Lit Hub Daily: August 13, 2020

The most iconic short stories in the English language, as determined by that “weird and wiggly” hive-mind, the American cultural consciousness. | Lit Hub Jill Filipovic on how Boomers—“the generation with the least stable marriages in American history”—changed family life forever. | Lit Hub History “Appalachia is insanely complex, and its destruction has been muddy […] Continue reading at 'Literrary Hub'

[ Literrary Hub | 2020-08-13 10:30:25 UTC ]
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The Week in Libraries: August 4, 2023

Among the week's headlines: a major victory for freedom to read advocates in Arkansas; a motion to block Texas's new 'book rating' law gets a speedy hearing date; the Michigan Library Association recruits advocates for its freedom to read initiative; and a look at the Brooklyn Public Library's... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-08-04 04:00:00 UTC ]
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This Week's Bestsellers: August 7, 2023

'Baking Yesteryear' by TikTok personality B. Dylan Hollis is the #1 book in the country. Plus the buzz around the movie 'Oppenheimer' reignites interest in the Pulitzer-winning source material, and Karen M. McManus sends off her One of Us Is Lying trilogy in high style. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-08-04 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Book Deals: Week of August 7, 2023

Rachel Maddow sells a book about the fight against authoritarianism to Crown, Nelson buys a history of the In-N-Out Burger franchise, and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-08-04 04:00:00 UTC ]
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8 of the Best New Science Fiction and Fantasy Books To Read in August 2023

These new science fiction and fantasy books out August 2023, including More Perfect by Temi Oh, deal with everything from ghosts to aliens to war machines. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2023-08-03 10:33:00 UTC ]
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Escape the Summer Heat with These 8 New Manga Releases for August 2023

The new manga out in August are fantastic — with supernatural coming-of-age stories, chill villains, and more. Start with Akane-Banashi by Yuki Suenaga and Takamasa Moue. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2023-08-02 10:35:00 UTC ]
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10 books to add to your reading list in August

Bethanne Patrick's recommended reads for August include new fiction from Lydia Kiesling and Angie Kim, plus stories of cons, kidnapping and tennis. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2023-07-31 13:00:44 UTC ]
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8 New Nonfiction Books Being Released in August

August's new nonfiction books include a memoir exploring the model minority myth, a historical look at Middle Eastern horsewomen, and more, including Mexikid by Pedro Martín. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2023-07-31 10:34:00 UTC ]
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Criminally Hot: 15 New Mystery, Thrillers, & True Crime For August 2023

There's something for every reader in August's new mystery, thriller, and crime releases, from a true crime memoir to historical mysteries including Harlem After Midnight by Louise Hare. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2023-07-31 10:33:00 UTC ]
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Gene Luen Yang to Headline 2023 Neustadt Lit Fest at OU

Gene Luen Yang to Headline 2023 Neustadt Lit Fest at OU News and Events [email protected] Fri, 07/28/2023 - 10:38 World Literature Today, the University of Oklahoma’s award-winning magazine of international literature and culture, will award the... Continue reading at World Literature Today

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23 books out in paperback this August!

It’s just about the end of July, and that means many things: that you still have time for those vaunted summer fun or vacation plans, if you haven’t done them yet; that the cooler (and perhaps welcome after all these heatwaves) weather of fall is approaching; that that my birthday month is just... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

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Religion and Spirituality Books Preview: August, 2023

Books by Russell D. Moore (Losing Our Religion), Karen Swallow Prior (The Evangelical Imagination), and Kevin DeYoung (Impossible Christianity) are among the titles to be published in August. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-07-26 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Stop the press: Vienna newspaper Wiener Zeitung ends daily print edition after 320 years

One of the world’s oldest newspapers, the Vienna-based Wiener Zeitung, is ending its daily print run after more than three centuries Continue reading at ABC News

[ ABC News | 2023-06-30 10:46:38 UTC ]
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Bookforum is back! After folding last year, the beloved lit mag is revived by the Nation

Six months after the beloved literary magazine Bookforum announced its December 2022 issue would be its last, the Nation announced its resurrection. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2023-06-24 00:21:58 UTC ]
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Brave Books, Kirk Cameron Plan Public Library Events August 5; Public Libraries Need to Prepare

Kirk Cameron is encouraging a national story time event in US public libraries August 5. Here's what library workers need to know. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2023-06-05 10:37:00 UTC ]
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‘Beowulf is lit AF’ – could ChatGPT really write good book blurbs?

Some in the book industry have already begun exploring automation of its pitches to readers. We took this functionality for a test drive“Blurb writing is a mini art form,” Iris Murdoch once wrote in a letter to former Penguin blurb writer Elizabeth Buchan. And like many other art forms,... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2023-05-16 09:00:05 UTC ]
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Lit Agent Sees 'No Shrinking Back' on DEI

Jevon Bolden, an activist for agents and authors of color, praises religion publishers' DEI intentions, then prods them for progress. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-04-25 04:00:00 UTC ]
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These are the 13 books people tried to ban the most in 2022.

Today, the American Library Association has published its annual list of the Most Challenged Books—those most often targeted for banning in schools and public libraries. As you may already know if you’ve been paying even the slightest bit of attention, book banning efforts are in high gear right... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2023-04-24 14:24:23 UTC ]
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ALA Releases Top 13 Most Challenged Books of 2022

With book bans and legislative challenges to the freedom to read surging to record levels, even the top 10 most banned books list is bigger. In 2022, multiple books received the same number of challenges, resulting in the expansion of the list to 13 titles. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-04-24 04:00:00 UTC ]
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'Always Running' is more than cholo lit — it's a manual for L.A.'s salvation

What makes writers' favorite memoir on the Ultimate L.A. Bookshelf Luis J. Rodriguez's 'Always Running'? It's a personal story that aims to save us all. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

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U.K.'s Joffe Books Acquires Choc Lit

The romance and women’s fiction specialist, with a 250-book backlist, was purchased for and undisclosed sum by the largest independent publisher of e-books in the U.K. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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