For many tourists, the Caribbean is a paradise. A place outside time—with no history and no future. A place for cocktails on the beach and escaping the relentless rhythms of modern life. But to me, the Caribbean has always been beautiful because of its history, not in spite of it. A cross-roads... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2023-01-31 09:51:39 UTC ]
Launched a year ago in a collaboration between Penguin Random House and The Runnymede Trust, Lit in Colour seeks to make the books taught in classrooms more representative of modern life in Britain Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-09-17 18:08:18 UTC ]
Modern life has multiplied our conundrums. Susan Liautaud’s “The Power of Ethics” tries to help. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Washington Post | 2021-01-08 06:00:00 UTC ]
The debut novel intersperses the story of a tech reporter in Silicon Valley with Facebook posts, tweets, Google results and other fragments. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Washington Post | 2020-03-27 13:00:00 UTC ]
The Twitter personalities discuss their new book and making astrology — as well as poetry — accessible. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Washington Post | 2019-11-11 19:14:40 UTC ]
4th Estate will publish the debut non-fiction title, Raven Smith’s Trivial Pursuits, described as “a smart and irreverent take on modern life” from the Vogue columnist’s perspective. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-11-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
Exclusive: Ryan Ferrier and Ian McGinty announce their upcoming "Rocko's Modern Life" comic book series. Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2017-09-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
Donald Trump loves Reasons to Vote Democrat, a volume of white space that follows a number of liberal spoofs with the same content. I prefer less vacant jokesIt’s a product worthy of Reggie Perrin’s Grot shop – the store opened to sell tat in David Nobbs’s magnificent satire of modern life: a... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2017-04-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
Michael Joseph is to publish Get in the Sea: An Apoplectic Guide to Modern Life by Andy Dawson, the creator of the popular 'Get in the Sea' Twitter account and Facebook page. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-01-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
'The Tao of Happiness' author says that Taoism is 'really just for human beings,' making it a religion fit for a secular humanist. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-10-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
Coronet is to publish a book by 'Gogglebox' stars Steph and Dom Parker. Commissioning editor Nicki Crossley bought world rights to Steph and Dom’s Guide to Life from James Taylor at Avalon Entertainment. The couple will share their top tips and advice for modern life – from dinner parties to... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-03-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
Bonnie Gray’s panic attacks started just as she was making progress on her first book. The attacks didn’t end until she turned from that project and embarked on a very different book, a memoir-cum-guidebook about her search for peace and rest in the swirl of modern life. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Cold War had almost everything—two superpowers facing off in an existential struggle, spies, double agents and honey traps, lots of great books and movies. But in retrospect it was missing one important element of modern life: Internet comments. Continue reading >> [ Source: Slate | 2014-03-06 00:00:00 UTC ]