The author of Unbroken on adapting the book for both film and young adults, finding a sister in Angelina Jolie, and why her next book is a tightly held secret.
The booksellers who sit on the selection committee for our Discover Great New Writers program had a blast reading Roseanne Montillo’s Fire on the Track: Betty Robinson and the Triumph of the Early Olympic Women—and that includes booksellers who aren’t runners. Like Seabiscuit and The Boys in the Boat, Fire on the Track is an […]
Thousands and thousands of books are published every year. They are authored by literary giants, former presidents, YouTube celebrities, bestselling powerhouses. In the tumult, it can be hard for a first-time writer to break through and find the audience he or she deserves. That’s why the Discover Great New Writers program is so important. Its […]
Chris Bohjalian is the author of a slew of addictive books, from The Light in the Ruins, to The Sandcastle Girls, to The Night Strangers. Today marks the arrival of his latest novel, Close Your Eyes, Hold Hands. In it, protagonist Emily Shepard is a homeless teenager, orphaned by a cataclysmic event that may have been caused […]