Cristina Henríquez
"Just watch the world and observe." Cristina Henríquez, author of The Book of Unknown Americans (Knopf, 2014), offers anecdotes and advice to guide young writers.
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"Just watch the world and observe." Cristina Henríquez, author of The Book of Unknown Americans (Knopf, 2014), offers anecdotes and advice to guide young writers.
"The one thing we know about Felix, for all his good heart and his good feelings, it isn't always necessary for him to be there to report something." Man Booker Prize winner Peter Carey talks about Felix Moore, the "last socialist journalist in Australia," who is the unreliable narrator of his new novel, Amnesia (Knopf, 2015).
In this forthcoming novel from the Booker Prize-winning author Kazuo Ishiguro, a couple set off on a journey to find a son they have not seen in years. The Buried Giant (Knopf, 2015) is featured in Page One in the March/April issue of Poets & Writers Magazine.
The London native and youngest writer on Granta's list of the best young British novelists in 2013, reads from his latest novel, Glow (Knopf, 2015). The Bookshop Band performs a song inspired by Beauman's book called "We Are the Foxes."
"It should absolutely, completely undermine who you think you are—that's the mark of art to me." David Shields discusses his writing practice and reads from his book How Literature Saved My Life (Knopf, 2013). For more on Shields, read "Art vs. Life: A Quarrel Between David Shields and Caleb Powell" in the new issue of Poets & Writers Magazine. Shields and Powell will discuss more on January 10 at the Poets & Writers Live event in San Francisco.
The film adaptation of Cheryl Strayed's memoir Wild (Knopf, 2012), with a screenplay by Nick Hornby, was released today. Reese Witherspoon served as a producer and plays Strayed in the story of her three-month hike and journey.
This novel by Emily St. John Mandel, published by Knopf this month, tells the story of a theatre troupe and their survival through a deadly plague. The book is longlisted for the 2014 National Book Award in Fiction.
"Some things in life are too complicated to explain in any language." Haruki Murakami’s latest novel, Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage, translated from the Japanese by Philip Gabriel, was released today by Knopf.
"Every success I've ever had has come wrapped in a gift box of failure." In this Tedx Talk, best-selling author Markus Zusak shares personal stories of disappointment, including his insecurities in writing The Book Thief, and how failing has given him the courage to follow his own vision.
The actor best known for his work on NBC’s Emmy Award-winning comedy series The Office is also a writer. B. J. Novak’s first story collection, One More Thing: Stories and Other Stories, is forthcoming from Knopf next month. The trailer features one of Novak’s costars from The Office, Mindy Kaling. Novak signed a two-book deal with Penguin Young Readers Group last week.