“Alternate history, in my opinion, is a more demanding game,” says the author of “Agency” and other science fiction novels, “if only because conventional historical fiction, like history, is itself highly speculative.” Continue reading at 'The New York Times'
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New religion books address social issues and explore how to heal political divides. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-02-19 05:00:00 UTC ]
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“Stan Lee’s story is where objective truth goes to die,” writes biographer Abraham Riesman. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2021-02-18 13:35:36 UTC ]
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Almost 40% of investors in UK’s biggest magazine publisher fail to approve controversial planFuture, the UK’s biggest magazine publisher, home to titles from Country Life and Total Guitar, is to introduce a controversial bonus scheme that could award its chief executive £40m, after a bruising... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2021-02-10 17:29:01 UTC ]
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Nielsen put out a list of the Super Bowl’s TV audience going back to 1967. You were not alone in not watching Super Bowl LV last Sunday. The uneven matchup, in which the Tampa Bay Buccaneers trounced the Kansas City Chiefs, was among the least-watched Super Bowls in recent memory, even as more... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2021-02-09 13:39:34 UTC ]
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Kay Featherstone and Kate Allinson's Pinch of Nom Quick & Easy (Bluebird) has weighed in at the top of the UK Official Top 50 chart for a sixth consecutive week. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-02-09 09:18:33 UTC ]
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Evangelical publishing stalwart William J. Petersen died January 31 at age 91. His career spanned six decades including 25 years with Revell. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-02-09 05:00:00 UTC ]
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“The House on Vesper Sands” and “The Historians” feature appealing characters, who are the true draw of any well-told tale. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2021-02-08 14:00:00 UTC ]
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Orion Fiction has pre-empted "fiercely romantic" debut What Time is Love? and one more novel by journalist Holly Williams in a six-figure deal. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-02-08 09:50:18 UTC ]
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Amid its twisty plot, “Blood Grove,” set in 1969 Los Angeles, highlights racial injustice. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2021-02-05 17:00:00 UTC ]
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Winter Institute aims to empower booksellers as they look ahead to another challenging year. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-02-05 05:00:00 UTC ]
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‘The Ideal City’ collects the most successful urban ideas from around the world, to serve as a sort of cookbook of best practices for city leaders. By the end of the century, if cities continue to grow at current rates, the world’s urban space may expand by 618,000 square miles—the equivalent... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2021-02-03 07:00:40 UTC ]
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The recycled gossip is tiresome, but what’s most irritating about “A Bright Ray of Darkness” is that it’s really good. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2021-02-02 14:00:00 UTC ]
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You are midway through the fourth book (of seven) in your favourite magical teenage warlock series. On her way to a first confrontation with the saga’s principal nemesis, our hero sprints down a bustling medieval thoroughfare, past apothecaries and creature ‘shoppes’, through a chaotic market... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Kay Featherstone and Kate Allinson's Pinch of Nom Quick & Easy (Bluebird) has kept its grip on the UK Official Top 50 number one position for a fifth week running, scoring its sixth week in total in the top spot. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-02-02 12:39:42 UTC ]
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The author of best-selling books set in medieval England and Wales, she insisted that historical fiction had an obligation to the facts. Continue reading at The New York Times
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Subscribe on Podcasts | Spotify | SoundCloud | Hosts Kate Wolf and Medaya Ocher are joined by New Yorker staff writer and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Elizabeth Kolbert. In her new book, Under a White Sky: The Nature of the Future, Kolbert explores the many ways in which humans intervene in... Continue reading at Los Angeles Review of Books
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Kay Featherstone and Kate Allinson's Pinch of Nom Quick & Easy (Bluebird) has held the UK Official Top 50 number one spot for a fourth consecutive week. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Set in Brighton Beach in 1968, the novel follows three characters involved in a wacky film production. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2021-01-26 13:00:00 UTC ]
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To celebrate the Book Review’s 125th anniversary, we’re dipping into the archives to revisit our most thrilling, memorable and thought-provoking coverage. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2021-01-25 16:00:20 UTC ]
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Kay Featherstone and Kate Allinson's Pinch of Nom Quick & Easy (Bluebird) has held the UK Official Top 50 number one spot for a third consecutive week. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-01-19 04:38:00 UTC ]
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