Survivor and journalist Kate Pickert chronicles the medical and cultural history of the disease. Continue reading at 'The Washington Post'
[ The Washington Post | 2019-12-13 06:55:53 UTC ]
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“WHAT IS DIFFICULT is not impossible.” Anne Boyer both writes and proves this maxim in The Undying, her crystalline memoir of illness and the hard knowledge that illness provides. The Undying engages with art from Aelius Aristides to John Donne to Audre Lorde, within an account of the author’s... Continue reading at Los Angeles Review of Books
[ Los Angeles Review of Books | 2019-11-04 20:00:59 UTC ]
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Michael Korda shares the strain of caring for a woman used to being in control — who no longer can be. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2019-10-31 21:29:37 UTC ]
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When private collecting went public, the tchotchkes of noblemen became hot tickets. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2019-10-24 12:56:40 UTC ]
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Faber will publish James Shapiro's "surprising" new history of the United States as a lead title for spring 2020. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-23 08:01:40 UTC ]
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Tom Penn, publishing director at Penguin Press, has acquired Rebel Citizen: A History of Black Women Living, Loving and Resisting by feminist historian Jade Bentil. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-20 15:48:26 UTC ]
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Gail Collins tells the stories of those who made their mark in middle age and beyond. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2019-10-18 13:47:38 UTC ]
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Maddy Price has made her first acquisition for W&N: a book tracing womankind's "frustrating and complex" journey through medical history. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-17 17:49:10 UTC ]
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The $75,000 Cundill History Prize – the largest prize for a work of non-fiction in English, open to publishers worldwide – has announced three "outstanding" women as its finalists for 2019, two of whom are British. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-16 22:25:10 UTC ]
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HarperCollins imprint HQ will publish a "heartwrenching" post-Holocaust memoir from the mother of Jonathan Safran Foer, the story of which was the basis for his bestselling 2002 novel, Everything is Illuminated. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-16 20:21:07 UTC ]
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Weidenfeld & Nicolson has snapped up Liquid History by historian Dr Vanessa Taylor in a "significant five-figure" deal following a five-way UK auction, with bidding in the US still underway. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-15 13:28:56 UTC ]
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Historical letters from Florence Nightingale and Captain Scott will go on display alongside antique travel books, maps and globes at Stanfords after a treasure trove of artefacts were found in the bookshop's former premises. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-15 04:36:58 UTC ]
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The History Press will publish the first biography of Winston Churchill's daughters in spring 2021. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-14 04:01:25 UTC ]
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Virago has signed lawyer Justine Cowan’s mix of family memoir and history of the Foundling Hospital – including the story of her own mother who grew up in its care. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-08 19:52:13 UTC ]
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The award-winning author of ‘Her Body and Other Parties’ on writing fiction for today, the tyranny of genre, and reading outside of our comfort zones. The post We’re in a Rough Place in History Right Now: The Millions Interviews Carmen Maria Machado appeared first on The Millions. Continue reading at The Millions
[ The Millions | 2019-10-08 16:00:06 UTC ]
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A pair of historical novels maps a journey of discovery about World War II and its effects on noncombatants’ lives. (Sponsored) Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-10-07 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Simon & Schuster UK has landed a history of wartime Vogue by historian Julie Summers. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-06 20:23:08 UTC ]
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Southern California Independent Booksellers Association honors 2019 award winners Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-10-02 01:12:51 UTC ]
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Jacaranda publisher Magdalene Abraha will launch a groundbreaking non-fiction black history series next year. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-29 18:06:58 UTC ]
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Every book lover knows that books borrowed often become books lost. Perhaps you loaned a book to an excitable guest, knowing full well that she will never again grace your doorstep? Have you, out of politeness, let a precious tome slip from your grasp? Or worse, done the same to others by... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2019-09-27 08:48:25 UTC ]
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In “The Water Dancer,” which examines the psychological effects of slavery, a 12-year-old field hand discovers he has magical gifts. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2019-09-24 09:00:11 UTC ]
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