20 Indie Books to Read for Fall 2024

This season’s noteworthy offerings feature time loops, psychoactive booze, the Big Bang, and a hermit on a mission from God. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-08-16 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Stuck at Home? Here are 20 of the Best Books on Hoopla Right Now

If you're stuck at home and bemoaning the absence of libraries from your life, don't fear! Here are some great books available on Hoopla right now. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2020-03-24 10:40:03 UTC ]
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Quiz: Which Book Series Should You Marathon Read During Social Distancing?

If you want one less thing to think about, including which book to read next, work your way through these book series to read while social distancing. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2020-03-24 10:37:32 UTC ]
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Haven’t read War and Peace? Now’s the time to join Yiyun Li’s free virtual book club.

If you’re feeling alone and listless, or even if you simply have a few extra hours a week all of a sudden, I’ve got some good news for you. Starting tomorrow, Wednesday, March 18, brilliant novelist Yiyun Li will be leading a virtual book club in reading Tolstoy’s War and Peace—a book that many... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2020-03-17 15:11:40 UTC ]
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Chronicle Books Offering Extra Discount to Indies

Effective immediately, Chronicle Books is giving indie retailers an extra 5% discount and 90-day dating on its standard 10-unit minimum. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-03-16 04:00:00 UTC ]
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10 SUCH A FUN AGE Book Club Questions And Reading Guide

Read Such A Fun Age by Kiley Reid and want to share with your book club? Use these Such A Fun Age book club questions to get the conversation going. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2020-03-13 10:41:42 UTC ]
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Government will abolish the 20% 'reading tax'

Rishi Sunak confirmed ebooks and online newspapers will no longer be subjected to sales tax The government will abolish the 20% “reading tax” on ebooks and online newspapers from December, although it is unclear whether publishers will pass the full saving on to customers.Printed books and... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2020-03-11 19:46:19 UTC ]
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Under quarantine in South Korea? You can now read 50,000 books for free.

This week, amid a deluge of vaguely horrifying, opportunistic-seeming quarantine-related reading lists, here’s something that seems genuinely good: a South Korean e-book startup is waiving its subscription fee for coronavirus patients and people under quarantine in the country. “We hope that... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2020-03-10 16:59:11 UTC ]
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The UK’s 2020 World Book Day: ‘Reading in Sharp Decline’

Armed with new and disturbing survey information about youth reading from the National Literary Trust, this year's UK World Book Day hands out book tokens. The post The UK’s 2020 World Book Day: ‘Reading in Sharp Decline’ appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2020-03-05 15:46:41 UTC ]
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Harry Potter named favourite Blue Peter Book Award winner of last 20 years

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Bloomsbury) has been voted viewers’ favourite Blue Peter Book Award winner of the last 20 years, while Amanda Li’s Rise Up (Buster) and Vashti Hardy’s Wildspark (Scholastic) have also won prizes. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-03-05 02:44:21 UTC ]
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Don’t be afraid to let children read graphic novels. They’re real books.

A librarian makes the case: Kids’ connection to comics helps create lifelong readers. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2020-02-27 15:14:00 UTC ]
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30 Small Press Books from 2020 We Can’t Wait To Read

Book Riot picks 30 exciting small press books published in 2020, from 25 different publishers, that we can't wait for you to read. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2020-02-27 11:36:43 UTC ]
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Children's reading comprehension falls without storytime, Egmont study reveals

Children’s reading comprehension declines to half the expected rate when they do not have regular storytime, a study from Egmont has revealed. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-02-26 22:50:26 UTC ]
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Someone wrote a children’s book based on The Office and I will never let my child read it.

I do not understand why you would turn to The Office for anything other than its grimly comic tableaux of late-capitalist malaise and self-deluded mediocrity. Apparently I have missed its potential to teach 4- to 8-year-olds the “importance of teamwork” and “that it’s always OK to ask for help.”... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2020-02-25 21:39:17 UTC ]
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Ten books to read in March

The month’s must-reads includes Hilary Mantel’s finale to her Thomas Cromwell trilogy. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2020-02-25 19:27:19 UTC ]
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Ten books to read in March

The month’s must-reads includes Hilary Mantel’s finale to her Thomas Cromwell trilogy. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2020-02-25 19:27:00 UTC ]
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20 Must-Read Audiobooks Narrated by Black Women

20 of the best audiobooks narrated by black women, including fiction, classics, science fiction and fantasy, memoir, essays, and poetry. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2020-02-14 11:38:06 UTC ]
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