Tony Park recently stopped by to talk about his novel The Delta, but we couldn’t let him leave without asking about his reading recommendations for books on Africa. Check out his suggestions below. From the jungles of Borneo, to the civil strife of Assam, to the black markets of Vietnam, Dr Tammie Matson continues her quest to help reduce the human-elephant conflict around the world. In this follow-up to her bestselling memoir Elephant Dance, Tammie takes on the black markets of Asia determined to make a difference and break the chains of rhino-horn poaching and the illegal ivory trade. Read more …
The National Book Foundation today announced the Longlist for the 2014 National Book Award for Nonfiction. Finalists will be revealed on October 15. Have you read the books on the list?
By Simon McDonald, Editorial Manager | [email protected] We’ve taken some artistic license with the phrase ‘historical romance.’ We know that historical fiction is typically about a time period at least 25 years before it was written, but in this instance we’re using ‘historical’ to refer to a past time period. Check out the 10 Must-Read Historical Romance Novels Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen At the turn of eighteenth-century England, Elizabeth Bennet copes with the suit of the snobbish Mr. Darcy while trying to sort out the romantic entanglements of two of her sisters, Jane and Lydia. This is considered …
By Simon McDonald, Editorial Manager | [email protected] Annie Wilkes from Misery by Stephen King When Paul Sheldon wakes up from an accident with two broken leg, he finds himself in the home of the mentally unstable Annie Wilkes. Paul is the writer of Annie’s favorite novels, and she quickly reveals a psychotic obsession for him and his books. As her hostage, Paul is subjected to psychological and physical torture and is forced to write his latest novel exactly how she wants it. Read more about Misery. Moriarty from The Final Problem by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle The story The …
