Jamie Foxx and Michael B. Jordan star in an adaptation of a memoir by the civil rights lawyer Bryan Stevenson. Continue reading at 'The New York Times'
[ The New York Times | 2019-12-24 19:45:28 UTC ]
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Terrance Dicks, children’s author and writer of numerous Doctor Who novels and episodes, has died at the age of 84. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-02 00:08:34 UTC ]
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An urbane attempt to offer belated autonomy to a small band of well-born, well-connected young womenThe scene with which DJ Taylor begins his 26th book, Lost Girls, in which a girl enters, with some trepidation, a literary party in a house in Bloomsbury, is striking for many reasons. It is, as... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2019-08-31 07:58:41 UTC ]
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Want your child to love reading? Two New York Times children's book editors give tips on making reading a pleasurable experience Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-08-30 18:10:32 UTC ]
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George Takei's graphic memoir "They Called Us Enemy" depicts his childhood years in an internment camp during World War II. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-08-30 17:37:01 UTC ]
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A heart-warming love letter to books and bookshops, by an amenable fellow turned antisocial old misanthrope“I was in here two years ago and you had a book by Roger Penrose. Do you know what happened to it?” Shaun Bythell – owner of the Book Shop in Wigtown, Galloway – has 100,000 books in stock,... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2019-08-24 10:58:38 UTC ]
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Children’s indie Nosy Crow has made huge strides in export markets since its launch. Its senior rights manager, Michela Pea, explains the importance of BIBF. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-08-20 09:54:18 UTC ]
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Egmont has signed a deal with award-winning author Jim Smith for his new series A Super Weird! Mystery. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-08-20 08:27:48 UTC ]
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The fake author who fooled the publishing world is brought back to life in a diverting tale that treads familiar ground“Sometimes, a lie’s more truth than the truth,” drawls author JT Leroy, speaking down a crackling telephone line. This straightforward dramatisation of Savannah Knoop’s 2008... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2019-08-18 07:00:10 UTC ]
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Children's books account for just 4.9% of review space, despite making up a third of the market, according to data from Books in the Media. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-08-15 17:56:13 UTC ]
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On Saturday morning, ABC News reported that Jeffrey Epstein—the financier recently charged with trafficking underage victims for sex—had killed himself in his jail cell. Other outlets were quick to follow up. So were conspiracists. Baseless theories flooded the internet from every conceivable... Continue reading at Columbia Journalism Review
[ Columbia Journalism Review | 2019-08-12 11:54:50 UTC ]
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Nosy Crow has bought two middle-grade standalone novels by author and puzzle creator Alastair Chisholm. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-08-12 00:43:04 UTC ]
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AJ Dungo approaches his graphic novel "In Waves" as a history of surfing and a record of a girlfriend's cancer death. Surfing, for Dungo, is connection and solace. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-08-10 01:55:56 UTC ]
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Regina Porter’s debut novel The Travelers includes short chapters, photos, and a compendium of voices—a full cast is listed in the front matter. This includes the Vincents, with patriarch “the man James” and his son Rufus; the Christies, headed by Eddie and Agnes with their daughters Claudia... Continue reading at Electric Literature
[ Electric Literature | 2019-08-05 11:00:57 UTC ]
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In an era of smartphone addiction, a single-purpose device like an e-reader may help you unplug and focus on content that will bring you joy. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2019-08-01 09:03:32 UTC ]
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Susan Straight's new memoir, "In the Country of Women," depicts the tough, trauma-burdened women who have populated her life. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-07-30 19:40:36 UTC ]
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William D. Cohan explores the lives and early deaths of fellow Phillips Academy students. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2019-07-25 12:30:53 UTC ]
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SPCK has announced it is withdrawing the current printing of new release We Need to Talk About Race and will reprint the book with a new cover after an outcry over its similarity to Reni Eddo-Lodge’s hit book. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-19 10:18:56 UTC ]
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SPCK has been accused of "cashing in" on the success of Reni Eddo-Lodge by launching a book with a similar title and cover to Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People About Race (Bloomsbury). Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-17 14:41:13 UTC ]
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Nosy Crow will this autumn publish a book about climate change activists such as David Attenborough and Greta Thunberg. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-15 09:27:52 UTC ]
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Morag Hood has triumphed at the UKLA Book Awards for the second year in a row, with I am Bat (Two Hoots). Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-12 17:58:46 UTC ]
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