From Chesterton to Christie to Conan Doyle to Highsmith, tracing the modern detective novel back to its roots. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-05-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
Bloomsbury Continuum has won a five-way bidding war for a “manifesto for modern masculinity” by Book of Man founder Martin Robinson. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-12-15 15:29:43 UTC ]
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Blacksad: Under the Skin has been available on Steam since mid-November, but don't worry about buying it if you'd rather play on a console -- you only have a few more days to wait. The noir detective game, based on a graphic novel series, will be out... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2019-12-07 09:55:00 UTC ]
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Pushkin Press has bought a debut about a detective and true crime podcaster by Melbourne-based author A Suiter Clarke, with the book also selling in various deals throughout the globe. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-11-19 15:11:19 UTC ]
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The Twitter personalities discuss their new book and making astrology — as well as poetry — accessible. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2019-11-11 19:14:40 UTC ]
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More than 50 crime authors and members of the Detection Club, including Ian Rankin, Mick Herron and Val McDermid, will contribute to a HarperCollins-published title about crime writing. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-18 00:21:04 UTC ]
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The author talks about his new novel, “The Night Fire,” and why, despite TV and podcasting fame, he’s a book writer at heart. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2019-10-16 13:00:00 UTC ]
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Quercus has bagged a “riveting” modern gothic debut set in an elite all-girls boarding school by Phoebe Wynne in a two-book deal. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-01 21:11:58 UTC ]
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Lit Lists T. Patrick Ortez Fantasy is often overlooked when it comes to literature in translation, but from Gilgamesh to the Edda to The Epic of Darkness, fantasy lies at the heart of human storytelling. The genre has changed a lot since then, but fantasy... Continue reading at World Literature Today
[ World Literature Today | 2019-10-01 14:00:27 UTC ]
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Author and ex-police detective Caroline Mitchell’s thriller Truth and Lies (Amazon Publishing) has been optioned for TV. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-27 01:46:12 UTC ]
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Richard Crawford shows how the composer skipped across the line between “high” and “low” art. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2019-09-06 12:22:27 UTC ]
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Blacksad is a long-running graphic novel series that covers some heavy topics through a noir detective window. Set in the 1950s, it follows hardboiled detective John Blacksad, with each book focusing on a new case. It's one of my favorite series, but... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2019-08-22 12:00:00 UTC ]
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The New Yorker writer examines the conflicting impulses and cultural moments that define her. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2019-08-09 15:52:15 UTC ]
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HarperCollins will publish two new titles by journalist and author Sophia Money-Coutts. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-30 08:09:25 UTC ]
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Aram Goudsouzian explains how the 1968 campaign upended the power of party leaders. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2019-07-18 13:58:57 UTC ]
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The novel follows an introverted millennial heroine whose life is upended by a family she didn’t know existed. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2019-07-09 15:44:59 UTC ]
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A team of Adobe and UC Berkeley researchers trained AI to detect facial manipulation in images edited with Adobe Photoshop. The researchers hope the tool will help restore trust in digital media at a time when deepfakes and fake faces are more common... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2019-06-14 16:38:00 UTC ]
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Taffy Brodesser-Akner brings to her first novel the currency of a dating app and the wisdom of a Greek tragedy. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2019-06-13 13:00:00 UTC ]
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Actor Lilly is at work on an expansive series of haunting picture books with important lessons. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-06-01 04:00:00 UTC ]
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With insights from the pharaohs’ era, Peter Hessler explores today’s chaotic Egyptian society. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2019-05-31 11:43:10 UTC ]
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It’s been hinted for a while that Microsoft is working on a new operating system for dual-screen and Chromebook-like PCs, and while the software giant has yet to confirm the existence of the rumored "Windows Lite" OS, Nick Parker, Corporate Vice President, Consumer and Device Sales, did drop... Continue reading at Betanews
[ Betanews | 2019-05-29 15:40:30 UTC ]
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