Blog Profile / Omnivoracious
| URL : | http://www.omnivoracious.com/ | |
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| Filed Under: | Entertainment / Books | |
| Posts on Regator: | 3010 | |
| Posts / Week: | 12.2 | |
| Archived Since: | September 29, 2008 | |
Blog Post Archive
How I Wrote It: Rebecca Lee on "Bobcat"
Rebecca Lee's remarkable story collection, Bobcat, was selected as one of our Best Books of the Month for June. Her characters all wrestle with the emotional messiness of their complicated lives and imperfect relationships. Jealousy, infidelity, sacrifice, trust, and hope--it's...
Recently Discovered Novel by Nobel Prize-Winning Author Pearl S. Buck
A new book by Pearl S. Buck, "The Eternal Wonder," found 40 years after it was written, will be introduced to readers this coming October. The recently discovered book, The Eternal Wonder, by Pulitzer Prize– and Nobel Prize–winning author Pearl...
Caitlin R. Kiernan, Mort Castle, Joyce Carol Oates among 2013 Bram Stoker Award Winners in Horror
It was a frightfully fabulous weekend for the Horror Writers Association, which spent the last few days in New Orleans hosting the Bram Stoker Awards™ Weekend 2013, as well as the World Horror Convention. Amid the panels and art shows,...
Amazon Asks: Elizabeth Silver, on 'The Execution of Noa P. Singleton'
What's the elevator pitch for your book (which was selected as our Best Books of the Month Debut Spotlight)? The Execution of Noa P. Singleton is the narrative of a young woman on death row in Pennsylvania and her relationship...
Graphic Novel Friday: The Man of Steel
Look, up on the screen! It’s a film. It’s a well-coifed hero. It’s Man of Steel! In his 75th anniversary (Great Scott!), Superman returns to the movies via producer Christopher Nolan (The Dark Knight trilogy), director Zack Snyder (300, Watchmen,...
R.I.P. Iain (M.) Banks, Seminal Scottish Genre Jumper (1954-2013)
You may have heard that Scottish novelist Iain M. Banks passed away on Sunday at age 59, having announced on his blog in April that he had terminal gall bladder cancer. Upon learning of Banks's death, fellow author and convention...
YA Wednesday: Margaret Stohl Talks to Leigh Bardugo
Leigh Bardugo is one of my favorite new teen authors and her Grisha Trilogy is not to be missed. The second book, Siege and Storm, is one of our Best Teen Books of June and if you thought you were...
Fuminori Nakamura's Dark, Existential Thrillers
Fuminori Nakamura tells me exactly how he would steal my wallet. In Japanese, he explains that the trick is to lift it out of my back pocket with his three middle fingers. By foregoing the thumb (the clumsiest finger), it...
The Part-Time Vegan: Mark Bittman Talks VB6
As a long-time food writer for the New York Times and the author of several best-selling cookbooks--including the essential How to Cook Everything--Mark Bittman is all about food. So when mounting weight and health issues prompted doctor's advice that should...
How I Wrote It: Carl Hiaasen, on "Bad Monkey"
How is this book different from your previous ones? Bad Monkey is more of a true caper than most of the other novels. I don’t usually write “who-done-its” – in my books, you usually know who did it by page...
Good Times: A Look Back at BookExpo America 2013
It's hard to believe it's already been a week since BookExpo America 2013 came to an end. For four days, the Javits Center in New York City was packed with book writers, book publishers, and book lovers...not to mention thousands...
Announcing Around the World in 80 Books
We believe that books can take you places. And in that spirit, we've picked our favorite transportive classic and contemporary novels, memoirs, biographies, and travel books to prove it. Our selections for Around the World in 80 Books represent all...
Uncharted Waters: Joe Hill Explores Neil Gaiman's The Ocean at the End of the Lane
Editors Note: As you'll see from the first line of his introduction through to his last fantastic question, horror author Joe Hill has tremendous respect for Neil Gaiman's work. In this exclusive discussion of Gaiman's The Ocean at the End...
How I Wrote It: IMPAC Winner Kevin Barry, on 'City of Bohane'
In Kevin Barry's violent and bizarro city of the future, tribes have staked out their mucky turf, girding for the gangwar that seems imminent. Brutal and spooky, Bohane is about to spectacularly implode. But the real beauty of City of...
Connie Brockway: Fairy Tale-Inspired Romance
Guest contributor Connie Brockway is a best-selling romance author, eight-time finalist for the Romance Writers of America's prestigious RITA award, and two-time recipient for My Dearest Enemy and The Bridal Season. What romance reader worth her salt doesn’t swoon over...
How I Wrote It: Colum McCann, on "TransAtlantic"
I am half Irish and a naturalized citizen of Ireland, and I’ve often read the work of Irish writers, hoping they'll help explain to me my grandmother (now deceased) and my ongoing curiosity about the wounded land of her childhood......
Ya Wednesday: Book Expo in the Big Apple
Last week was Book Expo America, the giant tradeshow and social event for publishers, booksellers, and authors, in NYC. There were a ton of books to see and authors to meet, a whirlwind of excitement and book love--here were some...
Sara Says: Give Me An Angry Heroine Any Old Time
In Claire Messud's ferocious The Woman Upstairs, middle-aged Nora, an artist-wannabe who is actually a frumpy suburban schoolteacher, announces her rage in the very first pages. "How angry am I? You don't want to know. Nobody wants to know about...
Graphic Novel Friday: The Mystery and the Creep
Any great detective needs a flaw, and Oxel Karnhus, a private detective afflicted with Acromegaly and, well, his name, fits the bill in The Creep. The disease takes its toll on the once-handsome man--his face is exaggerated, grotesque--and Oxel is...
Deep in the Heart of Texas: Philipp Meyer on the "The Son"
Philipp Meyer's 2009 debut novel, American Rust, earned numerous accolades (including a 2010 Guggenheim Fellowship) and marked him as a writer of exceptional potential. With The Son--a 150-year saga of family, oil, and power set against the birth of Texas...