Happy birthday, Emily Brontë!

Happy birthday to Emily Brontë, born July 30, 1818. Despite a short bibliography — she wrote only one novel, "Wuthering Heights" — she's still considered one of the towering figures of 19th-century British literature. Brontë was born on July 30, 1818, in Thornton, West Yorkshire, England. After... Continue reading at 'Los Angeles Times'

[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-07-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Emily St. John Mandel's 'The Glass Hotel' is a tale of fraud and financial collapse

"The Glass Hotel" follows the players in a pyramid scheme and reveals how guilt is deflected and lives are shattered. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2020-03-23 16:49:44 UTC ]
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The path to enlightenment — and a happy marriage — the Hollis way

In “Get Out of Your Own Way,” Dave Hollis builds on the brand his wife, Rachel Hollis, built. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2020-03-21 12:00:00 UTC ]
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A writer ponders Emily Dickinson’s most pivotal moments

Martha Ackmann’s “These Fevered Days” considers the life events that made the poet who she was. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2020-03-18 18:06:09 UTC ]
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A Conversation with Poet David Ferry on the Occasion of His 96th Birthday

In 2013, I corresponded with David Ferry by phone to conduct a wide-ranging interview on his poetry, translations, and literary life. He had just won the National Book Award for Bewilderment: New Poems and Translations and was still at work on Virgil’s Aeneid which he published in 2018. Today,... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2020-03-05 09:48:44 UTC ]
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Vintage celebrates late Toni Morrison's birthday

Vintage will celebrate the late Toni Morrison’s 89th birthday through partnerships and activities throughout the year.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-02-23 19:39:07 UTC ]
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Ronan Farrow, Emily Bazelon and Colson Whitehead among L.A. Times Book Prize finalists

The 2019 Los Angeles Times Book Prizes honor crime novelist Walter Mosley for lifetime achievement. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2020-02-19 14:00:25 UTC ]
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Emily Nemens’s ‘The Cactus League’ is a nostalgic look at the world of baseball

The Paris Review editor has crafted a panoramic portrait, centered on multiple characters in chapters numbered as innings. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2020-02-01 12:00:00 UTC ]
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When it comes to happiness, Americans are doing it wrong. These books are here to help.

On the heels of the hygge craze, a rush of new books delve into fika, ichigo ichie and other lessons from around the globe. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2020-01-15 14:00:00 UTC ]
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T S Eliot's letters reveal hidden love for Emily Hale

T S Eliot's love for academic Emily Hale has been confirmed by more than 1,000 letters after 60 years as well as a statement revealing his writing journey in which he declared Hale "would have killed the poet in me". Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-01-02 12:59:30 UTC ]
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Happy 25th anniversary, banner ads -- now it’s time to retire

While banner ads are past their prime, we wouldn’t be in this golden age of digital content marketing without them. Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2019-11-25 15:00:00 UTC ]
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Emily Gravett's squirrel tale scoops the inaugural BookTrust Storytime Prize

A tale of a squirrel's quest for friends, Cyril and Pat (Pan Macmilan) by Emily Gravett, has been crowned the inaugural winner of the BookTrust Storytime Prize, which celebrates the best books for sharing with babies and children aged under five. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-11-21 04:31:22 UTC ]
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‘This Is Happiness’ is an unforgettable trip to a lost Irish village

Niall Williams’s novel rewards the kind of attention and patience that’s increasingly scarce. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2019-11-19 12:00:00 UTC ]
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‘Dickinson’ is another example of pop culture trying to liberate Emily Dickinson

TV show also underscores the poet’s powerful intellect and wry sense of humor, which earlier portrayals too often ignored. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2019-10-31 14:15:59 UTC ]
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HQ signs ‘therapist in your pocket’ guide to happiness

HQ has snapped up the follow up to self-help bestseller Ten to Zen (Bluebird) by psychotherapist Owen O’Kane, which promises to be a "therapist in your pocket". Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-10 01:39:22 UTC ]
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Emily Maitlis: journalists in 'weird position' of hearing

Presenter tells of politicians who admit they don’t believe their own replies and others who shut down debate in three wordsGetting a straight answer from politicians in 2019 has become noticeably and increasingly difficult, the Newsnight presenter Emily Maitlis has said.The TV journalist was at... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2019-10-05 19:23:23 UTC ]
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Endeavour scoops Clarke's guide to work happiness

Octopus imprint Endeavour has scooped an “inspiring” guide on how to be happy at work by happiness consultant and School of Life lecturer Samantha Clarke. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-12 17:52:44 UTC ]
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'Emily Doe' reveals true identity ahead of memoir on Brock Turner assault

The anonymous woman sexually assaulted by Stanford swimmer Brock Turner—and whose memoir will be published by Viking this month—has revealed her true identity as Chanel Miller. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-03 23:05:05 UTC ]
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Emily Cook on the Art of Getting Books into Bookstores

There are more than 200,000 books being published each year. For host Mitchell Kaplan, “One of the questions that I’m asked more than anything else as a bookseller is: how do you find out about all the books that you carry in your stores?” This week on The Literary Life, his guest is publishing... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2019-08-02 08:46:03 UTC ]
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Emily Barrett leaves Orion for Sphere senior commissioning role

Orion Spring and Seven Dials commissioning editor Emily Barrett is leaving the lifestyle and non-fiction imprints to join Sphere. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-06-17 09:59:09 UTC ]
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Child, Trollope and Hely Hutchinson named in Queen's Birthday Honours

Authors Lee Child and Joanna Trollope have been named in the Queen's Birthday Honours with former Hachette UK c.e.o. Tim Hely Hutchinson also recognised.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-06-08 19:34:42 UTC ]
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