Anne Raeff’s ‘Only the River’ travels the globe and spans decades to explore one family’s secrets

One of Raeff’s signal strengths is to immerse readers in the sensuous present of any era, in each setting’s vibrant textures and temperatures. Continue reading at 'The Washington Post'

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How to watch Ann Patchett discuss 'These Precious Days' at the L.A. Times Book Club

Novelist Ann Patchett will be in conversation with columnist Steve Lopez tonight at the L.A. Times Book Club Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2021-12-10 00:05:08 UTC ]
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How mountains, rivers and seas shape the fates of nations

Geography’s role in wars and politics shows the world isn’t “flat,” Tim Marshall writes. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2021-12-03 13:00:00 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury Professional lands guide to mental illness in family courts

Bloomsbury Professional has acquired Mental Disorders, Mental Illness and the Family Court, a reference book for non-medical professionals, headed up by semi-retired published Derek Cross. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-11-30 15:33:51 UTC ]
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Ann Patchett’s ‘These Precious Days’ is a beautiful reminder of what’s important

Patchett’s collection is built around an essay she wrote about an unexpected friendship. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2021-11-26 11:43:51 UTC ]
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Ann Patchett on why she isn't doing a conventional book tour — possibly ever again

Bestselling author Ann Patchett talks about book tours, Tom Hanks and 'These Precious Days,' her new book of essays. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2021-11-23 14:00:12 UTC ]
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Book Review: ‘These Precious Days,’ by Ann Patchett

In her essay collection “These Precious Days,” the novelist and bookstore owner explores friendship, marriage and mortality. Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2021-11-19 15:41:34 UTC ]
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Strong Roots: Exploring Heartland Publishing 2021

Midwest religion and spirituality publishers draw inspiration from their communities to meet readers’ needs. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-11-19 05:00:00 UTC ]
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IPG at 50: Exploring Heartland Publishing 2021

Joe Matthews, CEO of IPG parent company Chicago Review Press Inc., discusses the distributor’s explosive growth, and its future. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-11-19 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Where STEM Meets Story: Spotlight on Explorer Academy

The Dragon’s Blood, the sixth book in the Nat Geo series, leads readers on another globe-spanning adventure . (Sponsored) Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-11-18 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Christina Patterson | 'In our family we didn’t have weddings; only funerals'

Writer Christina Patterson returns with a memoir about family, mental illness, cake and fortitude. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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How a public library helped my family cope with the effects of climate change

With the ongoing climate crisis, public libraries are a temporary refuge from extreme temperatures for low-income families like my own, writes Carol Eugene Park. Continue reading at CBC

[ CBC | 2021-11-07 15:00:00 UTC ]
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A Graphic Novel About 100 Years of Matrilineal Family History, From South China to Singapore

To hear Weng Pixin tell it, Let’s Not Talk Anymore started out as a kind of “fuck you” move after a particularly bad fight with her mom but—as these things tend to go—it gradually transformed into a project to locate herself within the moth-eaten story of her matrilineal line.  Moving back and... Continue reading at Electric Literature

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H.G. Wells wanted to change the world. A new book explores the author’s outsize ambitions

Claire Tomalin’s ‘The Young H.G. Wells’ is a fascinating look at the prolific writer’s rocky beginnings and complicated personal life. Continue reading at The Washington Post

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Naomi Krupitsky’s ‘The Family’ is a mafia tale with a unique perspective

Filled with sharp descriptive details of New York City, the focus here is on homes, church, school, and the lives of women and children. Continue reading at The Washington Post

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National Teen Book Club aims to expand reach with grant from Law Family

The National Teen Book Club is aiming to reach 50,000 young people in 600 schools in a drive to raise literacy levels and encourage a love of reading. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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How did our national parks come to be? A new book explores their rocky start.

Dennis Drabelle’s “The Power of Scenery” chronicles Frederick Law Olmsted’s role in creating gems like Yosemite Continue reading at The Washington Post

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What inspired ‘The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe’? One novel explores the possibilities.

In Patti Callahan’s “Once Upon a Wardrobe,” a logic-minded teenager learns the power of stories during afternoons with C.S. Lewis. Continue reading at The Washington Post

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Review: ‘The Street,’ by Ann Petry

This classic story of a single mother’s struggle against poverty, published in 1946, would become the first novel by a Black woman to sell a million copies. Continue reading at The New York Times

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When the U.S. needed secret help in Iraq, who did it call? Poland, of course.

How the two nations’ intelligence services, once adversaries, turned into strong allies. Continue reading at The Washington Post

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In ‘The Swank Hotel,’ a family falls apart, and so does the world

Lucy Corin’s discursive family drama is set against the backdrop of the 2008 financial crisis. Continue reading at The Washington Post

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