The Giver of Stars

The Giver of Stars is a 2019 historical fiction book by Jojo Moyes about packhorse librarians in a remote area of Kentucky.

First edition (publ. Michael Joseph)

Description

British author Jojo Moyes wrote The Giver of Stars, which was published in 2019. It is named after a poem by Amy Lowell. It is historical fiction[1] about packhorse librarians in a remote area of Kentucky.[2]

Reception

The book was included on Hello Sunshine's book club.[3] Claims were made that it plagiarized from The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by Kentucky native Kim Michele Richardson.[3] It charted on Apple and Amazon's top-selling books lists.[4][5]

The book was shortlisted for the 2020 Fiction Book of the Year in the British Book Awards.[6]

References

1. Epstein, Rachel (2019-10-28). "Read Jojo Moyes' 'The Giver of Stars' Before It Turns Into a Movie". Marie Claire. Retrieved 2019-11-13.
2. Wallace, Debra (2019-10-23). "Author Jojo Moyes Says The Giver of Stars Contains "All of My Favorite Things: Horses, Rural Country, Books, and Female Friendships"". Parade. Retrieved 2019-11-13.
3. Hughes, Roxanne (2019-11-09). "Jojo Moyes: The Giver of Stars suffers blow as further 'plagiarism' claims unearthed". Express.co.uk. Retrieved 2019-11-13.
4. "The Top 10 Books on Apple Books-US". The New York Times. 2019-11-12. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-11-13.
5. Alexandria Ingham 1 day ago Follow @aingham69 (2019-11-12). "Most sold Amazon books last week: Lee Child and Jojo Moyes get boosts". Amazon Adviser. Retrieved 2019-11-13.
6. "British Book Awards 2020: Books of the Year shortlists revealed | The Bookseller". www.thebookseller.com. Retrieved 2020-03-20.