The Murderbot Diaries: Fugitive Telemetry Cover Reveal
Murderbot Diaries fans, rejoice–there will be a new novella next year, and we have a cover! This series started out as novellas, but the first full-length Murderbot Diaries novel, Network Effect, just dropped this month. Fugitive Telemetry is a mystery novella, and it takes place between the events of Exit Strategy and Network Effect. Look for it in April 2021!
Legendary Paris Bookshop Reveals Reading Habits of Illustrious Clientele
Princeton University researchers have been working hard to digitize records acquired from Shakespeare & Company, an English language bookshop that first opened in Paris in 1919 and operated until the Nazi occupation of France (and was later re-opened under a different owner). The store also ran a lending library, and members included Ernest Hemingway, Gertrude Stein, James Joyce, and many other influential literary thinkers of the 20th century. Their lending and reading habits are now on display, providing interesting insights to their creative processes.
The Royal Family’s Favorite Children’s Books
Want your kid to read like a royal? This round up includes picture books that members of the British royal family have either shared on social media, praised in interviews, or books that have been spotted in their photos and videos. Of course, Duck! Rabbit! is at the top of the list from Archie’s first birthday video, but there are some others that might surprise and delight you!