John Edgar Wideman’s Stories Vividly Evoke Life in Pittsburgh and Many Other Places

“You Made Me Love You” collects short stories from throughout Wideman’s acclaimed career. Continue reading at 'The New York Times'

[ The New York Times | 2021-03-26 20:23:09 UTC ]
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Faber will publish audiobook of Sir Paul Nurse's What is Life?

Sir Paul Nurse will narrate the audio edition of his book What is Life?, to be published by Faber in September. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-08-27 14:56:38 UTC ]
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The story of Trump’s impeachment, and what it says about our democracy

The Post’s Kevin Sullivan and Mary Jordan ask whether it reflects a nation in decline. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2020-08-21 12:00:00 UTC ]
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Jake Gyllenhaal will star in an adaptation of writer/editor/Solo cup urinator Dan Mallory’s story.

If you can remember as far back as February 2019, surely you recall Ian Parker’s barn-burner of a New Yorker story about the trail of deception left by book editor turned novelist Dan Mallory, whose authorship of the best-selling thriller The Woman in the Window is by far the least compelling... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2020-08-20 18:57:57 UTC ]
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Ninety writers offer their thoughts on life during a pandemic

“Alone Together,” edited by Jennifer Haupt, is a timely gift for the quarantined reader. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2020-08-20 12:09:09 UTC ]
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It’s Time for Disabled Writers to Tell Their Own Stories

Alice Wong’s work as an activist, podcaster, writer, qualitative researcher, and editor is on full display in her new anthology Disability Visibility: First Person Stories from the Twenty-First Century. Her new anthology is an extension of the projects she’s become known when it comes to always... Continue reading at Electric Literature

[ Electric Literature | 2020-08-19 11:00:00 UTC ]
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Unbound launches Secret Life of LEGO Bricks crowdfunder

Unbound has put together a deal with LEGO Group publishing partner Ameet for a direct-to-consumer book, The Secret Life of LEGO Bricks. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-08-17 14:10:10 UTC ]
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Poets and novelists have been writing about life under COVID-19 for more than a century

From 'islands of pain' to the 'peril of exposure,' writers have captured the fear, emptiness and despair that characterize life during the current pandemic, writes a poet and English scholar. Continue reading at The Conversation

[ The Conversation | 2020-08-17 12:24:39 UTC ]
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In Matthew Baker’s ‘Why Visit America,’ the U.S. is an absurd place, but also full of hope

Baker’s short story collection brilliantly envisions everyday life for individuals in alternative Americas. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2020-08-13 15:01:53 UTC ]
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‘Love After Love’ reminds readers why we go to books in search of answers to life’s great questions

Ingrid Persaud’s Trinidad-set debut is a memorable, moving account of wounded people who come together to create an alternative family. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2020-08-12 12:00:00 UTC ]
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15+ Library Stickers To Show Your Love of That Special Place

When you love libraries and love stickers, you best swag up with these library stickers. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2020-08-12 10:32:00 UTC ]
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July Religion Bestsellers: Inspiring Advice and Stories with Secrets

Encouragement in turbulent times leads the nonfiction list, while fiction readers escape to romance -- and mystery. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-08-11 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Ebury buys Bartlett's story of 'Missing Cryptoqueen'

Ebury Press will publish The Missing Cryptoqueen by Jamie Bartlett, based on his BBC podcast of the same name.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-08-11 01:13:49 UTC ]
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How Amazon puts misinformation on your reading list | John Naughton

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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3 Graphic Novel Detective Stories

Dynamic duos set out to solve mysteries for others and end up uncovering truths about themselves. Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2020-08-08 15:46:39 UTC ]
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Mirror Books lands story of Audrey Hepburn's secret resistance past

Mirror Books has landed the “extraordinary” true story of Audrey Hepburn and her time as a resistance fighter during World War II, written by Robert Matzen. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-08-07 00:33:13 UTC ]
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Tina Turner writes 'guide to life' for HarperCollins

Singer Tina Turner has written a guide to life using Buddhist principles, to be published by HarperCollins. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-08-06 23:03:55 UTC ]
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Derren Brown to share life lessons in bite-size for Transworld

Derren Brown is condensing the lessons from his bestseller Happy to handbook size in A Little Happier: Notes for Reassurance with Transworld this October. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-08-06 05:12:39 UTC ]
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