Khadija Abdalla Bajaber is the Winner of the Inaugural Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction
Khadija Abdalla Bajaber is the winner of the inaugural Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction for The House of Rust. Bajaber’s debut novel, published by Graywolf Press, follows the story of a young girl named Aisha who sets out on a boat made of bones with a talking cat to rescue her fisherman father. The jury praised Bajaber’s writing, saying, “Scene after scene is gleaming, textured, utterly devoid of cliché and arresting in its wisdom. The novel’s structure is audacious and its use of language is to die for.” The inaugural Prize was awarded in a virtual ceremony on October 21, 2022. You can watch the replay of the announcement event on Crowdcast.
Life of Pi Stage Adaptation Hits Broadway This Spring
Life of Pi is heading to Broadway! Lolita Chakrabarti’s stage adaptation of the best-selling novel Life of Pi by Yann Martel will premiere at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre on Thursday, March 9, 2023. The play’s official opening will be on Thursday, March 30, 2023. “It has been such a privilege to adapt Yann Martel’s modern classic Life of Pi for the stage,” said Chakrabarti. “It was daunting, creatively, exciting, and always collaborative…It is a beautiful, visceral, magical show, a story of survival which all of us can fundamentally relate to after the effects of the pandemic.” Life of Pi is directed by Max Webster, with Set and Costume Design by Tim Hatley, Puppet and Movement Direction by Finn Caldwell, Puppet Design by Nick Barnes and Finn Caldwell, Video Design by Andrzej Goulding, Lighting Design by Tim Lutkin, Sound Design by Carolyn Downing, and Original Music by Andrew T. Mackay.
Peloton Instructor Emma Lovewell Reveals New Memoir and Book Cover
Peloton instructor Emma Lovewell’s memoir Live Learn Love Well: Lessons from a Life of Progress Not Perfection, will be out on May 2, 2023, and here is the cover reveal. Lovewell says she has been working on the memoir for nearly two years, and she’s excited to share it with the world very soon. “It’s more than just a prescriptive fitness book. It’s a lot of stories. Some are sad, some are heartwarming, some are funny,” Lovewell told People magazine. Live Learn Love Well will be published by Ballantine Books.
Here Are the Best Books of 2022, According to Barnes & Noble Booksellers
Booksellers chose the 11 books that they have “felt the most pride in recommending to readers of all interests through the year.”