‘So my $15m book deal got cancelled because a few snowflakes were upset over something I said about children. Well, diddums’This is the book people said couldn’t be published because I was so dangerous. Well, you don’t get to silence The World’s Most Dangerous Faggot that easily. Have I said that I am dangerous? And a faggot? That’s because I am a dangerous faggot. Grrr. Be afraid. Very afraid. Or, failing that, just a bit bored.So my $15m book deal got cancelled because a few snowflakes were a little upset about something I said about paedophilia. Well, diddums. Get over yourself. The truth cannot be silenced by Fake News. Let’s get something straight: I never said it was OK for men to have sex with babies. Everyone has to draw the line somewhere and that’s mine. All I said was that it was perfectly cool for men to have sex with 13-year-olds. What could possibly be controversial about that? Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
[ The Guardian | 2017-07-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The DOWNTON ABBEY movie premieres in the U.S. on September 20, so we've rounded up a list of books with similar themes for fans of the show. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2019-09-16 10:32:23 UTC ]
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Think you don't like historical fiction? Try these books out and prove yourself wrong. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2019-09-14 10:33:10 UTC ]
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How publishers’ increasingly restrictive e-book policies could undermine a key public library reference service. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-09-13 04:00:00 UTC ]
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From the *Handmaid's Tale* sequel to Edward Snowden's memoir, the upcoming book season is looking deadly serious. Up to and including lesbian necromancers. Continue reading at Wired
[ Wired | 2019-09-12 13:00:00 UTC ]
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A psychological thriller about the money-driven contemporary art world, David Hockney in focus, and a searing graphic novel about Jean-Michel Basquiat. The post Three Must-Read Novels About Artists appeared first on The Millions. Continue reading at The Millions
[ The Millions | 2019-09-11 16:00:57 UTC ]
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Lucy Ellmann’s novel is a 1,000-page single sentence, and it was just shortlisted for the Booker Prize. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2019-09-11 12:30:00 UTC ]
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Four devotionals, including Sarah Young’s classic 2004 ‘Jesus Calling,’ made the top 10 on PW’s Religion Nonfiction bestsellers list; 'Overcomer' tops as the new film of the same name debuts in theaters. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-09-11 04:00:00 UTC ]
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DK has acquired The Seven-Minute Body Plan by personal trainer and YouTube star Lucy Wyndham-Read. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-10 10:46:04 UTC ]
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Adam Kay has created a special Quick Reads version of his bestselling This is Going to Hurt (Picador) for the first intake of the bitesize book range since Jojo Moyes saved the scheme from closure. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-08 03:31:15 UTC ]
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“She advised me to read more German authors,” says the writer and singer, whose latest memoir is “Year of the Monkey.” Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2019-09-05 09:00:00 UTC ]
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To introduce Reading Women‘s theme this month, Kendra Winchester and Jaclyn Masters discuss books by and/or about Indigenous women, including Joy Harjo’s An American Sunrise, the anthology Growing Up Aboriginal in Australia, edited by Dr. Anita Heiss, Rebecca Roanhorse’s Trail of Lightning, and... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2019-09-04 08:46:57 UTC ]
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Atlantic Books has signed an "urgent and ingenious" book on the risks of interlinked technology by ex-Cabinet minister Sir Oliver Letwin. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-03 10:07:33 UTC ]
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Want your child to love reading? Two New York Times children's book editors give tips on making reading a pleasurable experience Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-08-30 18:10:32 UTC ]
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These immigration stories explore our shared history — a reading list for all ages Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-08-30 17:32:27 UTC ]
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Lowborn by Kerry HudsonKerry Hudson is best known for her award-winning fiction. Her first book, Tony Hogan Bought Me An Ice-cream Float Before He Stole My Ma, won the Scottish First Book Award and earned her a place on the Granta Best of Young British Novelists list. Her latest book, Lowborn,... Continue reading at British Council global
[ British Council global | 2019-08-30 08:51:45 UTC ]
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If you love books about science, check out #scienceseptember and find a reading list of recommended books for the event here! Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2019-08-29 10:38:23 UTC ]
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Researchers have used machine-learning (a reading robot!) to read 3.5 million books published between 1900 and 2008, and tally all the adjectives used to describe men and women. Not surprisingly, women in books are beautiful and men are true-hearted! Yup, when positively described, women (or... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2019-08-28 13:30:07 UTC ]
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There are some things all agents want to see from writers, but they don't agree on everything. Here's how literary agents agree and differ on what they want from writers. The post How Literary Agents Agree and Differ: Lessons From the Annual Writer’s Digest Conference by Robert Lee Brewer... Continue reading at Writer's Digest
[ Writer's Digest | 2019-08-28 13:00:41 UTC ]
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The Book Development Council is readying its 2019 National Book Week, South African Book Fair and national indigenous language festivals. The post South African Book Fair and Book Week: Toward a Reading Culture appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2019-08-28 05:30:32 UTC ]
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The graphic novelist behind “Smile” and “Sisters” will be a featured author at the festival Saturday. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2019-08-27 16:19:28 UTC ]
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