Paul Tremblay Reveals the Cover of His Upcoming Novel The Pallbearers Club
Yesterday, Paul Tremblay shared the cover of his upcoming book The Pallbearers Club, which will be out on July 5th, 2022. Tremblay says the artwork for the book will include “a fun interior design element to the novel with the marginalia, and William Morrow has committed to printing the text in two-color ink (red and black), but only for the first edition hardcovers. So, if you want one of the two-inkers, pre-ordering is the way to go.” The author also shared a couple of early blurbs for his upcoming book, including one from Grady Hendrix, the author of The Final Girl Support Group, who said The Pallbearers Club was “the most beautiful and heartbreaking funeral I’ve been to in a long time.”
Angie Thomas Shares Photos from the Set of On the Come Up
Filming has wrapped on the movie adaptation of Angie Thomas’s novel On the Come Up, and the author has shared images from the set of the upcoming movie. In a tweet, Thomas wrote, “Nothing like being in a room that started in my imagination. On the Come Up the movie wrapped last night, and I am so grateful to every person who brought this story to life. Love you all ❤️.” Check out some images of protagonist Bri Jackson’s bedroom on Thomas’s Twitter now.
The 2021 Center for Fiction First Novel Prize Goes to The Five Wounds by Kirstin Valdez Quade
The Center for Fiction has announced Kristin Valdez Quade as the winner of the First Novel Prize for her novel The Five Wounds. The award was announced at The Center for Fiction’s Annual Awards Benefit and 200th Anniversary Celebration on December 7th, 2021. Quade was presented the award, which carries with it a prize of $15,000, by Raven Leilani, the winner of last year’s First Novel Prize. The Five Wounds was selected by a panel of distinguished American writers: Alexander Chee, Susan Choi, Yaa Gyasi, Raven Leilani, and Dinaw Mengestu. Quade was chosen from a shortlist that included: The City of Good Death by Priyanka Champaneri, Swimming Back to Trout River by Linda Rui Feng, The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois by Honorée Fanonne Jeffers, Build Your House Around My Body by Violet Kupersmith, No One Is Talking About This by Patricia Lockwood, and Brood by Jackie Polzin. Shortlisted authors each received $1,000.
Join in Book Riot’s 2022 Read Harder Challenge
2021 is quickly drawing to a close, and you know what that means: time to announce our next Read Harder Challenge! Read Harder 2022 will be our eighth year hosting the challenge, a set of 24 tasks that invite readers to expand their worldview through books. Read all about the challenge here.