‘Elsewhere’ is a chilling, eerily current novel about motherhood

Alexis Schaitkin’s fantastical tale takes a page from Margaret Atwood to explore society’s role in the maternal experience. Continue reading at 'The Washington Post'

[ The Washington Post | 2022-06-27 12:00:00 UTC ]
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Hackers, fake news and worldwide panic: The plot of ‘The Paladin’ feels eerily real

The latest novel by David Ignatius is a chilling spy thriller about the way the Internet can be weaponized. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2020-05-01 14:06:26 UTC ]
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Anand Giridharadas wanted a gritty current affairs show on Vice TV. He got it

The best-selling author debuts ‘Seat at the Table’ tonight with guest Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez amid the looming threat of media layoffs. When author Anand Giridharadas started talking with Vice TV in early March about hosting a new primetime show that would riff on current events, he knew he... Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2020-04-22 07:00:32 UTC ]
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Malorie Blackman: 'Crossfire was inspired by the current political climate'

Malorie Blackman answers our questions about the fifth novel in her Noughts and Crosses series, Crossfire (Penguin), which has been shortlisted for the YA Book Prize 2020. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-04-06 10:55:38 UTC ]
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‘Whistleblower’ and ‘Uncanny Valley’ offer a chilling look at life in Silicon Valley

Two new memoirs reveal harassment, discrimination and intimidation, among other abuses, at large tech companies. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2020-03-02 17:47:51 UTC ]
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Printing Conference Will Examine Current Trends

With printing efficiency becoming ever more important to the entire industry, the Book Manufacturers’ Institute will hold its first conference to address the topic February 10-11 in New York City. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-01-14 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Quercus acquires English teacher's 'chilling' Brontë reworking

Quercus has acquired The Deception of Harriet Fleet, a historical fiction debut set in the landscape of County Durham, described as a "recasting of Jane Eyre" that is "chilling, dark and brimming with suspense". Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-11-28 07:05:41 UTC ]
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Nicklin sells Dulwich Books to its current manager

The MILD Group, run by Susie Nicklin, has sold South London indie Dulwich Books to store manager Cathy Slater. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-11-28 04:16:35 UTC ]
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Chill Your Wine in John Steinbeck’s Silver Bucket

John Steinbeck, who won both a Pulitzer Prize (in 1940 for The Grapes of Wrath) and the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1962, died 51 years ago, and yet he is still making news. Last month, the Los Angeles Times reported that legal squabbling over his literary estate had finally come to an end... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2019-10-21 08:49:16 UTC ]
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Five Myth-Busting Books on Motherhood

A handful of new books from religion and spirituality publishers aim to set the record straight on what being a mother looks like today. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-10-18 04:00:00 UTC ]
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An online warehouse gone rogue. Driverless cars, hijacked: Fiction that feels eerily possible.

In two dystopian novels — ‘The Warehouse’ and ‘The Passengers’ — the near future seems very close indeed Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2019-10-09 16:00:00 UTC ]
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Transworld pre-empts 'chilling' Pearse debut in two-book deal

Transworld has pre-empted a "chilling" debut crime novel from Sarah Pearse in a “significant” two-book deal. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-07 16:56:08 UTC ]
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Trigger bags Love Sober podcaster's guide to alcohol-free motherhood

Trigger Publishing has signed a debut from "Love Sober" podcast hosts Kate Baily and Mandy Manners which aims to help mothers live happy, alcohol-free lives. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-25 07:28:09 UTC ]
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Long Before ‘Netflix and Chill,’ He Was the Netflix C.E.O.

A new memoir by Marc Randolph, the company’s first boss, provides a blast from the entertainment giant’s red-envelope past. Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2019-09-15 21:14:47 UTC ]
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Breaking In: The Ash Family Author Molly Dektar on Creating Her Chilling Cult Fiction

Debut author of The Ash Family Molly Dektar talks about picking one project to focus on at a time, the importance of taking research trips, and how she landed her dream agent in this unabridged Breaking In interview. The post Breaking In: The Ash Family Author Molly Dektar on Creating Her... Continue reading at Writer's Digest

[ Writer's Digest | 2019-08-10 16:00:15 UTC ]
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Quercus snaps up Brathwaite's 'inspirational' guide to black motherhood

Quercus has snapped up an “urgent and inspirational” guide to life as a black mother from Candice Brathwaite. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-08-04 15:40:35 UTC ]
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How the 1970s spawned democracy’s current crisis

Simon Reid-Henry argues that era’s political and economic woes reshaped societies. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2019-08-01 21:05:43 UTC ]
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Coors Light’s new ‘Made to Chill’ campaign breaks from its mountainous past

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[ Advertising Age | 2019-07-30 13:32:59 UTC ]
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