Fleet bags 'fascinating' Ditum analysis of the Upskirt Decade

Fleet has bagged a “fascinating” feminist analysis of noughties culture by journalist Sarah Ditum. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2021-06-24 21:00:32 UTC ]

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Review: Joy Williams' first novel in decades is an astonishing end-times parable

From the acclaimed author of novels and short stories, 'Harrow' is a magnificent, moving story about people picking up the pieces of apocalypse. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2021-09-07 13:00:01 UTC ]
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9/11 was a test. The books of the last two decades show how America failed.

The books of the last two decades show how overreacting to the attacks unmade America’s values. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2021-09-03 10:00:07 UTC ]
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Serpent's Tail bags Jayan's 'bittersweet' debut

Serpent's Tail will publish a "bittersweet comedy" about class, sex and the internet by 25-year-old Indian debut novelist Aravind Jayan. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-08-31 06:38:49 UTC ]
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A Summary and Analysis of Franz Kafka’s ‘A Country Doctor’

‘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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Viking bags 'richly atmospheric' gothic novel from Underdown

Viking has bagged a "richly atmospheric" gothic novel from Beth Underdown in a two-book deal. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-08-26 03:36:53 UTC ]
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BookTrust revitalises its baby bag with two new books

BookTrust has revitalised its Bookstart Baby bag, which provides books to all children born in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, encouraging families to start reading with their children as early as possible. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-08-26 02:40:40 UTC ]
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HarperNorth scoops 'fascinating' book on poisons by Bradbury

HarperNorth has scooped a "fascinating" blend of popular science and true crime with a book on infamous poisons by Dr Neil Bradbury. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-08-23 12:11:04 UTC ]
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Fitzcarraldo bags journalist's 'harrowing' debut about Kabul migrant trail

Fitzcarraldo Editions has snapped up Matthieu Aikins' debut book, The Naked Don’t Fear the Water: A Journey Through the Refugee Underground. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-08-20 22:32:40 UTC ]
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The Loch Ness monster may not exist, but such mythical beasts fascinate for good reason

A look at several books that celebrate and analyze star attractions from the twilight zone of zoological fantasy. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2021-08-18 12:00:00 UTC ]
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Orbit bags Emily Tesh's 'epic and intimate' debut novel

Little, Brown science fiction and fantasy imprint Orbit has snapped up fantasy author Emily Tesh's "phenomenal" debut novel, Some Desperate Glory. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-08-17 15:24:34 UTC ]
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A Summary and Analysis of the Diana and Actaeon Myth

The story of Diana and Actaeon and his band of hounds is a well-known tale from classical myth, especially thanks to Ovid, who included the story in his great anthology of myths involving transformations of various kinds, the Metamorphoses. But who was Diana, and who was Actaeon? Before we... Continue reading at Interesting Literature

[ Interesting Literature | 2021-08-15 14:00:00 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury and Nosy Crow bag hat-trick on IPG awards shortlists

Bloomsbury and Nosy Crow have both been nominated for three categories in the shortlists for the Independent Publishers Guild (IPG) annual awards, which this year sees more than a third of the nominated companies appear for the first time. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-08-14 19:54:41 UTC ]
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Icon bags Eloise's 'refreshing' debut on life with OCD and autism

Icon has landed journalist and debut author Marianne Eloise's memoir of life with obsessive compulsive disorder and autism. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-08-11 20:18:23 UTC ]
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Allison & Busby bags 'haunting' debut novel from Loesch

Allison & Busby has acquired the "rich and haunting" debut novel The Porcelain Doll by Kristen Loesch. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-08-11 11:30:12 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury bags Croucher's queer medieval YA debut

Bloomsbury has acquired Gwen and Art Are Not in Love, the "witty, romantic" debut YA fiction title from author and social media influencer Lex Croucher.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-08-09 17:19:12 UTC ]
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I covered Hong Kong for decades. Now I am forced to flee China’s ‘white terror’ | Steve Vines

After 35 years, the Observer’s former correspondent is leaving as what was once a haven of liberty and peace is transformed into a police stateWhen I arrived in Hong Kong in 1987 as the Observer’s south-east Asia correspondent, the foreign editor said he saw it as being a base, not the kind of... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2021-08-08 07:00:15 UTC ]
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Julie Klam was fascinated by the saga of her immigrant relatives. Was it even true?

In “The Almost Legendary Morris Sisters,” an author gets to the bottom of family lore. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2021-08-07 12:00:00 UTC ]
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Pan Mac bags Berne's 'Bridgerton meets Groundhog Day' romcom

Pan Macmillan has picked up a Regency-set romantic comedy by Lisa Berne, billed as “Bridgerton meets 'Groundhog Day'”. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-08-06 17:09:19 UTC ]
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Baker & Taylor reveals 'diversity analysis' tool for libraries

US-based book distribution service Baker & Taylor has announced it will be offering libraries a "diversity analysis tool" to help them discover, manage and report on diversity-related topics. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-07-08 00:26:16 UTC ]
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B&T to Offer ‘Diversity Analysis’ Tool for Library Collections

Powered by the wholesaler's collectionHQ technology, Baker & Taylor’s “Diversity Analysis” tool will help identify opportunities for libraries to evaluate their collections against industry-accepted diversity subjects. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-07-07 04:00:00 UTC ]
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