Majority of borrowed books across Ontario libraries in 2020 weren't published this year

In a year dominated by a global pandemic and American politics, some might find it fitting that the library book most likely to be checked out across Ontario was a hopeful memoir written by the former first lady of the United States. Continue reading at 'CBC'

[ CBC | 2020-12-31 09:00:00 UTC ]

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Long Before ‘Netflix and Chill,’ He Was the Netflix C.E.O.

A new memoir by Marc Randolph, the company’s first boss, provides a blast from the entertainment giant’s red-envelope past. Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2019-09-15 21:14:47 UTC ]
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Review: An East L.A. memoir comes to life in 'Always Running' at Casa 0101 Theater

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[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-09-15 00:53:52 UTC ]
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Rows, bloopers and scoops: John Humphrys’ 32 years at Today

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[ The Guardian | 2019-09-14 16:45:01 UTC ]
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A Handy Guide To Academic Libraries For New Students

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[ Book Riot | 2019-09-14 10:32:24 UTC ]
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[ The Millions | 2019-09-13 10:00:41 UTC ]
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Edward Snowden’s memoir reveals some (but not all)

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[ The Economist | 2019-09-13 04:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-13 00:39:30 UTC ]
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Samantha Power’s Memoir Makes Me Wonder if She Should Never Have Joined the Obama Administration at All

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[ Slate | 2019-09-12 20:18:38 UTC ]
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S&S UK Children's launches Love Your Library campaign with Peters

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[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-11 18:20:15 UTC ]
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‘The Undying,’ an Extraordinary and Furious New Memoir About Cancer

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[ The New York Times | 2019-09-10 09:00:03 UTC ]
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[ Literrary Hub | 2019-09-10 08:48:53 UTC ]
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[ Literrary Hub | 2019-09-09 14:15:01 UTC ]
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[ Book Riot | 2019-09-06 10:30:08 UTC ]
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Her name is Chanel Miller, not ‘unconscious intoxicated woman’ in the Stanford assault case

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[ The Washington Post | 2019-09-05 18:42:59 UTC ]
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[ The New York Times | 2019-09-05 17:47:28 UTC ]
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[ Literrary Hub | 2019-09-05 14:44:57 UTC ]
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[ Columbia Journalism Review | 2019-09-05 11:55:57 UTC ]
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