Traditionally, a ballad was a song that was designed to be danced to, as the etymology of the word, Provençal balada meaning ‘dance, song to dance to’, ultimately from late Latin ballare. The great British ballads – and we say ‘British’ because many of them were Scottish rather than English […] The post 10 of the Best Ballads in English Literature appeared first on Interesting Literature. Continue reading at 'Interesting Literature'
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Get through the rest of the year with some sweet, queer comics and manga, including I Married My Best Friend to Shut My Parents Up by Kodama Naoko. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2020-12-23 11:34:00 UTC ]
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From talking tigers to automaton dragons and UFOs, find some of the best 2020 under the radar SFF books you may have missed, including Ghost Wood Song by Erica Waters. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2020-12-21 11:37:00 UTC ]
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Lit Lists Literary translation’s 2020 story is one of abundance and adaptation. Like most books published this year, dozens of new translations were published during a global pandemic. Events quickly moved from bookstores to Zoom. Writers and... Continue reading at World Literature Today
[ World Literature Today | 2020-12-14 20:55:17 UTC ]
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A onetime British spy, he used the Cold War as his canvas in such novels as “The Spy Who Came in From the Cold” and “Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy.” Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2020-12-13 10:56:56 UTC ]
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There aren’t too many librarians who get into the business in order to sue the federal government. And to be fair Jason Broughton, the state librarian of Vermont, didn’t want to join this club. But as the head of the census for the state of Vermont, he wanted to make sure everyone in the state... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-12-11 05:00:00 UTC ]
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PW looks back at the library stories that captivated the publishing world this year—and what they portend for 2021. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-12-11 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Jonathan Cape has won a 10-publisher auction for Fire Rush, the “phenomenal” debut novel by Jacqueline Crooks. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-12-09 10:11:08 UTC ]
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The poet, whose acceptance speech will also be released on Monday, will publish Winter Recipes from the Collective in 2021Nobel laureate Louise Glück is set to publish her first poetry collection in seven years in 2021 – her first since becoming the 16th female winner of the literature... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2020-12-07 11:00:36 UTC ]
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The Vintage Books Podcast is marking its 10th anniversary by partnering with digital media platform Black Ballad for a special Christmas episode with Diana Evans. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-12-06 18:09:28 UTC ]
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Bonnier Books UK will publish 10 new books from Wilbur Smith, including a spin-off collection set in the same universe as his 1994 Ancient Egyptian series. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-12-02 12:38:39 UTC ]
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If you still have holiday shopping to do, perhaps one of these books will fit the bill. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2020-12-01 13:00:00 UTC ]
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Ebury imprint Rider has acquired Genzaburo Yoshino's How Do You Live?, a bestselling Japanese classic about what really matters in life, publishing in English for the first time thanks to a translation by Bruno Navasky. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-11-30 18:04:29 UTC ]
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On a special episode of the podcast, taped live, editors from The New York Times Book Review discuss this year’s outstanding fiction and nonfiction. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2020-11-27 16:44:05 UTC ]
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Picador has won a four-way auction for 10 books from Jamaica Kincaid, hailed by the publisher as “one of our greatest living writers”. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-11-27 02:18:31 UTC ]
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Whatever the young reader in your life is into, there's a graphic novel for them! Find newer middle grade graphic novels to gift this year. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2020-11-25 11:37:00 UTC ]
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Paging through the “World Almanac and Book of Facts” has been surprisingly soothing. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2020-11-24 14:00:00 UTC ]
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The editors of The Times Book Review choose the best fiction and nonfiction titles this year. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2020-11-23 15:42:05 UTC ]
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The best book lights can make great holiday gifts or stocking stuffers for the book lover in your life. Here are ten of the best. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2020-11-20 11:37:00 UTC ]
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Book club subscription gifts or boxes are a great choice to keep your book loving besties stocked with plenty of reading choices this winter. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2020-11-16 11:34:00 UTC ]
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a great book about Texas should not only contain historical fact, it should give readers an impression of the Lone Star state—its scents, sights, and sensations—as well as what it feels like to be a human being of fragile flesh and blood in that immense, brutal, and beautiful land. The post Lone... Continue reading at The Millions
[ The Millions | 2020-11-13 11:00:16 UTC ]
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