7 Books Structured as Conversations

I love it when a text centers the dynamics of conversation. In my own life, talking to others gets me out of my head, and introduces me to possibilities I would never have dreamed of alone. I think of a quote by the activist Valerie Kaur, which my local bookshop has printed on some of […] The post 7 Books Structured as Conversations appeared first on Electric Literature. Continue reading at 'Electric Literature'

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In “All My Mother’s Lovers,” a Mother’s Secret Letters Reveal Her Secret Life

Not to sound like an assistant district attorney from SVU, but it is beyond a shadow of a doubt that acclaimed essayist and book critic Ilana Masad has carved a prominent space for herself in the realm of mother-daughter literature with her debut novel, All My Mother’s Lovers. It sits upon a... Continue reading at Electric Literature

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Publishing revenues to plunge and thousands of jobs at risk, report says

Publishing, including books, newspapers and magazines, could see a £7bn fall in revenue and 51,000 jobs axed due to Covid-19's effect on bookshop closures and print sales, a report claims. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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I Am the Faceless Woman on the Cover of Your Novel

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‘We’re so nervous': England’s bookshops prepare to reopen on Monday

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Black British authors top UK book charts in wake of BLM protests

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10 Books Set in Museums

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Shrewsbury's Button & Bear children's bookshop to close

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Unpacking Wharton’s Library

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‘No reader is too young to start’: anti-racist books for all children and teens

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20 New Asian American Books to Read Right Now

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Samantha Irby Thinks Most People Suck But She Still Wants to Be Your Friend

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Friday essay: the Melbourne bookshop that ignited Australian modernism

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A Novel About the Absurdity of the Gig Economy

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