PW Asks: What Was the Best Book You Read This Summer?

Summer is pretty much over, we're sorry to have to report. So, our question for this week is a simple one: What was the best book you read this summer? Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-08-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Make summer last longer with the 10 best books of August

The latest mystery from Louise Penny, a probing novel by Richard Russo, and Sarah M. Broom’s memoir of living in New Orleans, all made our list this month. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2019-08-12 18:22:23 UTC ]
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Make summer last longer with the 10 best books of August

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Make summer last longer with the 10 best books of August

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Make summer last longer with the 10 best books of August

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Things ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK Characters Do with Books Besides Reading Them

Books are important to the texture of everyday life in Orange Is the New Black, which is based on a memoir ... Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2019-08-04 10:31:09 UTC ]
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If You Haven’t Yet Had Time to Read Moby-Dick Here’s a Pop-Up Book

Two hundred years ago, Herman Melville was born and the course of American literary history changed forever. In celebration of the author’s bicentennial, Chronicle Books published Moby-Dick: A Pop-Up Book from the Novel by Herman Melville, which shows ten key moments from the story in... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2019-08-01 08:48:17 UTC ]
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‘Ashenden’: the perfect late summer escape read, and a classic

W. Somerset Maugham’s 1928 novel is thought to be the first modern espionage novel. Continue reading at The Washington Post

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The 10 books to read in August

Traditionally a “dead month” in publishing, August is delivering plenty of worthwhile titles. Continue reading at The Washington Post

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Why Don’t I Read All My Books?

I own a book called Love and Loss: American Portrait and Mourning Miniatures, itself a small object with a haunting image on the cover: a tiny 19th-century portrait of a dead teenage girl. The book came out in 2000, to accompany an exhibition of miniatures at Yale University Art Gallery, and I... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2019-07-26 08:50:03 UTC ]
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PW Picks: Books of the Week, July 29, 2019

This week: Holmes and Watson reimagined as gay African-American women living in a near-future U.S.; plus an outstanding mystery set in Rome in 89 C.E. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-07-26 04:00:00 UTC ]
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The Best Book You've Never Read is 'Pieces for the Left Hand' by J. Robert Lennon

"Retelling these stories—which are not much longer in the summary than in the original—I feel the same charge I experience when some strange little thing happens to me, a coincidence or mix-up, that I’m eager to share with someone." Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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A summer reading list for fans of ‘To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before’

The latest YA rom-coms include and affirm a broader range of experiences than ever before. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2019-07-23 16:05:15 UTC ]
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PW Picks: Books of the Week, July 22, 2019

This week: the latest from Laura Lippman, plus understanding the new rules of language. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-07-19 04:00:00 UTC ]
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50 of the Best Amazon Prime Books Available Through Prime Reading

You don't need Kindle Unlimited to get free ebooks on Amazon — all you need is a Prime subscription. Here are the best Amazon Prime books on Prime Reading. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2019-07-18 10:35:34 UTC ]
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The ultimate summer reading list for hipsters is here

A new data viz surfaces the forgotten literature of public libraries. There’s no feeling more deflating than asking someone what they’re reading, only to have never heard of any of the three books they readily rattle off. But what if that academic smugness could be yours? What if you were the... Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2019-07-15 10:20:19 UTC ]
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PW Picks: Books of the Week, July 15, 2019

This week: Colson Whitehead's new novel, plus George Takei's new graphic memoir. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-07-12 04:00:00 UTC ]
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How many books should you bring on your summer vacation?

This is a question as timeless as it is vexing, particularly if your work life is book-adjacent. Book critic extraordinaire Kate Tuttle claims to have finally pulled it off, citing a 6-to-5 books-to-days ratio (to the shock and admiration of her followers on Twitter). There are, of course, many... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2019-07-08 15:39:09 UTC ]
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PW Picks: Books of the Week, July 8, 2019

This week: a swampy urban legend, plus Silicon Valley and the remaking of America. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-07-05 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Read the Titles That Inspired the Summer 2019 Anime Season

Looking forward to the summer 2019 anime season? Why don't you check out the manga and light novel series that inspired these new shows! Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2019-07-03 10:42:39 UTC ]
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