‘Places of Mind: A Life of Edward Said’ explores the full spectrum of sources that shaped the scholar’s ideas

Nearly 20 years after Said’s death, Timothy Brennan revisits the professor’s life. Continue reading at 'The Washington Post'

[ The Washington Post | 2021-04-28 13:00:00 UTC ]
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‘Places of Mind: A Life of Edward Said’ explores the full spectrum of sources that shaped the scholar’s ideas

Nearly 20 years after Said’s death, Timothy Brennan revisits the professor’s life. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2021-04-28 13:00:00 UTC ]
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Ingram’s Lightning Source Sharjah Installation Is Now in Place

Long in the works, the joint venture between Ingram Content Group and Shajah Book Authority is now up at running at Publishing City. The post Ingram’s Lightning Source Sharjah Installation Is Now in Place appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2022-07-07 22:43:11 UTC ]
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Bono to release memoir about ‘the people, places and possibilities’ of his life

Surrender, which will ‘draw in detail’ what he had previously only sketched in songs, will contain 40 chapters, each named after a U2 song, and include 40 original drawings by the singerThe first memoir by Bono will be released this year, publisher Penguin Random House has announced.While the U2... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2022-05-10 15:24:58 UTC ]
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Todd Gitlin, activist and scholar who shaped and chronicled the New Left, dies at 79

He was a president of Students for a Democratic Society and reflected on his activism in “The Sixties,” an acclaimed work of history and memoir. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2022-02-08 03:30:54 UTC ]
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Who was Vivian Maier? A new book explores the inspired life of the nanny with a secret gift for photography

‘Vivian Maier: Developed’ is a revealing and beautiful biography about the mysterious caregiver who left behind a trove of her own art. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2021-12-21 12:00:00 UTC ]
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W&N nets 'mind-expanding' exploration of Beatles and Bond by Higgs

Weidenfeld & Nicolson has acquired John Higgs' exploration of the "unexpected connections" between The Beatles and the Bond films and what they tell us about British culture.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-10-06 03:01:34 UTC ]
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‘The Double Life of Bob Dylan’ is the definitive account of a shape-shifting genius’s early years

Even as a youngster, Dylan seemed to be aware of the importance of crafting his persona. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2021-05-20 10:00:00 UTC ]
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John Edgar Wideman’s Stories Vividly Evoke Life in Pittsburgh and Many Other Places

“You Made Me Love You” collects short stories from throughout Wideman’s acclaimed career. Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2021-03-26 20:23:09 UTC ]
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Atlantic wins Santhouse's 'wry' exploration of the mind

Atlantic Books is to publish Head First: A Psychiatrist’s Stories of Mind and Body by Alastair Santhouse, after securing the non-fiction title at auction.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-03-14 23:36:40 UTC ]
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Ved Mehta, whose monumental autobiography explored life in India, dies at 86

Blind since age 3, he used amanuenses to dictate sentences that he wrote in his head and revised out loud. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2021-01-11 16:01:53 UTC ]
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In Matthew Baker’s ‘Why Visit America,’ the U.S. is an absurd place, but also full of hope

Baker’s short story collection brilliantly envisions everyday life for individuals in alternative Americas. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2020-08-13 15:01:53 UTC ]
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Publishing the full Spectrum

For a long time, I felt like I had been failed by publishing. After a diagnosis of Aspergers Syndrome - now Autism Spectrum Disorder (or ASD) in 2015 - I set out to learn more about my new ‘label’, and what it meant to me. Recommendations included looking to TV, because characters such as... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-08-04 22:34:00 UTC ]
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Century to publish Mind Geek's 'practical guide to a fulfilled life'

Century will publish Five Minute Therapy by Sarah Crosby, a.k.a. Instagrammer @TheMindGeek, in December 2020. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-07-31 06:12:14 UTC ]
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Full Circle Bookstore: A Palace of Minds, by Yousef Khanfar

Cultural Cross Sections Yousef Khanfar Photo by James L.W / Unsplash In January, Full Circle Bookstore was named one of five finalists for Publishers Weekly’s Bookstore of the Year. Palestinian photographer Yousef Khanfar offers the following... Continue reading at World Literature Today

[ World Literature Today | 2020-05-28 13:17:54 UTC ]
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Sam Pink’s ‘Ice Cream Man’ explores life on the fringes

The story collection follows dishwashers, sandwich makers and machine operators going about their days. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2020-03-19 14:59:56 UTC ]
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In ‘Disfigured,’ a writer explores the damaging ways fairy tales shape our view of the world — and ourselves

Diagnosed with cerebral palsy as a child, Amanda Leduc saw plenty of disabled characters in fairy tales, but none she wanted to identify with. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2020-02-27 13:00:00 UTC ]
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Qandeel Baloch was a social media star in Pakistan. A new book explores her life and murder.

“A Woman Like Her” is both an intimate portrait and a sweeping look at cultural shifts — and the price paid by women. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2020-02-06 15:00:00 UTC ]
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Benji Davies | 'Most of my stronger ideas start fairly small, but they stick in my mind'

Author-illustrator Benji Davies reveals how his latest picture book spawned from a single sketch. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-12-25 06:16:49 UTC ]
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The Uncommon Reader: A Life of Edward Garnett by Helen Smith review – a cultural battleground

The writer and editor promoted Joseph Conrad and DH Lawrence and deserves recognition as a great literary tastemakerThe first question worth asking of Helen Smith’s A-grade biography of Edward Garnett (1868‑1937) is just how many manuscripts passed across the desk of this publishers’ reader in... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2017-11-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Lenovo Yoga Book review: Full of innovative ideas ahead of their time

For those upset after hearing Google senior vice president Hiroshi Lockheimer dispel the long-circulated rumors that the two operating systems would one day merge, there may be a sliver of hope that doesn't involve Google.Lenovo's Yoga Book is a 2-in-1 tablet/laptop hybrid that runs either... Continue reading at PC World

[ PC World | 2016-12-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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