The winner of this year's IMPAC Dublin Literary Award is Rawi Hage for his novel De Niro's Game. The prize is not only extremely lucrative--$155,000--but it also has a good track record of predicting popular success. Last year's winner of the IMPAC was the runaway bestseller Out Stealing Horses.De Niro's Game tells the story of … Continue reading Up and Coming?

There's a new book coming from Paulo Coelho, author of the international bestsellers The Alchemist and The Witch of Portobello. Brida--written in 1990, but only now available in translation--is the story "a young Irish girl and her quest for knowledge." A posting on Coelho's own blog hints at his larger subject: "the Great Mother and … Continue reading A Mother-Loving Book from Coelho

Alaska's Seth Kanter made a splash several years ago with his debut novel Ordinary Wolves, a fictional account of a boy growing up in the wilds of the 49th state. Now he's back with Shopping for Porcupine: A Life in Arctic Alaska. This time, Kantner's book is non-fiction, essays and photographs about his own life … Continue reading Northern Light