Edelweiss, Edelweiss? Julie Andrews Loves Reading About 18th-Century Plant Hunters

“I’m fascinated by stories of how the various plant specimens we take for granted today were originally discovered,” says the actor, whose latest book is “Home Work: A Memoir of My Hollywood Years.” Continue reading at 'The New York Times'

[ The New York Times | 2019-12-05 10:00:03 UTC ]
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Edelweiss, Edelweiss? Julie Andrews Loves Reading About 18th-Century Plant Hunters

“I’m fascinated by stories of how the various plant specimens we take for granted today were originally discovered,” says the actor, whose latest book is “Home Work: A Memoir of My Hollywood Years.” Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2019-12-05 10:00:03 UTC ]
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L-O-V-E: A Reading List For Lovers, Love-Seekers and the Loved

At first, I wanted to call it Forty Love. My memoir, Bookends: A Memoir of Love, Loss, & Literature, is a deeply personal account of the unexpected plot twists in my own life highlighted by the books I was reading at the time. In my current career as publishing CEO at Zibby Books and host […] Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2022-07-22 08:51:36 UTC ]
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Reading Short Stories is Helping Me Fall in Love With Reading Again

Inspired by another Rioter's bookish rituals, I'm trying my own. I wake up earlier than usual to enjoy a slow morning reading short stories. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2021-11-18 11:36:00 UTC ]
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Catch Up on Your Mid-Year Reading Goals with These 8 New Manga Releases for July 2023

The manga new releases out July 2023 include a sweet high school romance, adventures at magic school, a body swap horror story, and lots more! Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2023-07-06 10:33:00 UTC ]
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10 books to add to your reading list this July

Bethanne Patrick's 10 recommended books for July include memoirs on mothers and art, histories of muscle and heat, a new caper from Colson Whitehead and more. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2023-06-29 19:18:11 UTC ]
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Some of the Best Stories from a Century of Weird Tales (That You Can Read Online)

A century ago, on February 18, 1923, the first issue of Weird Tales appeared on American newsstands. Subtitled “The Unique Magazine,” it was, as the Encyclopedia of Science Fiction puts it, “the first pulp magazine to specialize in supernatural and occult fiction,” including horror, fantasy,... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2023-02-17 09:56:46 UTC ]
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Holy and Wholly Loved: Spotlight on Julie Wright

With 'Redeeming Eve', the author looks to help women navigate modern challenges by exploring the lives and struggles of women in the Bible. (Sponsored) Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-10-03 04:00:00 UTC ]
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10 books to add to your reading list in July

Bethanne Patrick's July highlights include romance, sci-fi and sacrilegious hijinks, as well as probing memoirs and a new Harvey Weinstein exposé. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2022-06-30 16:26:28 UTC ]
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New Books to Read in July

Dive into a tender coming-of-age memoir by Isaac Fitzgerald, a biography of Vladimir V. Putin and novels from Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Bolu Babalola and Daniel Nieh. Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2022-06-30 09:00:24 UTC ]
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“The Act of Mourning Itself is a Final, Destitute Version of Love.” A Reading List For the Grieving

Grief is one of those experiences that seems like a black-out to me. To comprehend the magnitude of what death really means—that concept of forever—is so challenging on an intellectual level that part of us shuts down in response so we can attend to the thought. Or use all our energy to escape... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2022-06-30 08:51:08 UTC ]
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The books to read in 2022 based on what you loved in 2021

Now that you've read "Klara and the Sun" and "One Last Stop," it's time to look ahead. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2021-12-30 11:00:43 UTC ]
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The Best Comics We Read July-September 2021

Find your next comic in this list of Rioters' recent favorite comic and graphic novel reads. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2021-10-07 10:43:00 UTC ]
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15 Must-Read July Children’s Book Releases

Whether kids are learning about pronouns or escaping into South Indian mythology, these July children’s book releases are sure to be a hit. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2021-07-02 10:36:00 UTC ]
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10 books to read in July

S.A. Cosby delivers a riveting thriller and Kristen Radtke has a meditation on loneliness. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2021-06-29 16:58:20 UTC ]
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As a kid, I loved Judy Blume’s books. As an adult, I wonder: How do they read today?

Blume’s novels educated — and entertained — generations of readers. In today’s culture, it’s more complicated. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2021-04-19 12:00:00 UTC ]
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What to read in 2021 based on what you loved in 2020

Here are 14 books, from a variety of genres, to consider based on recent favorites. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2020-12-28 13:00:00 UTC ]
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Andrew Hunter Murray | 'I wanted the story to be the uncovering of a secret about this world'

Andrew Hunter Murray was out walking when an image occurred to him: a still Earth, half in light, half in darkness, no longer rotating. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-11-27 04:30:33 UTC ]
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Outsiders in Love: A Reading (and Watching) List

“Everything is copy.” That was an Ephron family saying that I’ve adopted as my own maxim, and it is in that spirit that my debut novel A World Between––a tale of two queer women of color, Eleanor and Leena, who grow away from and towards each other over the course of 13 years––is a web […] Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2020-09-15 08:48:45 UTC ]
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Hodder Faith and St Andrew's Bookshop launch The Big Church Read

Hodder Faith, in partnership with mini-chain St Andrew’s Bookshop, will launch a national church book club this autumn, to be known as The Big Church Read. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-08-12 13:00:50 UTC ]
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More than a century later, the wonderful work of Andrew Lang holds up remarkably well

Best known for “The Blue Fairy Book,” Lang was an astonishingly productive and pivotal figure in late 19th-century English literature. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2020-08-12 07:22:09 UTC ]
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