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Pink Dystopia: Gabrielle Korn on How a Decade in Women’s Media Inspired Her Novel

Science fiction made me want to be a writer. As a child in the ‘90s I read Interstellar Pig because my older sister loved it, and that’s when it started—a lifelong obsession with alternate universes, aliens, time travel, dystopia; a compulsion to read and eventually tell stories to make sense of... Continue reading at 'Literrary Hub'

[ Literrary Hub | 2023-12-12 09:52:39 UTC ]
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How a Collective of Incarcerated Writers Published an Anthology From Prison

It would make sense that any history would begin at Stillwater Prison, where so much of the story and mythology of prison in Minnesota also begins. It is where Cole Younger of the famous James-Younger gang did their time, and where they spent their own money to start the Prison Mirror, the... Continue reading at 'Electric Literature'

[ Electric Literature | 2023-10-16 11:00:00 UTC ]
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5 boundary-pushing laptops I’m dying to get my hands on in 2023

There’s nothing more exciting to me than a laptop with unique features or an out-of-the-box design. While a slew of brand spanking new laptops were announced at CES this year, there were some that really stood out from the rest. From RGB keyboards on Chromebooks to portable laptops so thin... Continue reading at 'PC World'

[ PC World | 2023-01-18 11:45:00 UTC ]
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12 Sci-Fi Stories to Help Make Sense of the Climate, Risk, and Our Digital Lives

Don’t miss these short stories featuring firefighting drones, lab-grown mammals, long-buried fan fiction, and much more. Continue reading at 'Slate'

[ Slate | 2022-12-30 10:50:00 UTC ]
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Review: ‘Dirtbag, Massachusetts,’ by Isaac Fitzgerald

Isaac Fitzgerald’s “Dirtbag, Massachusetts” is a memoir about male misbehavior and the struggle to make sense of oneself. Continue reading at 'The New York Times'

[ The New York Times | 2022-07-16 09:00:11 UTC ]
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‘After lockdown, things exploded’ – how TikTok triggered a books revolution

Have teenagers taken control of publishing? With some authors notching up a billion views, we look at how TikTok is electrifying the world of books – creating bestsellers, reviving classics and rescuing neglected genresIt’s four o’clock on a sunny Saturday afternoon and the Krispy Kreme doughnut... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'

[ The Guardian | 2022-06-08 05:00:14 UTC ]
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In Joel Agee’s wondrous ‘The Stone World’ a boy tries to make sense of life

The range and caliber of Joel Agee's work proves he's much more than the son of the late, Pulitzer-winning James Agee. Continue reading at 'The Washington Post'

[ The Washington Post | 2022-02-22 12:00:34 UTC ]
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Kathleen Stock: ‘On social media, the important thing is to show your tribe that you have the right morals’

Continuing our series looking behind the headlines of 2021, we speak to the philosophy professor who resigned from Sussex University after protests over her views on gender and transgender rightsGaza bookseller Samir Mansour: ‘It was shocking to realise I was a target’When Kathleen Stock opens... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'

[ The Guardian | 2021-12-05 10:00:51 UTC ]
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René Magritte was an enigma. A new biography tries to make sense of the genius.

“René Magritte,” by the late Alex Danchev, is an insightful and broad-reaching exploration of the artist. Continue reading at 'The Washington Post'

[ The Washington Post | 2021-12-02 13:00:00 UTC ]
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In Kazuo Ishiguro’s ‘Klara and the Sun,’ a robot tries to make sense of humanity

Ishiguro’s first novel since winning the Nobel Prize in 2017 is a delicate, haunting story, steeped in sorrow and hope. Continue reading at 'The Washington Post'

[ The Washington Post | 2021-03-02 16:46:21 UTC ]
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In our dreams, a theater of the unconscious

Dreaming helps us make sense of our experiences, Antonio Zadra and Robert Stickgold write. Continue reading at 'The Washington Post'

[ The Washington Post | 2021-01-22 13:00:00 UTC ]
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An independent curator tries to make sense of contemporary art

In Tony Godfrey’s entertaining book, artists, curators, museums and the all-devouring art market elbow one another for space on every page. Continue reading at 'The Washington Post'

[ The Washington Post | 2020-12-29 13:00:00 UTC ]
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Can A Book Club Fight Racism?

White people are turning to anti-racist reading groups to make sense of this moment — and, they hope, to make change. Continue reading at 'HuffPost'

[ HuffPost | 2020-08-19 09:45:31 UTC ]
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Mermaid mania is real, and it’s seeping into the realm of nonfiction books

A variety of books aim to make sense of our obsession with these mystical beings. Continue reading at 'The Washington Post'

[ The Washington Post | 2020-08-13 12:37:46 UTC ]
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‘The Standardization of Demoralization Procedures’ is a story that John le Carré might have written for ‘The Twilight Zone’

Jennifer Hofmann’s debut novel follows a Stasi agent trying to make sense of his past. Continue reading at 'The Washington Post'

[ The Washington Post | 2020-08-04 12:00:00 UTC ]
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How “Memorial Drive” Tries to Make Sense of a Mother’s Murder

Katy Waldman writes about “Memorial Drive,” a new memoir by the Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Natasha Trethewey, who pieces together memories of her mother, who was murdered by Trethewey’s stepfather. Continue reading at 'New Yorker'

[ New Yorker | 2020-07-29 10:00:00 UTC ]
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Do Writers Need Literary Agents?

Do writers need literary agents to get published and find success with their writing? Are there times when getting an agent doesn't make sense? We answer these questions here. The post Do Writers Need Literary Agents? by Robert Lee Brewer appeared first on Writer's Digest. Continue reading at 'Writer's Digest'

[ Writer's Digest | 2020-03-24 21:29:37 UTC ]
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‘The Professor and the Parson’ tries to make sense of a narcissistic con man who fooled nearly everyone

Adam Sisman‘s sprightly new book follows a 20th-century fantasist who styled himself, variously, as a professor, doctor and reverend. Continue reading at 'The Washington Post'

[ The Washington Post | 2020-02-26 15:00:00 UTC ]
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‘The Professor and the Parson’ tries to make sense of a narcissistic con man who fooled nearly everyone

Adam Sisman‘s sprightly new book follows a 20th-century fantasist who styled himself, variously, as a professor, doctor and reverend. Continue reading at 'The Washington Post'

[ The Washington Post | 2020-02-26 15:00:00 UTC ]
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