Haruki Murakami is a collector: of vinyl records, T-shirts, and short stories (ha ha ha). He’s donated his collection of over 10,000 vinyl records to Waseda University, but keeps his T-shirts in cardboard boxes at his home. According to Murakami, his collection came about somewhat by accident: from buying clothes when traveling, receiving commemorative shirts […] Continue reading at 'Literrary Hub'
[ Literrary Hub | 2021-09-21 16:25:57 UTC ]
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Your closet is asking you to add these reading t-shirts to it and up your book lover status. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2020-09-02 10:33:00 UTC ]
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A Wild Sheep Chase, Alfred Birnbaum’s English translation of Murakami’s novel Hitsuji wo meguru bōken, was warmly received in the US when it was first published by Kodansha International (KI) in 1989. Herbert Mitgang wrote in the New York Times that A Wild Sheep Chase was a “bold new advance in... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2020-09-02 08:49:59 UTC ]
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The Booksellers Association has announced The Harpy by Megan Hunter (Picador) and Jasbinder Bilan's Tamarind & The Star of Ishta (Chicken House) as its books of the month for September. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-09-01 16:53:41 UTC ]
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Fresh off of adapting a book series that did pretty well as a TV show, Game of Thrones creators David Benioff and D.B. Weiss are bringing another trilogy of novels to the small screen. Along with Alexander Woo (The Terror: Infamy and True Blood), the... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2020-09-01 15:20:58 UTC ]
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Stephanie Winston Wolkoff was part of the Trumps’ inner circle — until she wasn’t. Her memoir is a cautionary tale. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2020-08-28 21:34:51 UTC ]
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Larry Tye highlights the havoc wreaked by the senator’s anti-communist campaign. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2020-08-27 05:18:50 UTC ]
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Independent Bookstore Day is going to be a quite different celebration of books and authors this year. While some bookstores are organizing hybrid festivities, at least one is holding a completely virtual event. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-08-27 04:00:00 UTC ]
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DK will to publish What Mummy Makes: Family Meal Planner in December 2020, the follow-up to What Mummy Makes: Cook Just Once for You and Your Baby by Rebecca Wilson. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-08-26 14:00:44 UTC ]
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The London Book Fair was planned to be the platform for Thames & Hudson to reveal its revamped branding, after discussions aroun its key series led to a period of visual reflection Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-08-26 11:14:16 UTC ]
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Jessica Kingsley Publishing is to release the first guidelines for producing dyslexia-friendly texts and workplaces in the industry. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-08-18 08:07:55 UTC ]
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Women and people of color are essential to the economy, too, Jim Tankersley writes. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2020-08-14 12:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperCollins Children’s Books has revealed details of Future Friend, the “out of this world” new book from David Baddiel, with illustrations by Steven Lenton. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-08-13 16:15:53 UTC ]
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Among the picks: Natasha Trethewey’s poignant memoir, which the poet narrates herself. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2020-08-10 12:00:00 UTC ]
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Algorithms routinely come up with ‘recommendations’ for anti-vax ‘bestsellers’ or juices that cure cancerIt’s a truism that we live in a “digital age”. It would be more accurate to say that we live in an algorithmically curated era – that is, a period when many of our choices and perceptions are... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2020-08-08 16:00:12 UTC ]
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Deep Vellum Books, Europa Editions, and Transit Books—three independent publishing houses best known for their fiction in translation—are upping their nonfiction game. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-08-07 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Raven Leilani’s debut novel follows an interracial, intergenerational affair as it leads to an unusual redefinition of family. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2020-08-06 09:00:04 UTC ]
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On this episode of Personal Space: The Memoir Show, Sari Botton interviews Morgan Jerkins, author of Wandering in Strange Lands: A Daughter of the Great Migration Reclaims Her Roots, published by Harper. In this fascinating historical memoir, Jerkins explores her identity and heritage by tracing... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2020-08-03 19:36:31 UTC ]
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The best-selling author talks about her latest book, “Midnight Sun,” which retells “Twilight” from the vampire’s perspective. Why now? “Because I finished it,” she says. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2020-08-03 09:00:19 UTC ]
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Steven Millhauser: Pulitzer Prize winner. Certified Writer’s Writer. Big in France. Reported Ping-Pong champ. A master short story writer who never quite seems to get his due. George Saunders before George Saunders, though sans the gooey center. Lit Hub’s own Jonny Diamond recently called him... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2020-08-03 08:49:28 UTC ]
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Cassava Ideas, the new non-fiction imprint at Cassava Republic Press, will publish Sold Out: How Black Feminism Lost Its Soul by Chardine Taylor-Stone as its first title. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-07-30 02:41:50 UTC ]
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