It’s a good time to be a Kurt Vonnegut fan. While there’s never a bad month to dust off your banned book collection, November encapsulates all things Vonnegutian: the 50th anniversary of Slaughterhouse-Five, the grand opening of the permanent Kurt Vonnegut Museum & Library (KVML) in Kurt’s hometown of Indianapolis, and a slurry of political […] Continue reading at 'Literrary Hub'
[ Literrary Hub | 2019-11-08 15:29:23 UTC ]
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“This is a Book for People who Love the National Parks” is an illustrated guide with fun nuggets of information. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2020-05-27 12:57:27 UTC ]
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THREE MUSLIM GIRLS — two sisters and their cousin — stood in the sunshine on the grounds of the Diggi Palace Hotel in Jaipur, where the world’s largest literary festival took place over five days in late January. All around them, young people streamed into the sprawling compound, before a... Continue reading at Los Angeles Review of Books
[ Los Angeles Review of Books | 2020-05-14 17:00:42 UTC ]
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Vintage has revealed the striking cover for Margaret Atwood's new poetry book, Dearly—the writer's first collection for a decade. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-04-16 10:47:01 UTC ]
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You've read Nic Stone's YA novel Dear Martin and are looking to read more like it? These are a few great books like Dear Martin out there in the world. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2020-03-31 10:41:39 UTC ]
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Grab your coloring instruments and get your art on with these free coloring pages from over 100 museums and libraries worldwide. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2020-03-27 10:39:16 UTC ]
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Taking a look at some of the most magical cities in science fiction and fantasy books for your next trip across the page. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2020-03-26 10:42:56 UTC ]
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More than 31,000 people have signed a petition calling on Oxford University Press to change the Oxford Dictionaries’ definition of “woman,” which includes “bitch” as a synonym and lists examples of usage that show men denigrating women. The campaign, created by Maria Beatrice Giovanardi, has... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2020-03-03 19:55:02 UTC ]
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A report from this year’s New York Toy Fair, and why one retailer finds this show so valuable. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-02-24 13:00:00 UTC ]
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A humorous behind-the-scenes look at bookseller prep for an author school visit. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-02-19 13:00:00 UTC ]
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Ann Napolitano has written a novel about the peculiar challenges of surviving a public disaster in the modern age. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2019-12-31 17:24:50 UTC ]
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Orion's non-fiction imprint Seven Dials is partnering with the National Railway Museum to publish The Big British Railway Puzzle Book, celebrating the history of the nation's railways. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-12-02 00:49:20 UTC ]
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The best-selling author of thrillers for adults and the ‘Ordinary People’ series for children translates his books to a new animated series. Little adventurers and history buffs will soon get the chance to travel back in time and meet some of the world’s most inspiring historical figures—when... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2019-11-11 08:00:28 UTC ]
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The Brontë Parsonage Museum has launched a fundraising campaign to buy a rare manuscript by Charlotte Brontë. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-23 14:42:10 UTC ]
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Southern California Independent Booksellers Association honors 2019 award winners Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-10-02 01:12:51 UTC ]
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Atlanta Inno reports on Atlanta's biggest local tech and startup stories. For more innovation news and to stay plugged into the city’s ecosystem, check out Atlanta Inno and sign up for its daily newsletter, The Beat. If you’re on social media at all, you probably saw plenty of advertisements... Continue reading at Silicon Valley Business Journal
[ Silicon Valley Business Journal | 2019-09-27 15:05:23 UTC ]
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I FIRST HEARD ABOUT Svetlana Alexievich from a friend in my writing group who was reading the Belarusian author’s Zinky Boys: Soviet Voices from the Afghanistan War (1990, trans. 1992), a book based on hundreds of interviews with those who lost their sons in Afghanistan. The title of the book... Continue reading at Los Angeles Review of Books
[ Los Angeles Review of Books | 2019-09-02 12:30:01 UTC ]
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Marc Randolph, co-founder and first c.e.o. of Netflix, will arrive in London next month to mark the publication of his book telling the inside story of the business. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-08-21 21:01:15 UTC ]
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A little additional advice to self-published authors on maintaining successful relationships with indie booksellers. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-08-19 12:00:51 UTC ]
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Unicorn Publishing Group (UPG) has struck a global sales and distribution deal with Royal Museums Greenwich for the organisation’s publishing programme. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-08-13 04:27:24 UTC ]
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From oldest to largest, most popular to smallest, explore the planet and update your travel plans with this list of the best libraries in the world. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2019-07-10 10:39:02 UTC ]
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