This week the Unbound Book Babes react to the TikTok video by Sim Kern (@simkern) reviewing author payments and royalties from publishers.
Upcoming release:
Madame by Sarah Cate Oct 12, 2023
Hopeless Elise Silver Oct 13, 2023
Carnage by Shantel Tessier Oct 31, 2023
74th National Book Awards Finalist fiction:
Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah, Chain-Gang All-Stars - fiction about the horrors of incarceration
Aaliyah Bilal, Tempel Folk - Black Muslims grappling with faith, family, and freedom in America.
Paul Harding, This Other Eden - an enduring testament to the struggle to preserve human dignity in the face of intolerance
Hanna Pylvainen, The End of Drum-Time - a richly atmospheric saga that charts the repercussions of a scandalous nineteenth-century love affair
Justin Torres, Blackouts - A book about storytelling—its legacies, dangers, delights, and potential for change—and a bold exploration of form, art, and love
