5 Recent Essay Collections You Won’t Want to Miss

Find powerful and compelling essays on race, politics, culture, and more in this list of recent small press essay collections. Continue reading at 'Book Riot'

[ Book Riot | 2021-02-17 11:38:00 UTC ]
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How A24 won the movie merch game

A24 has developed a cult following for its movie merch, thanks in large part to the cult following of the designers who create it. In mid-July, cult clothier Online Ceramics, known for Deadhead-inspired tie-dye tees and stylistic screen prints that knife classic horror graphics with... Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2024-08-01 09:30:00 UTC ]
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This Booker longlist might just be the most enjoyable of recent years

No Sally Rooney, one clear favourite and a novel set in space - this is a longlist of unexpected discoveries and big ideas• Three British novelists make Booker 2024 longlist among ‘cohort of global voices’It is 10 years since the Booker prize expanded its remit to include American novelists. The... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2024-07-30 13:04:15 UTC ]
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5 tips to effectively judge people using personality science from an organizational psychologist

Insight into personality is dramatically more important than emotional intelligence. Richard Davis is an organizational psychologist and managing director at Russell Reynolds Associates. He has extensive experience advising CEOs, including those leading Fortune 100 companies. Clients include... Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2024-07-20 08:00:00 UTC ]
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5 New Female-Centric Fantasies

Out this week are five fantasy novels featuring strong, complicated female protagonists. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-07-19 04:00:00 UTC ]
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5 Frothy New Contemporary Romances

These novels, out this week, feature an array of diverse leads and cover all your favorite genre tropes, from slow burns to fake relationships. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-07-19 04:00:00 UTC ]
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The Top 5 Prime Day Kindle Deals—Plus More Amazon Devices (2024)

Amazon's shopping holiday is the best time to buy some of the brand's devices that we love. Continue reading at Wired

[ Wired | 2024-07-17 11:10:44 UTC ]
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The Top 5 Prime Day Kindle Deals—Plus More Amazon Devices (2024)

Amazon's shopping holiday is the best time to buy some of the brand's devices that we love. Continue reading at Wired

[ Wired | 2024-07-16 23:55:58 UTC ]
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What the New York Times Missed: 71 More of the Best Books of the 21st Century

Last week, The New York Times Book Review published a list of the “100 Best Books of the 21st Century.” (Well, so far, obviously. Why not just call it the best books of the last 25 years? Do they know something we don’t? Oh well.) To put it together, the Book Review surveyed “hundreds of... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2024-07-16 08:56:08 UTC ]
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5 Audible alternatives audiobook lovers should check out

Love audiobooks? There are plenty of worthy Audible competitors out there. You just need to know where to look. While Amazon-owned Audible dominates the audiobook market, it’s far from the only player in town. Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2024-07-14 04:30:00 UTC ]
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Cheap AI voice clones may wipe out jobs of 5,000 Australian actors

Industry group says rise of vocal technology could upend many creative fields, including audiobooks – the canary in the coalmine for voice actorsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastVoice actors say they’re... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2024-06-29 20:00:00 UTC ]
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See the World’s Largest Collection of Shakespeare’s First Folio

Washington D.C.'s Folger Shakespeare Library reopens with an impressive new exhibit, audiobook narrators get their due, and more. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2024-06-24 15:00:00 UTC ]
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Print Book Sales Rose 5% in May

After a lackluster start to the year, unit sales of print books have improved in recent months, and were up 5% in May over a year ago at outlets that report to BookScan. A BookScan analyst said that if current trends last, summer sales could top those in 2023. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-06-20 04:00:00 UTC ]
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One of Stephen King’s best recent novels is being made into a show for MGM+

MGM+ has ordered an eight-episode series based on Stephen King’s 2019 novel, The Institute, Deadline reported this week. The novel follows the plight of 12-year-old Luke Ellis and a group of other children with telepathic and telekinetic abilities who have been kidnapped and held captive at a... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2024-06-15 20:32:20 UTC ]
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Ted Chiang has won the PEN/Faulkner Foundation’s short story prize.

Photo by Arturo Villarrubia Science fiction writer Ted Chiang has won the 2024 PEN/Bernard and Ann Malamud Award for Excellence in the Short Story. The award is given each year to a writer who has “demonstrated exceptional achievement in the short story form.” Ted Chiang has published two... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2024-06-12 14:52:48 UTC ]
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Book Riot’s Children’s Deals of the Day for June 5, 2024

Saving the family bakery, an illustrated intro to Greek mythology, 400 pet chickens, and more of today's best children's book deals. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2024-06-05 14:45:52 UTC ]
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Religion Book Deals: June 5, 2024

NavPress takes Dominique Young's exploration of the interstion of faith and pain, IVP lands Toni Huang Kim's book on redemption, Brazos Press signs Joey Cochran's history of the development of evangelicalism as a brand, and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-06-05 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Interactive Storytelling in Three Recent Video Games, by Serena Middleton

Interactive Storytelling in Three Recent Video Games, by Serena Middleton Culture [email protected] Mon, 06/03/2024 - 14:25 As technology develops. it causes changes in the mediums that house our literature, but our human ability to tell stories... Continue reading at World Literature Today

[ World Literature Today | 2024-06-03 19:25:12 UTC ]
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Karin Slaughter Won’t Fade to Black

The bestselling author’s unflinching crime novels dare to acknowledge the world as a dangerous place for women. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-05-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Do you miss childhood summer reading challenges? The National Book Foundation has one for adults.

If you’re reading Lit Hub, it’s a fair guess that you have fond memories of school reading challenges over summer break, those individual and classroom-wide challenges to log your summer’s reading, show off, and maybe earn a prize in September. I definitely remember logging my books every... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2024-05-29 14:30:35 UTC ]
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