridayReads are new and forthcoming books about writers:
EVELYN WAUGH: A Life Revisited by Philip Eade
On the fiftieth anniversary of Evelyn Waugh’s death, here is a completely fresh view of one of the most gifted—and fascinating—writers of our time. “A biography both thoughtful and intimate… Drawing on previously unavailable letters, manuscripts, and diaries, Eade illuminates connections between Waugh’s much-lauded fiction and the author’s concealed emotional life. A convincing portrait of a flawed but gifted artist.” — Booklist, starred review
MANDERLEY FOREVER: A Biography of Daphne du Maurier by Tatiana de Rosnay
The nonfiction debut from beloved international sensation and the #1 New York Times bestselling author of SARAH’S KEY: her biography of novelist Daphne du Maurier.
THE ADVENTURES OF JOHN CARSON IN SEVERAL QUARTERS IN THE WORLD: A Novel of Robert Louis Stevenson by Brian Doyle
An inspired take on Robert Louis Stevenson’s planned-but-unwritten picaresque novel and the great Scottish author’s early life in 1880s San Francisco. readmoreremove
SMP Winter 2017 E-Samplers
Happy Labor Day weekend! We hope you’ve got a three day weekend ahead of you with plenty of reading time. May we suggest downloading two excellent free Winter 2017 chapter samplers from our friends at St. Martin’s Press?
Discover debut talent in the St. Martin’s First e-sampler and pay tribute to history’s greatest writers with the Tribute to Literary Legends e-sampler.
Both samplers are Read it Now! titles on NetGalley and have corresponding Edelweiss collections.
Winter 2017 St. Martin’s First Sampler (Edelweiss collection)
Titles include:
LILLIAN BOXFISH TAKES A WALK by Kathleen Rooney
THE STANDARD GRAND by Jay Baron Nicorvo
ALMOST MISSED YOU by Jessica Strawser
THE TYPEWRITER’S TALE by Michiel Heyns
I LIKED MY LIFE by Abby Fabiaschi
WINTERSONG by S. Jae-Jones
CASTLE OF WATER by Dane Huckelbridge
SMP Winter 2017: A Tribute to Literary Legends Sampler (Edelweiss collection; also available as a PDF via Edelweiss)
Titles include:
MANDERLEY FOREVER: A Biography of Daphne du Maurier by Tatiana de Rosnay
THE TYPEWRITER’S TALE: A Novel of Henry James by Michiel Heyns
JACK AND NORMAN: A State-Raised Convict and the Legacy of Norman Mailer’s “The Executioner’s Song” by Jerome Loving
COMING OF AGE: The Sexual Awakening of Margaret Mead by Deborah Beatriz Blum
THE ADVENTURES OF JOHN CARSON IN SEVERAL QUARTERS OF THE WORLD: A Novel of Robert Louis Stevenson by Brian Doyle
