When Steve Ditko and Stan Lee introduced Doctor Strange to comic book readers in 1963, they promised the wiry “master of black magic” would be “a different kind of superhero.” And he was: He seemed to be the first costumed psychotherapist. Continue reading at 'Slate'
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‘A Country Doctor’ is one of the best-known and most widely studied short stories by Franz Kafka (1883-1924). This short story, which Kafka wrote during the winter of 1916-17, tells of a country doctor who makes a visit to a nearby village to tend to a sick boy, but the […] Continue reading at Interesting Literature
[ Interesting Literature | 2021-08-28 14:00:15 UTC ]
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Omar El Akkad’s novel about a Syrian boy’s panicked flight is a testament to the impossible predicament confronted by millions of people. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2021-07-26 13:39:31 UTC ]
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The novel transfixes you like a vivid dream, offering glimpses of the waking world contorted into uncanny forms. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2021-07-16 12:00:00 UTC ]
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What six med school graduates saw as the coronavirus tore through New York hospitals. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2021-07-02 12:00:00 UTC ]
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Michele Harper brings the 'The Beauty in Breaking' to the L.A. Times Book Club. Watch it live. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2021-06-29 20:46:32 UTC ]
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Japanese writer Haruki Murakami offers a collection of imaginative short stories with skewed elements that his many fans are sure to applaud. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2021-04-06 22:11:04 UTC ]
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Another of King’s special powers? Slipping into the persona of a teenager with total authenticity. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2021-02-28 07:14:30 UTC ]
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Book Reviews Sonia Nimr / Source: TAMER Institute for Community Education This whirlwind adventure begins with protagonist Qamar’s birth and follows her life along the titular wondrous journeys around the Mediterranean. Less novel than novella,... Continue reading at World Literature Today
[ World Literature Today | 2020-12-07 20:34:56 UTC ]
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Anthony M. Amore’s book follows the early life of IRA sympathizer Bridget Rose Dugdale. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2020-11-20 17:05:08 UTC ]
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Transworld has bought a memoir by Dr Waheed Arian, billed as "the powerful story of a boy who dreamed about helping others, a tale of courage, ambition and unwavering resilience against all odds". Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-11-17 03:40:20 UTC ]
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The BBC Radiophonic Workshop made the famous science fiction theme tune and worked with the Beatles. Now it is preparing to make historyThe Radiophonic Workshop has always broken new sonic ground, from the Doctor Who theme to the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. Now they’re at it again – this... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2020-11-15 10:00:31 UTC ]
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HQ will publish The Prison Doctor: Foreign Bodies, the third title in Dr Amanda Brown's Prison Doctor series. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-10-12 08:31:32 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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HarperNonFiction has signed a book of illustrations by artist and former NHS doctor Amber Fossey, whose Instagram posts are followed by 18,000 fans. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-07-17 05:14:13 UTC ]
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Michele Harper’s memoir could not be more timely. Also, if you think your job is stressful, take a walk in this author’s white coat. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2020-07-07 11:16:04 UTC ]
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Welbeck has signed a book by Dr Dominic Pimenta, the first personal account of Covid-19 from a doctor on the epidemic's frontline. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-06-16 11:35:45 UTC ]
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HarperNonFiction has scooped the third book from Dr Rupy Aujla, NHS doctor and founder of “The Doctor’s Kitchen” podcast and channel. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-05-28 18:45:16 UTC ]
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Patrik Svensson mixed natural history with memoir for his debut, which has become a surprise best seller and award winner in his native Sweden. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2020-05-22 09:00:23 UTC ]
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James Spackman, founder of the Book Pitch Doctor consultancy, is holding a charity masterclass with the Society of Young Publishers (SYP) and is seeking trade sponsors. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-05-01 05:55:09 UTC ]
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Fewer and fewer people identify as religious in the traditional sense, but unconventional spiritual practices are on the rise, as evidenced by several new books. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-03-20 04:00:00 UTC ]
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