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Alexander McCall Smith on Writing Advice, A Conspiracy of Friends, and More
In this series of videos, filmed when he was in our office recently, Alexander McCall Smith gives advice to aspiring writers as part of our Writers on Writing series, talks about The Limpopo Academy of Private Detection (No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency #13), and gives a sneak preview of the upcoming Corduroy Mansions novel, A Conspiracy of Friends. (And if you haven’t entered our giveaway for signed ARCs of A Conspiracy of Friends, there’s still time to enter!)
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Queen Elizabeth’s Astronomer: John Dee and Prophecy
Heresy by S. J. Parris introduced us to Giordano Bruno,a fugitive Italian monk who finds himself employed by Queen Elizabeth on an undercover mission. The character of Bruno was based on a historical figure—although the real Bruno probably didn’t solve mysteries for the queen. Now, Bruno is back in Prophecy, a thriller laced with black magic. Prophecy introduces a new character: John Dee, the queen’s astronomer, also based on a historical figure. Read on to find out more about the real John Dee!
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The Chemistry of Tears by Peter Carey
An automaton, a man and a woman who can never meet, two stories of love—all are brought to incandescent life in this hauntingly moving novel from one of the finest writers of our time.
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The Undertow by Jo Baker
The American debut of an enthralling new voice: a vivid, indelibly told work of fiction that follows four generations of a family against the backdrop of a tumultuous century—a novel about inheritance, about fate and passion, and about what it means to truly break free of the past.
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Aerogrammes by Tania James
From the highly acclaimed author of Atlas of Unknowns (“Dazzling . . . One of the most exciting debut novels since Zadie Smith’s White Teeth”—San Francisco Chronicle; “An astonishment of a debut”—Junot Díaz), a bravura collection of short stories set in locales as varied as London, Sierra Leone, and the American Midwest that captures the yearning and dislocation of young men and women around the world.
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Haruki Murakami’s 1Q84 Available Now in Deluxe Three-Volume Boxed Set
A love story, a mystery, a fantasy, and a dystopia to rival George Orwell’s: 1Q84 is Haruki Murakami’s most ambitious novel yet. Now the international bestseller is available as a deluxe three-volume boxed set—gorgeously designed editions in a see-through case, with a removeable sticker on the shrink wrap packaging. It’s a collector’s item in the making!
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A Song in the Night by Bob Massie
In this exuberant memoir, Bob Massie recounts how a constricting childhood illness laid the foundation for a life filled with compassion and activism. A moving saga of faith and perseverance, A Song in the Night will inspire everyone who reads it.
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Writers on Writing: Mark Z. Danielewski
We asked Mark Z. Danielewski – author of House of Leaves, Only Revolutions, and the upcoming The Fifty Year Sword and The Familiar – to share a tip for aspiring writers as part of our Writers on Writing series. Watch the video to see what he had to say.
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