Gillian Flynn Reveals Cover for First Novel from New Imprint
Earlier today, Gillian Flynn tweeted the cover reveal of the first novel coming out from her new imprint. Margot Douaihy’s Scorched Grace features a colorful stained glass style image introducing the story’s main character, Sister Holiday. Flynn called the cover, art directed by Evan Gaffney, “bold and brilliant.” The novel will be out on February 21, 2023.
“How to Murder Your Husband” Author Found Guilty of Murdering Husband
A Portland, Oregon jury has convicted a self-published romance novelist Nancy Crampton Brophy of fatally shooting her husband. In 2011, Brophy wrote an essay titled “How to Murder Your Husband,” which details various ways one could potentially get away with murder. Because the essay was written several years ago, the circuit judge Christopher Ramras urged the jury members to exclude the contents of the essay in their judgement. After a two-day deliberation, the jury found Brophy guilty of second-degree murder.
Amazon Starts Monthly Book Club
Amazon has started a monthly book club called Sarah Selects, named after Amazon’s editorial director for books Sarah Gelman. The club’s first selection will be Half-Blown Rose by Leesa Cross-Smith. The book club is available on Amazon Book Clubs, a free service that allows readers to join and create book clubs. Sarah Selects book clubbers will receive an email notification for each monthly selection, and can send in questions for Gelman to consider during her live-streamed Amazon Live interviews with the book club authors. The book club will focus on newly released titles and will feature Gelman’s favorite genres, including fiction, romance, mystery/thriller/suspense, biography, memoir, and pop science.
The Worst Covers of Classic Books
Not every edition of a book has a good cover. Feast your eyes on this list of the worst covers of classic books.