Caustic irony mixed with poignancy and melancholy are an effective tonic for coping with pandemic fatigue. Continue reading at 'The Washington Post'
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Celebrity chef and prolific cookery author Gary Rhodes has died at the age of 59. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-11-27 10:40:32 UTC ]
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Writers of literary fiction are supposed to disdain celebrity memoirs. They’re sucking up all the big advances and lowering the bar of what’s supposed to be Literature, right? But I’ve got a dirty reading secret. I love celebrity memoirs, particularly by standup comedians (and not just because... Continue reading at Electric Literature
[ Electric Literature | 2019-11-20 12:00:00 UTC ]
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In our latest edition of featured nonfiction, we present an excerpt from National Book Award finalist Susan Straight’s new novel, In the Country of Women, out now from Catapult. The post ‘In the Country of Women’: Featured Nonfiction from Susan Straight appeared first on The Millions. Continue reading at The Millions
[ The Millions | 2019-11-19 20:00:11 UTC ]
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Mick Herron’s Slough House series is being adapted for television by Apple TV, with Gary Oldman cast in the role of Jackson Lamb. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-11-19 04:00:38 UTC ]
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The power of the rightwing press has corroded public debate. But we can do more than just complain about itIn February 2016, a few months before the referendum, Donald Tusk published the European Council’s draft plans for renegotiating Britain’s relationship with the EU. David Cameron was... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2019-11-15 06:00:01 UTC ]
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A Thanksgiving-themed story time and craft with preschoolers are great reminders of what we are most thankful for. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-11-13 13:00:11 UTC ]
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The Abu Dhabi-based Sheikh Zayed Book Award announces a record-breaking number of submissions and nominating nations for its 14th prize year. The post Sheikh Zayed Book Award 2020 Receives 1,900 Nominations from 49 Countries appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2019-11-08 03:10:00 UTC ]
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Stephen Dixon left us yesterday. The author of Frog (1991) and Interstate (1995) two National Book Award finalists, published some thirty other books, including collections of his over 500 short stories. I first met Dixon on the final day of a class in my junior year of college called “Short... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2019-11-07 20:03:05 UTC ]
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This past summer, I stumbled across a link on social media to Chris Marker’s 1962 science fiction film La Jetée. For those who don’t know it, Marker’s miniature masterpiece—its running time is 28 minutes—mixes black-and-white stills with narration to tell the story of a man who circles back in... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2019-11-07 09:49:34 UTC ]
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"If you could only read one book per country, make it this one": A Reddit post that offers an incredibly rich reading list to great global literature. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2019-11-05 11:38:04 UTC ]
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Funny women who write, Helen Lederer decided, needed award recognition. So she started a prize program, Comedy Women in Print. This is its second year. The post The UK’s Comedy Women in Print Prize Adds Graphic Novel Category appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2019-10-25 05:45:30 UTC ]
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The first novel I published with a major house was about a murder I covered as a reporter when I was in my early twenties. The victim, who was my age, and lived in my neighborhood, disappeared in the winter and her body was found in the summer in a shallow grave in the woods […] Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2019-10-22 08:48:49 UTC ]
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The second in the Book of Dust Trilogy is lengthy but worth the time investment. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2019-10-21 23:55:57 UTC ]
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India Smythe Stands Up is a hilarious new YA novel by Sarah Govett that is the perfect antitode for anyone looking for a funny new read. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2019-10-19 10:31:44 UTC ]
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Walker Books has signed comedy horror middle grade series Theodora Hendrix and the Monstrous League of Monsters by debut author Jordan Kopy. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-17 21:39:40 UTC ]
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‘Catch and Kill’ follows a reporter’s noirish road to uncovering alleged sexual misconduct at NBC and in Hollywood. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2019-10-14 16:12:00 UTC ]
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CHERRÍE MORAGA HAS been an iconic figure in queer and Latinx literature since the 1981 publication of This Bridge Called My Back: Writings by Radical Women of Color, an anthology she edited with the late Gloria Anzaldúa. Bridge was among the first explorations of how people and communities with... Continue reading at Los Angeles Review of Books
[ Los Angeles Review of Books | 2019-10-04 17:00:25 UTC ]
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Steven Levingston explores how an unlikely pair overcame mutual skepticism to work together. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2019-10-04 14:20:30 UTC ]
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Pan Macmillan’s Tor imprint has scooped a novel from T L Huchu about an Edinburgh ghost talker in a "super-dope" two-book deal. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-01 16:29:10 UTC ]
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