Happy November, bookworms. If you’re not too sick from binging on candy, enjoy this week’s book news.
- 2009 still has two months to go, but that hasn’t stopped some people from compiling “best of” lists for the year. Publishers Weekly recently announced it’s Top 10 of 2009, with an additional 90 (to round out the Top 100) being announced next week. While it’s a good list, the Christian Science Monitor has pointed out one glaring issue: no female authors. Surely, some woman somewhere wrote a great book this year.
- Meanwhile, Omnivoracious freely admits to jumping the gun with their list of the year’s 100 best books. All this week, they’ve been counting down the list, 100 to 11. The top 10 will be revealed on Monday, with the whole complete list.
- Fans of vampire romance might want to look out. There’s a new trend in the romance sub-genres and it’s being called “zombie love.” I’m not exactly sure how a zombie romance works, but I’m guessing it might involve eating other humans. Delightful!
- Speaking of the decline of vampires, an author once closely associated with the undead is now saying that vampires are of the past and angels are the future. Ann Rice is publishing a new series focusing on the heavenly creatures, instead of the blood-sucking fiends. Rice, who reclaimed her Catholic faith in recent years, thinks it’s better being on the good guy’s side.
- Young adult books are gaining many fans in the adult world. Books that are being marketed to teens are being snapped up by adults of all ages. Many authors and publishers believe YA literature is going through a so-called renaissance, experiencing a surge in popularity during an otherwise flat economy. I can fully relate – I’m not ashamed to admit that YA books are among my favorites.
- Lastly, the Inkwell Bookstore Blog has a hilarious comparison between book clubs and church. According to them, there’s quite of lot of similarity, including the top reason: both book clubs and church keep promising you an author appearance, but in the end…nope.
Have a good week! Keep reading!
