Friday, 7 November 2014

November Newsletter

Authors Stephen King, Margaret Atwood, Patrick Rothfuss, Hans Ulrich Obrist, and tons of new books! Find your next great read! View this email in your browser Hi Ravi, Here's our monthly newsletter from Goodreads—giving you the latest and greatest in our quest to connect people through reading! You started reading Operation Blue Star: The True Story 52 days ago. --> Update Your Progress EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEWS Stephen King The horror maestro's new novel, Revival, is a Frankenstein-inspired story of fate, rock and roll, religion, and addiction, with a conclusion as terrifying as they come. More Margaret Atwood Happy 75th birthday to the acclaimed writer, whose wicked sense of humor is on display in Stone Mattress: Nine Tales, a new collection of dark and vengeful short fiction. More CAST YOUR VOTE Announcing the 2014 Nominees! Help choose the best books of the year! Using stats from the 275 million books added, rated, and reviewed on Goodreads in 2014, we've nominated 15 books in 20 categories—including Best Fiction, Mystery, Memoir, Romance, Young Adult Fantasy, and many more. Vote now in the Opening Round, and don't forget to come back for the Semifinals and Finals in the coming weeks! Start Voting! GET SOME ANSWERS Goodreads "Ask the Author" Goes Big Time Check out some of the bold-faced names who are taking questions in the coming month. Don't hold back—ask that burning question! George W. Bush Author of41: A Portrait of My Father Ask a Question Alicia Keys Author of Blue Moon Ask a Question Neil Gaiman, author of Hansel and Gretel& Amanda Palmer, author of The Art of Asking Ask a Question More Authors Answering Questions... GOOD MINDS SUGGEST Eula Biss's Favorite Books About Vaccination The author of On Immunity shares five books that informed her critique of the myths and fears surrounding vaccination. Eula suggests: More... Patrick Rothfuss's Favorite Works of World-Building Visit far-flung realms in these recs from the fantasy writer whose magic-steeped new novella is The Slow Regard of Silent Things. Patrick suggests: More... Hans Ulrich Obrist's Favorite Books About Artists Computer code and Neanderthal DNA are among the topics covered in these picks from the art-world author of Ways of Curating. Hans suggests: More... DEBUT AUTHOR SNAPSHOT Mallory Ortberg Her debut, Texts from Jane Eyre, climbs into the minds of our favorite characters—from Hamlet to Nancy Drew—and imagines the hilarious text messages they might exchange. More



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