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Book Review: We Need To Talk About Kevin by Lionel Shriver

Whenever a film is made of a book I cringe a little. I have very seldom seen a film that is as good as, let alone better than, the original book. I have taken to avoiding film adaptations of books, and whenever a new movie in this genre appears I resolutely look away, or in [...]

Treasure Hunting for Rare Books

My grandmother was an antique dealer who often enlisted my help as a child to run estate sales. As an eleven-year-old adventure seeking literary snob, I was convinced there was a tremendous fortune to be had discovering rare, signed first editions in Oklahoma City basements. The biggest find, which I still have, was a mint [...]

Book review: Half-Blood Blues by Esi Edugyan

Esi Edugyan is a renowned Canadian author of Ghanaian descent. Her newest novel Half-Blood Blues was published earlier this year and has found itself on the short lists of many celebrated awards from the Man Booker Prize to the Governor General’s Literary Award for Fiction and it walked away with one of Canada’s leading literary [...]

How to Write a Novel

Have you ever considered becoming a novelist? Write a great story and the money can come flooding in, although it usually takes years of practice! It can be a lonely profession with little guidance offered, so here are a few tips on how to write a novel like the most popular writers in romantic, horror, [...]

Life Interrupted, an Author’s Journey

Wednesday, June 22, 2011. From Corporate America to Poverty with the Stroke of a PenIt’s not easy being famous, but, then, of course, I wouldn’t know, because I’m not… What I SHOULD say is that it’s not easy being an author, especially if you need to eat on a regular basis. I mean, it’s not [...]

Book review: We, The Drowned by Carsten Jensen

The author and political commentator Carsten Jensen hails from the Danish town of Marstal, in the South of Funen Archipelago, and it’s the people of this coastal town, and their relationship to the sea, that forms the central thread of the novel. “Such was the chain of life: unbreakable.” This seafaring book deserves praise for [...]

Free books friday week 2 – Alice in wonderland by Lewis Caroll

In this week’s Free Book Friday, we focus on one of the most influential classic novels in the fantasy genre: Alice in wonderland (or in full: Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland). This 1865 novel, written by English Author Lewis Caroll, is listed in the public domain, which means that the book is freely available to the [...]

Book review: How to Have Confidence and Power in Dealing with People

If you’ve ever struggled with communicating confidently with others, this book is for you! How to Have Confidence and Power in Dealing with People is virtually a manual from A to Z on human relations. Les Giblin is genius in outlining the skills needed to becoming confident when dealing with others. You will learn what [...]

Free books friday!

Isn’t friday the perfect day to start reading a book? It absolutely is, especially if it’s a free book! That’s why we want to start a new concept here on Frontlist – Every friday we will introduce you to a website where you can order or download free books online. This can range from free [...]

Book review: Before the Frost by Henning Mankell

Henning Mankell has been busy lately writing about the recent Swedish election and experimenting with new thriller formulas such as his latest novel, The Man from Beijing. After his long running popular Kurt Wallander novels, adapted for a TV series in the UK earlier this year, he has officially dropped the famous police inspector. He [...]