This edition of Today in Books is sponsored by Mulholland Books.
Here’s A Good List To Pick Your Next Read From
The finalist for PEN America’s 2019 Literary Awards were announced, and whether you’re looking for fiction, nonfiction, poetry, or drama you’re bound to find an excellent read from this list. There are a lot of small press books and books you may not have heard of, but that you might enjoy.
Waiting For Something New From E.L. James?
Good news: The Fifty Shades author has announced a new book releasing in April: The Mister. On the Today Show, James said, “It’s a 21st century Cinderella.” For more on the new characters click here.
A Little Roundup Of Recent Memoir News
CNN’s chief White House correspondent, Jim Acosta, will be publishing The Enemy of the People, “…to share what I’ve experienced covering President Trump during his first two years in office.” Representative Ilhan Omar of Minnesota sold This Is What America Looks Like, which “chronicles her journey fleeing war in Somalia as a little girl, becoming a refugee in her early teens, and making her way against unspeakable odds to become the congresswoman-elect from Minnesota as a collection of remarkable firsts: first Muslim refugee in Congress, first woman of color to represent Minnesota, and the first person to wear a hijab in Congress.” And it’s been reported that Former President Bill Clinton is writing a book about his post-White House life.