Doppelganger, due out this autumn, examines ‘the wildness of right now’, including personal issues arising from being confused with Naomi Wolf Award-winning author and Guardian columnist Naomi Klein is to publish a book about conspiracy theories, which she has described as a departure and “more personal, more experimental” than her previous books.Doppelganger, out in September, uses the fact that Klein has often been mistaken for author Naomi Wolf as a jumping-off point to explore conspiracy theories and what Klein calls the “Mirror World”, our destabilised present rife with doubles and confusion. Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
[ The Guardian | 2023-05-17 13:00:30 UTC ]
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“Life’s Work” is a memoir of outrageous youth, creative obsessions and ruinous habits. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2022-09-12 15:07:05 UTC ]
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I borrowed William Faulkner’s book Light in August from the university library three days before the first strikes on Kyiv in February. My electronic reader card shows the date. There were no people in the reading room; everyone was at home updating the news and packing their bags. The librarian... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2022-08-30 08:59:00 UTC ]
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Karma's World is officially making its mark, and Chris "Ludacris" Bridges couldn't be happier. That's because it took the award-winning rapper, actor, producer and now children's book author over a decade to bring the animated children's program to audiences. Now, the show and its titular... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2022-08-25 15:59:04 UTC ]
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“Love Hypothesis” author Ali Hazelwood didn’t intend to keep her scientist identity separate from her author identity. She didn’t intend to become an author. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2022-08-20 12:00:22 UTC ]
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In what feels like a truly inspired bit of casting, Chlöe Sevigny and Naomi Watts will star in the second installment of the FX anthology series, Feud, as “Capote’s women.” More specifically, the pair will play C.Z. Guest (Sevigny) and Babe Paley (Watts), New York socialites who featured... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2022-08-17 17:48:18 UTC ]
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On Episode 10 of Ursa Short Fiction, Deesha Philyaw and Dawnie Walton welcome writer Michael A. Gonzales for part two of our deep dive into the life and work of Diane Oliver, who published six short stories before her death at age 22. (Part one of our series is here.) Diane Oliver was just a […] Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2022-08-17 08:51:56 UTC ]
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After she was dropped by her agent, Alex Aster turned to a books-obsessed corner of TikTok to gauge interest in her YA novel … and now Lightlark is one of the most eagerly anticipated releases of the yearHaving finally published her first novel, Alex Aster was feeling disheartened. The book had... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2022-08-16 13:32:30 UTC ]
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In our conversations and emails, his determination to not let the fatwa define him has been evidentThat Salman Rushdie was nearly murdered at an event in New York while talking about whether the United States was a safe haven for exiled writers is an irony he’d have rejected as too far-fetched... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2022-08-14 12:39:00 UTC ]
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David Maraniss shows how the legendary athlete was celebrated, belittled and exploited. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2022-08-12 10:00:27 UTC ]
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On the occasion of a retrospective exhibition of Ruth Asawa's work in England and Norway, the show’s co-curators have edited a book of essays about her life. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2022-08-04 15:37:02 UTC ]
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Write-minded: Weekly Inspiration for Writers is currently in its fourth year. We are a weekly podcast for writers craving a unique blend of inspiration and real talk about the ups and downs of the writing life. Hosted by Brooke Warner of She Writes and Grant Faulkner of National Novel Writing... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2022-08-01 08:51:12 UTC ]
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Elizabeth Hand’s new book is no ordinary mystery novel but a genre-bending tale that captures the richness of Hawaii Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2022-07-28 12:00:00 UTC ]
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In oral arguments on Wednesday, lawyers for Amazon and the Big Five publishers argued that two potential class action suits alleging a conspiracy to fix prices for both e-books and print books were "implausible" and should be dismissed. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-07-28 04:00:00 UTC ]
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While we do not, under any circumstances, have to hand it to Skyhorse, publisher of Sandy Hook deniers, anti-vaxxers, January 6th conspiracy theorists, and Woody Allen—their brand is extremely consistent. To wit: they will be publishing another book by disgraced biographer Blake Bailey (they... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2022-07-26 20:31:25 UTC ]
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An excerpt from Tess Gunty's debut novel The Rabbit Hutch. The post Where Life Lives On appeared first on Granta. Continue reading at Granta
[ Granta | 2022-07-19 10:43:28 UTC ]
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The 'Dirty Dancing' star discusses the upcoming sequel, her memoir and the Supreme Court's 'fundamentally wrong' abortion ruling. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2022-07-14 14:00:17 UTC ]
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Teddy Wayne's novel is a character study of a protagonist stuck in a rut of self-regard. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2022-07-12 14:30:05 UTC ]
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Johnson, a former burlesque dancer known as Tanqueray, overcame many obstacles before she was featured in “Humans of New York.” Then things changed quickly. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2022-07-11 12:00:28 UTC ]
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Cartoonist and comedian Luke Healy (The Con Artists, Americana) and actor Connor Ratliff (Dead Eyes) spoke to one another as part of D+Q Live, a spring event series by the graphic novel publisher Drawn & Quarterly. The conversation revolved around Healy’s new book, The Con Artists, which... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2022-07-07 08:53:07 UTC ]
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Pulitzer winner Geraldine Brooks’s latest book is a sweeping tale that uses the true story of a famous 19th-century racehorse to explore the roots and legacy of enslavement. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2022-06-17 13:11:51 UTC ]
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