Is it too much to ask for a comic book flick that doesn't rely on three crappy prequels for the plot to make sense? Let's lose the complicated, interwoven storylines and focus on quality standalone films. Angry Nerd explains why Marvel's new Guardians of the Galaxy gets it just right. Continue reading at 'Wired'
[ Wired | 2014-07-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BBC Studios Production, in association with Nice Media Studios and Windowseat, has secured the rights to develop The Chalk Man by C J Tudor. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-10-28 10:55:23 UTC ]
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The Michigan native teams up with bestselling author Don Winslow in new pro-Biden video. Continue reading at HuffPost
[ HuffPost | 2020-10-28 08:46:27 UTC ]
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Rosanna Warren’s enlightening book is rich with anecdote and cameos by early 20th-century intellectuals Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2020-10-21 16:02:01 UTC ]
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Getting an MLIS to work in libraries while working a full time job can be challenging, and this librarian shares her experience. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2020-10-12 10:30:00 UTC ]
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Unions are calling on the UK government to exert pressure on Amazon over its working conditions after a report by the TUC claimed the retail giant had been awarded government and local authority contracts worth £630m since 2015. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-10-12 09:51:08 UTC ]
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Wesley Barnes had posted several reviews allegedly accusing the resort of "modern day slavery" Continue reading at BBC World
[ BBC World | 2020-10-09 06:23:40 UTC ]
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Michael Specter’s audiobook biography shapes the story of Anthony Fauci into a stirring, and very American, morality play. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2020-10-06 20:52:57 UTC ]
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Independent publisher Angry Robot has acquired a third title from Cameron Johnston, The Maleficent Seven. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-10-02 08:15:56 UTC ]
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Seven Dials has acquired Start Where Others Stop by Zack George, dubbed "the UK’s fittest man". Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-09-29 00:34:18 UTC ]
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With so many contemporary memoirs devoted to the sins of the author’s mother, a focus on a loving dad seems a welcome change. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2020-09-23 05:01:31 UTC ]
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Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi’s Uganda-set novel follows a girl caught between tradition and her rebellious urges. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2020-09-22 08:24:52 UTC ]
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THE LONG AND VARIED career of science fiction author Robert Silverberg can almost be viewed as a microcosm of the genre’s development over the past seven decades. Starting out in the world of fandom, Silverberg edited a popular zine in the early 1950s, then turned to professional writing during... Continue reading at Los Angeles Review of Books
[ Los Angeles Review of Books | 2020-09-18 15:00:52 UTC ]
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Review of ‘Lying in State: Why Presidents Lie -- and Why Trump Is Worse’ by Eric Alterman Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2020-09-16 06:05:25 UTC ]
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Scottish author Douglas Stuart talks to us about his Booker Prize 2020-shortlisted début novel, Shuggie Bain. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-09-15 13:46:50 UTC ]
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The story collection is a departure for the beloved writer best known for his Easy Rawlins mysteries. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2020-09-15 12:00:00 UTC ]
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The author has faced backlash after a reviewer said the moral of her book “Troubled Blood” is to “never trust a man in a dress.” Continue reading at The Huffington Post
[ The Huffington Post | 2020-09-14 23:01:41 UTC ]
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The book began as a series of weekly newspaper columns in which the author attempted to trace the path of the Dutch artist’s early years. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2020-09-10 13:27:53 UTC ]
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Extinction Rebellion protests at News Corp sites condemned by Society of Editors as ‘attempt to silence other voices’Ministers and MPs from all parts of the political spectrum have condemned Extinction Rebellion for blocking the delivery of newspapers across the UK on Saturday.Four national... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2020-09-05 17:00:00 UTC ]
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Independent publisher Angry Robot Books has extended indefinitely its open submission window for sci-fi and fantasy novels by black authors, following a positive response to the initiative. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-08-24 03:52:28 UTC ]
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Many publishers are enjoying record sales – but not all. We must take care that those with the biggest names and deepest pockets are not the only beneficiariesAs the weather turns and the days shorten, as trees bend low with fruit and blackberries darken the hedges, bookshops are bracing for a... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2020-08-23 17:25:02 UTC ]
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