Philip Gulley: From Harmony to Hope

Philip Gulley wrote nine novels featuring Quaker pastor Sam Gardner in his popular Harmony series. Gulley's latest book kicks off a new series that follows Pastor Sam as he heads to a tiny church in another small fictional town in Indiana called Hope. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-09-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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An abolitionist’s hope meets a president’s hypocrisy

Frederick Douglass pushed for progress for Black people, but Andrew Johnson erased it. Continue reading at The Washington Post

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Poets and Shafak assemble for Manchester Ripples of Hope Festival

UK Poet Laureate Simon Armitage has convened 30 poets from around the world including Imtiaz Dharker and Raymond Antrobus to create a new response to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Philip Roth, Blake Bailey and publishing in the post-#MeToo era

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Cookieless tech test gives Procter & Gamble hope—and TV networks worries

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A Beacon of Hope for Alll Immigrants: Spotlight on Joshua M. Greene

The author’s biography of Holocaust survivor Siggi Wilzig is a vital book that connects the past to the present moment. (Sponsored) Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Philip Roth Biography Finds a New Publisher

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Tanya Byrne | 'It gives the reader hope that things will be OK'

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The Philip Roth biography is canceled, Mike Pence’s book could be next — and publishing may never be the same

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‘Philip Roth,’ by Blake Bailey, is a colorful, confident and uncompromising biographical triumph

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