Book Club: ‘James,’ by Percival Everett

For The Book Review Podcast’s May book club, we’ll talk about “James,” Percival Everett’s radical reimagining of “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.” Continue reading at 'The New York Times'

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Watson chooses Saqi's British Muslim women's anthology for book club

Actress and campaigner Emma Watson has selected an anthology dispelling myths about Muslim women, The Things I Would Tell You (Saqi Books) as the next read for her feminist book club. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-01-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BBC Radio 2 revives its Book Club with Sara Cox

Graham Norton, Cecelia Ahern and Nick Hornby are among the authors lined up to take part in the new Radio 2 Book Club, presented by Sara Cox. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-10-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Open Road Launches New Book Club With Fab Over Fifty

Open Road Integrated Media works with Fab Over Fifty to create a new book club, 'Spread the Words,' which opens this month with Erica Jong's 'Fear of Flying.' The post Open Road Launches New Book Club With Fab Over Fifty appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-09-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bringing a Brooklyn Twist to Book Clubs

The Bushwick Book Club has everything—big performances, chapters across the country and overseas, and a podcast. All it doesn't have is a book club. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-08-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Calendar Letters: About that Anna March story ...

Regarding “Who Is Anna March?” [July 29] So you think it’s important to use four pages of the Sunday Arts and Books section to write about someone who has never published a book of her own, while at the same time you did not have the space for even one book review? Do you find that acceptable? ... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-08-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Richard and Judy Book Club creator slams W H Smith deal

TV producer Amanda Ross has criticised Richard Madeley and Judy Finnigan for shifting their book club to W H Smith after their recommendation show ended on television. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Book Review: Behold, America: A History of America First and the American Dream, by Sarah Churchwell

In the late summer of 1941, as millions of Americans were debating whether to become involved in the war against Hitler, the journalist Dorothy Thompson wrote a celebrated essay for Harper's magazine. The title was Who Goes Nazi?, and Thompson explained that she had devised "a somewhat macabre... Continue reading at Stuff

[ Stuff | 2018-07-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Witherspoon Picks 'Next Year In Havana' for Book Club

Reese Witherspoon has selected 'Next Year In Havana' (Berkley), by Chanel Cleeton, as her July book club pick. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-07-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New Fern Britton and Tesco book club to recommend HC titles exclusively

Presenter and author Fern Britton is teaming up with HarperCollins on a book club in partnership with Tesco. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-06-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Industry Notes: Simon & Schuster’s New Book Club; GraphicAudio Plans Audiobook Tie-Ins

In a new direct-to-consumer curated outreach effort, Simon & Schuster will promote content across all its imprints. And Privateer's games are the basis for new GraphicAudio audiobooks. The post Industry Notes: Simon & Schuster’s New Book Club; GraphicAudio Plans Audiobook Tie-Ins... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-06-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Book review: Finding by David Hill

I was astonished to find that I have read 46 of David Hill's books (plus 14 short stories and four poems); I have even heard his words read at a funeral. Yet none of these brought me more pleasure than his latest novel. Continue reading at Stuff

[ Stuff | 2018-06-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Simon Mayo reveals plans to launch own book club

Simon Mayo is to launch his own fortnightly book club, following the ending of his popular BBC Radio 2 book club last month. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-05-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Indie Focus: Renewal and rediscovery with 'First Reformed,' 'Book Club' and 'Cold Water'

Hello! I'm Mark Olsen. Welcome to another edition of your regular field guide to a world of Only Good Movies. The newsletter team is back from vacation as our Cannes team has been hard at work covering this year’s festival. Justin Chang has been writing daily diaries, capturing first-look... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-05-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Review: Vintage Roger Hall play runs well with 'soup up'; Some features outdated

Review: A large comfy leather sofa, persian rug, bland painting and shelves of books make up the set of Remuera housewife Deb's life and an updated version of Roger Hall's 1999 one-woman play The Book Club, showing at Auckland's PumpHouse Theatre. Continue reading at Stuff

[ Stuff | 2018-05-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Playwright Roger Hall passionate about raising profile of arts in Auckland

Playwright Roger Hall, 79, has updated the script - and books - of his 1999 off-beat romantic comedy The Book Club for a 2018 audience and a season at Takapuna's PumpHouse Theatre Continue reading at Stuff

[ Stuff | 2018-05-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Book review: Healing from Hate by Michael Kimmel

Healing from Hate: How Young Men Get Into – and Out of – Violent Extremism Michael Kimmel University of California. US$29.95 (not published by NZ publisher) Continue reading at Stuff

[ Stuff | 2018-04-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Book review: Skin in the Game - Hidden Asymmetries in Daily Life by Nassim Nicholas Taleb

REVIEW: Nassim Nicholas Taleb is the Richard Wagner of uncertainty. While the Ring Cycle of the German composer/librettist portrayed the struggle of the gods in a series of operas, the Incerto series of books by the Lebanese-American author is devoted to humans - specifically how we deal with... Continue reading at Stuff

[ Stuff | 2018-03-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Book review: Lullaby by Leila Slimani

In France, Leila Slimani is quite something. With Lullaby, only her second novel, the 36-year-old former journalist won the Prix Goncourt, the country's top literary award. It has already sold more than 600,000 since it was published there in September 2016. Continue reading at Stuff

[ Stuff | 2018-01-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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David Bowie's son launches book club in his honour

David Bowie's son, director and screenwriter Duncan Jones, has launched a book club in tribute to his late father. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-01-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Book review: Gabriel's Bay by Catherine Robertson

This is the perfect read for this time of year when we're still happy to escape into a good book at the beach or under a shade tree and take the time to savour, in this instance, the leisurely revelation of the people who live in Gabriel's Bay. Continue reading at Stuff

[ Stuff | 2017-12-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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