Pride, Prejudice and Other Flavours Sonali Dev (Writer) HarperCollins Publishers May 7, 2019 Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice has informed generations of readers, writers, and filmmakers, all of whom have devised their own reinterpretations of it. Author Sonali Dev is the latest in a long line of Austen fans to be inspired to create her…
Book Beat: Narnia Fanfiction, Representation in Romancelandia, and Waterstones Wages
Hello lovely readers, and welcome to this week’s Book Beat! As I’m sure you’ve noticed by now, Mercury is in retrograde and kicking everyone’s backsides. So of course, as is typical of my weeks, things in the publishing industry are really messy right now. Luckily, just like Marie Kondo, I love mess. So let’s take…
The Vampyre’s Legacy, Part 3: Deconstructing the Vampire
We have seen how, in the first half of the nineteenth century, vampire fiction was pioneered by John Polidori and elaborated upon by later writers. These explorations continued into the century’s latter half as authors placed the vampire under the microscope, poking and prodding their specimens to work out exactly what the literary vampire represented….
Book Beat: Rowling’s Retroactive Inclusion and The Emilia Report
Hello, readers! And welcome back to Book Beat, our weekly roundup of book news and literary curiosities. This week, I’ve got some Harry Potter frustrations and a report on gender bias.
Dogears: History, Finances, and Cats Bring Us New Fantasies
In a world filled with far too many great books, it’s hard to figure out what to pick up next. Luckily, Bookmarked is here to help in your search with “Dogears,” bite-sized book reviews from our growing TBR piles. Check out what we’ve been reading this past month, and see if you can find your next…
Book Beat: Arthur A. Levine Leaves Scholastic, Lambda Finalists, and More Murderbot!
Hello Book Lovers! It’s Christa here, and it’s Thursday, which means it’s time to talk about all of the bookish news from the previous week. For this Book Beat, there have been some award announcements, some industry shuffling, and some exciting adaptation news. So, let’s dive right in!
Books to Read in 2019 Before They Hit the Big/Little Screen
There comes an exciting time in every reader’s life when one of their favorite books gets turned into another medium, like a TV show or a movie (or comic book, or play, or podcast … you know what I mean). When the adaptation is good, you get the indescribable joy of seeing your favorite characters and…
We’ve Read Multiple Works by These Women and You Should Too!
The other week, author Shannon Hale shared the following on Twitter: In writing workshops I ask the men, "Can you think of 5 women writers that you've read multiple books of theirs?" Most cannot. Then I ask the women, "Can you think of 5 men writers that you've read multiple books of theirs?" The question…
In the Light of a Dying Sun: The Vela from Serial Box
In The Vela, which will be released by Serial Box starting March 6th, we are introduced to an ex-military sniper who is teamed up with a seemingly spoiled politician’s kid to investigate whatever happened to the Vela: a refugee ship that has gone off the radar. The story takes place in a solar system with…
Book Beat: The Sue Grafton Memorial Award, Too Much Jane Austen, GalleyMatch, and The Marrow Thieves
Hello all, and welcome back to Book Beat! I know everyone’s a bit preoccupied with movies lately, what with the Oscars having been held this past Sunday. But that doesn’t mean the book world has gone completely quiet (although, I’ll admit it’s hard to match the ups and downs of last week). So read on…
#CopyPasteCris: Romance Novelist Cristiane Serruya Caught in Plagiarizing Scandal
Until February 19th, 2019, most people in the romance world wouldn’t have been able to pick Cristiane Serruya out of a line-up. Yet the woman seemed to lead a successful career. A Brazilian lawyer by day and by night she was a romance novelist, mainly of contemporary romances, one of which—part of the One Heart boxed set—reached…
Book Beat: James Barry Backlash, #CopyPasteCris, and They Both Die at the End
Happy Thursday Book Lovers! Christa here with your book news of the week, and I’m telling you to buckle in. It’s been a wild news week.