The paleobiologist and author of Foyles’ nonfiction book of 2022 on Earth’s deep past, the joys of the British Library, and how early four-limbed vertebrates helped him find his feetThomas Halliday was born in 1989 and raised in Rannoch in the Scottish Highlands. He studied zoology at Cambridge before specialising in paleobiology for his master’s and PhD – winning the Linnean Society Medal for the best doctorate in biological studies. His debut book Otherlands: A World in the Making – which comes out in paperback on 2 February – was Foyles’ nonfiction book of 2022, while the historian Tom Holland called it “the best book on the history of life on Earth I have ever read”. Halliday lives in north London with his wife and sons.What is paleobiology?In the late 20th century, we began to realise that we could study far more aspects of past life than simply describing the forms and defining them into taxonomies. Paleobiology encompasses everything from cell biology to genetic relationships to ecology. It’s like any other part of biology, except it happens to be set in the deep past. Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
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It was the best of times, it was the worst of times: this year, my debut book was published, but I also contracted thyroid cancer and a number of autoimmune ailments, which ranged from aggravating to genuinely alarming. Suddenly, my life was an exercise in managing my body, just as much a... Continue reading at The Millions
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A new series is stepping into the fraught territory of Northern Ireland in the 70s by telling the real-life story of a woman abducted by the IRA. Its creators talk about truth, reconciliation and trying to depict both sides of the conflict“To be honest, I’d always thought of the Troubles as a... Continue reading at The Guardian
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Learn about the world's hidden libraries, vanishing animals, and more in this month's best nonfiction titles. Continue reading at Book Riot
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With a forthcoming nonfiction book and an online army of Nerdfighters, the young-adult author aims to eliminate an entirely curable global scourge. Continue reading at The New York Times
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Maia Kobabe calls this graphic nonfiction book a "beautiful and compassionate primer" to trans histories. Continue reading at Book Riot
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A party supported by pals who made it through rush hour rain was appropriate for an anthology celebrating female friendshipNervous as I am of organising parties, I could hardly have launched a book about friendship without throwing one. And so it was that last Tuesday night, I found myself in... Continue reading at The Guardian
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Learn about the life of the first Black woman to be nominated to the Supreme Court, as well as hear from women around the globe in this week's nonfiction book talk. Continue reading at Book Riot
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Sable Yong’s debut book comes with some unusual marketing merchandise—a perfume to match. Sable Yong always wanted to make a perfume. She calls herself a “frag-head,” having previously written about fragrances for Allure and hosting the podcast Smell Ya Later with Tynan Sinks. Still, producing... Continue reading at Fast Company
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Author of Anansi’s Gold, a nonfiction account of a notorious Ghanian conman ‘told with biting wit’, wins £1,000 awardYepoka Yeebo has won the 2024 Jhalak prize for her nonfiction book about a Ghanaian con artist.Anansi’s Gold is an “exhilarating journey” through the life and “almost... Continue reading at The Guardian
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Last week, Sony published a seemingly innocuous round of interviews that centered the company’s nebulous “creative entertainment vision”. Neil Druckmann, head of the Sony-owned game studio Naughty Dog, was one of those — but his interview wasn’t quite what it seemed. Druckmann, who headed the... Continue reading at Engadget
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The investigation was requested by City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams and the Legal Aid Society. New York City’s watchdog agency has launched an investigation into allegations that the city’s police department improperly used its official social media accounts to target public officials and... Continue reading at Fast Company
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Atria signs CNN Anchor Jake Tapper’s first nonfiction book in over a decade; Kensington takes a spicy paranormal romance series, and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Britain’s youngest code-breakers, brought to life in a new nonfiction book by Candace Fleming, were normal teenagers: playing pranks, attending dances. Continue reading at The New York Times
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The author and podcaster on young love, chips and curry sauce, and her husband’s selective hearingBorn in Essex, Giovanna Fletcher, 39, studied at drama school. She made her fiction debut in 2013 with Billy and Me, writes young adult fiction with her husband, musician Tom Fletcher, and in 2017... Continue reading at The Guardian
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New nonfiction books hitting shelves in February 2024 include memoirs, food stories, ex-wives, and more. Continue reading at Book Riot
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I first encountered Irma Pineda’s poetry in the Mexico City literary journal Generación in 2005, as I was writing a nonfiction book set in her home region (No Word for Welcome, Nebraska, 2011). Pineda’s language, Didxazá (Isthmus Zapotec), has a written literary history that extends back 2,500... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
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The British Library’s head of digital publications on the urgency of preserving digital stories, from smartphone apps to interactive web narrativesGiulia Carla Rossi collects the fragile artefacts of our increasingly transient publishing world. She is a curator of digital publications at the... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2023-11-18 13:00:21 UTC ]
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These three new romances—spanning the Scottish Highlands, Victorian England, and outer space—deliver fresh takes on the enemies-to-lovers trope that are sure to dazzle fans of sparring hearts. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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The bestselling author of The Power talks about her new techno-thriller, coping with grief and finding hope in the darkest of storiesNaomi Alderman, author of the bestselling novel The Power, is just getting over Covid and feeling a bit wiped out. “But don’t worry, I still seem able to talk for... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2023-11-04 09:00:34 UTC ]
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Kensington picks up TikTok star Harley Laroux’s new novel, Bloomsbury nabs a nonfiction book by Miriam Toews, and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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