15 reasons to love BuzzFeed's style guide

From explaining what 'juggalo' means to recipes for sweet potato bourbon noodle kugel, the website's guide is well worth a visitNo, not the Coco Chanel kind of style; the other kind: the writing and editing style that newspapers and websites follow to maintain accuracy, clarity and consistency. At the Guardian, we've had one since 1928 (you can download the first here); BuzzFeed published its style guide this week. And excellent it is too.If you're not familiar with BuzzFeed – and therefore, unlike me, don't spend half the day clicking your way through the various feeds (LOL, OMG, cute, trashy, fail … you get the idea) – it's the website you visit to see pictures of the world's most fashionable hamster or take part in improving quizzes such as "Which Circle Of Hell Will You Go To?".It's an American site, but it opened a London office last year and there's lots to interest British readers, from the hilarious –"This Is What Every Single Episode Of The One Show Is Like" – to the insightful: "The 21 Most Delightful Moments In The Life Of A British Person" (No 1: Waking up after a big night feeling horrendous only to realise that you bought bacon yesterday in preparation for the hangover).BuzzFeed has news and serious stuff too, and its liberal heart is in just the right place to please Guardian readers. I love the site, and I love its style guide, and here are 15 reasons why.1 It's got entries that no other style guide has"Fangirl", "batshit", "bitchface" – one word or two?... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'

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A Love Song to the Philippines: The Revolutionary Power of Jessica Hagedorn’s Dogeaters

Dogeaters wasn’t just the first Filipino American novel I ever read; it was the first work of literary fiction I picked up on my own outside of a classroom. I was in my mid-twenties. I had already flunked out of college twice, having spent exponentially more time behind turntables, picking... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

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A Gastronome’s Guide to Graphic Novels

Just in time for Thanksgiving menu planning: a list for the culinarily curious among us looking to crack open a visually stimulating read alongside a cold one at the end of the day. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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15 Bone-Chilling New Horror Books for Halloween

How does a bookstore know it's almost Halloween? When the horror shelves are a ghost town. Here are a handful of terrifying new titles you should bring home to haunt you this All Hallow’s Eve. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Five reasons Warhammer 40,000 should be considered a great work of science fiction

While it is fair to say that Warhammer 40k has so far been underrepresented in science fiction circles, it seems the tide is finally starting to turn. Continue reading at The Conversation

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Finding My Literary Style (with a Little Help From My Mother)

I wear my mother’s cropped grey jacket to the book launch party in LA. Her navy blazer with pinstripes to my book reading in Brooklyn. Her leopard print scarf on my way to introduce Jennifer Egan at Carnegie Library in Pittsburgh. In Seattle, Corte Madera, Kansas City, I wear her thin platinum... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

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These trending Harry Potter-style floating LED candles are 55% off

Want your house to have extra atmosphere on Halloween? Or maybe you just love Harry Potter and have enough adult money to decorate your home however you wish? Either way, these floating candles are absolutely gorgeous and a perfect addition to any magic-filled room. Right now, you can... Continue reading at PC World

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Whether you're looking to read a fantasy, a murder mystery, romance, or something else, there's a YA book deal for you this week! Continue reading at Book Riot

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15 Small Press Books You Should Be Reading This Fall

I’ve been reading from outside of Phoenix, where there have been over 120 days of 100 degree temperatures as summer comes to a close.  With Hurricane Helene devastating the Southeast and war spreading in the Middle East, the uncertainty about our collective futures—whether it is from climate... Continue reading at Electric Literature

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Diana Palmer’s Cowboy Love

In life, as in her novels, the bestselling author radiates tenderness, affection, and Southern charm. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Silver Sprocket, at 15, Turns to Its Community for Support

Creators including Michael Deforge, Lemony Snicket, and Tillie Walden have partnered with the independent San Francisco–based comics publisher and comics shop Silver Sprocket on one-of-a-kind prints to support a new fundraising effort. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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The bestselling author combined two of his childhood obsessions to create vibrant crime novels set against the backdrop of the comics industry. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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I Love Short Stories. Do I Have to Write a Novel?

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Our 15 Most-Read Posts Of All Time

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DOJ vs. Google: Can the digital media industry learn from the last 15 years?

Can the industry save itself from short-term thinking, even if Google is dealt a blackened eye, or bloodied nose during a raft of government tussles? Continue reading at Digiday

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Language, Love and Visibility: Looking Back on an Immigrant Childhood

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The week's bestselling books, Sept. 15

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15 tips to get more out of Google Contacts

Old-fashioned address books and rolodexes are becoming an increasingly rare sight as the world goes digital. What’s more, digital address books are not something you need to buy separately. If you have an email address with Google (Gmail), Microsoft (Outlook), or Apple (iCloud), for... Continue reading at PC World

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The Supreme Court justice’s memoir is deeply personal and full of hope, and highlights a fairy-tale marriage to her college boyfriend. Continue reading at The New York Times

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