RIP to one of the great horny novelists of the 20th century, Milan Kundera.

I was surprised to read this morning that Milan Kundera, the eminent Czech novelist best known for The Unbearable Lightness of Being, died yesterday at the age of 94. Mainly because I thought he was already dead. For a generation of literary types (Gen X in particular), Kundera was the cool, cosmopolitan, and very horny […] Continue reading at 'Literrary Hub'

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4 great new mysteries and thrillers — and one to skip

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How do you choose a book? Book lists by other writers are a great place to start

Critic Michael Dirda explores book compilations and how they can steer readers to great books. Continue reading at The Washington Post

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In the 19th century, if you had clothes, you had currency — and rights

Married women, enslaved people and others used textiles to assert a place for themselves in the economy and the courts, historian Laura F. Edwards explains. Continue reading at The Washington Post

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Frankfurter Buchmesse Leadership: ‘Great Dismay’ for Ukraine

Frankfurt's team notes that some 250 German titles have been translated into Ukrainian in the last three years. The post Frankfurter Buchmesse Leadership: ‘Great Dismay’ for Ukraine appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

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Great thrillers abound this month. Here are five of the best.

Escape into the twisty tales by Joseph Kanon, Calla Henkel, Bonnie Kistler, Lan Samantha Change and Danya Kukafka. Continue reading at The Washington Post

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Twenty-First-Century Seoul, as Told by Sang Young Park

At Asymptote, Sang Young Park discusses his English-language debut novel, Love in the Big City, an ambitious love story told in a colloquial tone with copious pop culture references. “Being a young writer in the twenty-first century is exactly like being a young person in the twenty-first... Continue reading at The Millions

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Reading Agency reveals 20th birthday plans and new ambassadors

The Reading Agency is turning 20, and launching a birthday campaign to get the nation reading with the help of new ambassadors, including Dara McAnulty, Michael Rosen and Benjamin Zephaniah. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Quadrille to publish companion book to 'The Great British Sewing Bee'

Quadrille is publishing a companion book to the eighth series of BBC1's "The Great British Sewing Bee". Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Most Anticipated: The Great First Half 2022 Book Preview

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T.S. Eliot may have been flawed, but a new book reminds of his greatness on the page

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Joan Didion, Revered Journalist and Novelist, Dies at 87

Joan Didion, one of the most widely respected journalists and writers of the latter half of 20th century, has died due to complications from Parkinson’s disease. She was 87. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Great Northern scoops TV legend Chris Tarrant’s first memoir

Great Northern Books has scooped Chris Tarrant's first memoir, It's Not a Proper Job, where the presenter reflects on his 50-year career at the heart of British TV. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Bloomsbury lands official book of Channel 4's The Great British Dig

Bloomsbury has landed the official book of Channel 4’s hit show "The Great British Dig".  Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Anne Rice, best-selling novelist who helped launch a vampire revival, dies at 80

Her first novel, “Interview With the Vampire,” launched a blockbuster book series and was adapted into a movie starring Brad Pitt and Tom Cruise. Continue reading at The Washington Post

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Marie-Claire Blais, celebrated French Canadian novelist, dies at 82

Literary critic Edmund Wilson, an early champion, called her “a writer in a class by herself.” Continue reading at The Washington Post

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‘True Grit’ is a modern classic, but it’s not the only great work by Charles Portis

I binge-read Portis’s books — “Norwood,” “The Dog of the South” and more. They offered just the lift I needed. Continue reading at The Washington Post

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