Review: A striking debut novel imagines two enslaved men in love

"The Prophets," by Robert Jones Jr., depicts an intense bond between Isaiah and Samuel on a plantation in unbearable and untenable circumstances. Continue reading at 'Los Angeles Times'

[ Los Angeles Times | 2020-12-29 15:00:38 UTC ]
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In ‘Counterpoint,’ a memoirist reflects on love, loss and Bach

Washington Post art and architecture critic Philip Kennicott looks back at his decision to learn the Goldberg Variations. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2020-02-18 13:28:22 UTC ]
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10 Eco-Friendly Gifts for the Book Lover You Love

Here's ten eco-friendly gifts for that book lover in your life from Etsy, who offset the carbon emissions created from shipping. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2020-02-18 11:35:27 UTC ]
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A.D. Miller’s ‘Independence Square’ imagines how one diplomat tried to secretly manage Ukraine’s revolution

Miller draws on his experience as a foreign correspondent to re-create the turmoil in Kiev in 2004. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2020-02-18 06:21:24 UTC ]
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Discovering a Love of Science Fiction and Fantasy and Recent Favorites

A reader new to science fiction and fantasy embraces the genre and explores some of the great new works of SFF on shelves now. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2020-02-17 11:40:18 UTC ]
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Ant Middleton to publish debut thriller with Sphere

Sphere is publishing a debut thriller by Ant Middleton, TV star of "SAS: Who Dares Wins" and bestselling non-fiction author behind First Man In and The Fear Bubble. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-02-17 10:01:00 UTC ]
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S&S strikes partnership with Library Link

Simon & Schuster (S&S) has struck a new partnership with public libraries in the UK Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-02-16 17:38:06 UTC ]
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Review: Anna Burns' second novel on the Irish Troubles ... and our own

A pitch-dark comedy on the wages of violence from the Man Booker Prize-winning author of "Milkman" Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2020-02-15 15:00:16 UTC ]
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Jacaranda signs Iggy London debut

Jacaranda will publish award-winning film director Iggy London’s first book, Mandem. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-02-14 09:02:12 UTC ]
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London Review of Books circulation up by 3.6%

The London Review of Books saw its circulation increase by 3.6% in 2019, marking its 20th year of consecutive growth. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-02-14 06:40:59 UTC ]
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Harlequin to Expand Love Inspired Imprint

Love Inspired, Harlequin’s inspirational romance imprint, is launching a trade paperback fiction publishing program, starting spring 2021. The new line is accepting submissions of manuscripts that focus on religious values. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-02-14 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Scribner signs Faber Academy graduate's debut novel

Simon & Schuster UK will publish The Miseducation of Evie Epworth by Faber Academy graduate Matson Taylor. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-02-14 03:26:34 UTC ]
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Chicken House signs debut romantic psychological thriller

Chicken House will publish I, Henry, a romantic psychological thriller about artificial Intelligence by debut YA author Naomi Gibson. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-02-13 17:17:02 UTC ]
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He raised his son to love wild places. Then his son disappeared.

Explorer and biologist Roman Dial reflects on parenting in this memoir of the search for his son, who vanished while solo hiking in Costa Rica. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2020-02-12 23:38:32 UTC ]
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He raised his son to love wild places. Then his son disappeared.

Explorer and biologist Roman Dial reflects on parenting in this memoir of the search for his son, who vanished while solo hiking in Costa Rica. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2020-02-12 23:38:32 UTC ]
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Stationery stores are in trouble, but our love for Valentine’s Day cards burns hotter than ever

In a world determined to dematerialize our interactions with each other, we still crave the tactile experience of an actual card. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2020-02-11 16:53:38 UTC ]
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Stationery stores are in trouble, but our love for Valentine’s Day cards burns hotter than ever

In a world determined to dematerialize our interactions with each other, we still crave the tactile experience of an actual card. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2020-02-11 16:53:38 UTC ]
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Coverage of Bernie Sanders suffers from a lack of imagination

Bernie Sanders is on a roll. Following his strong showing in Iowa—where he won the most votes and the second most delegates (pending the mess there ever being cleared up)—he’s the favorite to win today’s primary in New Hampshire, which would establish him, surely, as the Democratic frontrunner.... Continue reading at Columbia Journalism Review

[ Columbia Journalism Review | 2020-02-11 13:06:49 UTC ]
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Sexism and Genius Collide ‘In the Land of Men’

Adrienne Miller’s memoir chronicles her tenure as fiction editor of Esquire in the 1990s and her rocky relationship with David Foster Wallace, the era’s iconic novelist. Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2020-02-11 10:00:07 UTC ]
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'Fence: Striking Distance' weaves queer romance into competitive combat sports

"Fence: Striking Distance," Sarah Rees Brennan's YA novel adapted from the "Fence" comics, will go into the characters' "how" and "why," she says. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2020-02-03 16:00:05 UTC ]
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