Uwem Akpan’s novel follows Ekong — whose name means war — as he travels to the United States. Continue reading at 'The Washington Post'
[ The Washington Post | 2021-11-02 17:31:46 UTC ]
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October Prime Day is here, and we're seeing great deals on tech devices — but we also wanted to point out a few choice Lego deals we've had our eye on as well. You could use this as an opportunity to kickstart the holiday shopping season — even if you haven't even thought about the holidays yet,... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2024-10-08 23:27:33 UTC ]
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With October Prime Day just a few days away, we're starting to see more and more early deals pop up each day. While it might be too early for your liking to think about holiday shopping, you might want to after you check out the latest Prime Day Lego deals. A number of Lego sets from the Super... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2024-10-06 14:23:10 UTC ]
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With October Prime Day just around the corner, we're starting to see more and more early deals pop up each day. While it might be too early for your liking to think about holiday shopping, you might want to after you check out the latest Prime Day Lego deals. A number of Lego sets from the Super... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2024-10-04 14:30:08 UTC ]
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Old school newspaper hawkers will be handing out copies of the ‘Gotham Gazette,‘ a newspaper inspired by the new show ‘The Penguin.’ Given the semi-annual world-ending events and the bevy of unhinged, heavily costumed folks behind them, a comic book universe would be an objectively terrible... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2024-09-19 14:04:17 UTC ]
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Robert Caro’s mammoth study of the urban planner Robert Moses is coming out as an e-book this month, on the 50th anniversary of the biography’s publication. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2024-09-12 12:39:45 UTC ]
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At the beginning of Khuê Phạm’s debut novel Brothers and Ghosts, translated by Charles Hawley and Daryl Lindsey, the narrator makes a confession: “I don’t know how to pronounce my own name.” It’s not something you hear often and something unimaginable for many. But for Kiều, the young Vietnamese... Continue reading at Electric Literature
[ Electric Literature | 2024-09-10 11:00:00 UTC ]
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More than one hundred children and adults walked through metal detectors and past bomb-sniffing dogs to attend Drag Queen Story Hour at a community church in northeastern Ohio in December 2022. Drag Queen Story Hour began in San Francisco in 2015 as an effort to encourage literacy and provide... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2024-09-09 08:55:57 UTC ]
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A decade ago, it was dusky green matcha. Then came masala chai, yuzu and ube. Now another distinct Asian ingredient is wending its way through New York City’s dining scene.Pandan is a staple ingredient in Southeast Asian cuisine, used to give beverages, desserts and savory dishes a simultaneous... Continue reading at Crains New York
[ Crains New York | 2024-08-30 10:03:04 UTC ]
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Comma Press has been publishing Palestinian short stories since 2008. Comma’s connection to Palestinian literature deepened however in 2014 when, shortly after bringing out the anthology, The Book of Gaza, all the writers we’d worked with on that book were subjected to 51 days of carpet bombing... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2024-08-27 14:32:12 UTC ]
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A new memoir by the onetime national security adviser shows how the former president’s insecurities and weaknesses harmed U.S. foreign policy. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2024-08-27 09:03:11 UTC ]
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It’s almost Labor Day so the sales have started to trickle in. Here’s a cool one. A whole bunch of Lego sets are on sale for 25 percent off from, uh, Barnes & Noble. That may not make sense on paper, but we assure you that these discounts are very real. It’s tough to pick the “best”... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2024-08-26 15:23:20 UTC ]
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The new memoir 'That Librarian' by Amanda Jones is a troubling portrait of America's culture war over censorship and book banning Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2024-08-22 10:00:07 UTC ]
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Sarajevo, 1992. My mother’s uncle, Dobrivoje Beljkašić, or Dobri for short, was 68 when the siege of his hometown began. He was a landscape painter renowned for painting Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Ottoman bridges. His magnificent studio was above the National Library in the old City Hall in... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2024-08-20 08:56:15 UTC ]
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Nigerian historical fiction is thriving. Here are some excellent books to get you started. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2024-08-16 12:00:00 UTC ]
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The pop culture mega-event is extending its traditional four-day run to five in 2024 with "Retailer Day," a new day of professional programming to be held on Wednesday, October 16, exclusively for industry professionals. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-08-16 04:00:00 UTC ]
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The U.S. Army combat veteran and author of the memoir 'Snapshots Sent Home: From Afghanistan, Iraq, Ukraine' addresses the the character, and complications, of works written in the midst of war. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-08-16 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Designing a book cover is always something of an emotional roller coaster. There’s the excitement of nailing it on the first try (rare!); there’s the low of working hard on an idea, only for it to be discarded; there’s the struggle (every time) and the self-doubt (ever present) that come with... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2024-08-02 08:57:20 UTC ]
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War, Trauma, and Human Courage: A Conversation with Zhang Ling, by Yan Lu Interviews [email protected] Mon, 07/22/2024 - 16:20 Zhang Ling is the author of ten novels, including A Single Swallow (trans. Shelly Bryant) and Where Waters Meet, the... Continue reading at World Literature Today
[ World Literature Today | 2024-07-22 21:20:19 UTC ]
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Last week, The New York Times Book Review published a list of the “100 Best Books of the 21st Century.” (Well, so far, obviously. Why not just call it the best books of the last 25 years? Do they know something we don’t? Oh well.) To put it together, the Book Review surveyed “hundreds of... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2024-07-16 08:56:08 UTC ]
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Professor Jeremy Siegel talks about his bestselling book and how investment strategies have changed over the years.…Read More Continue reading at Knowledge@Wharton
[ Knowledge@Wharton | 2024-07-09 14:00:40 UTC ]
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