Reading books 'strengthens the spirit of faith and the will to solve social problems,' says an Iranian judge. Continue reading at 'The Christian Science Monitor'
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Katie Kitamura’s new novel follows an interpreter in The Hague who’s involved with a married man. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2021-07-13 05:17:24 UTC ]
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Former President Barack Obama released his summer 2021 reading list and it's packed with outstanding books to pick up. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2021-07-12 11:42:22 UTC ]
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"The notion of 'a book' is just a convenient fiction which we books go along with because it serves the needs of the bean counters in publishing, not to mention the ego of the writers. But the reality is far more complex.” So explains “the Book”, one of the narrators of Ruth Ozeki’s fourth novel... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-07-09 19:27:08 UTC ]
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American author Susan Choi has won the 2021 Sunday Times Audible Short Story Award with her "luminous" story "Flashlight". Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-07-09 16:07:00 UTC ]
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No matter if it is Austen or Atwood, the Brontës or Booker winners, data shows men are reluctant to read women – and this has real world implicationsThe byline at the top of this piece reads MA Sieghart, not Mary Ann. Why? Because I really want men to read it too. Female authors through the... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2021-07-09 07:00:41 UTC ]
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Whether kids are learning about pronouns or escaping into South Indian mythology, these July children’s book releases are sure to be a hit. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2021-07-02 10:36:00 UTC ]
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Ali Smith has won the inaugural Pleasure of Reading Prize, in recognition of her body of work. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-07-01 20:56:05 UTC ]
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S.A. Cosby delivers a riveting thriller and Kristen Radtke has a meditation on loneliness. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2021-06-29 16:58:20 UTC ]
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The Reading is Magic Festival, a children's digital books festival created during last year’s lockdown and inspired by Cressida Cowell, will return this autumn as a five-day event. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-06-24 03:36:26 UTC ]
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The Nobel Prize winner talks about the pandemic, his novel “Klara and the Sun,” fatherhood and more. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2021-06-22 14:00:00 UTC ]
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Nielsen's ongoing quest to measure the fast-changing television landscape will now include a monthly snapshot into how consumers around the country are spending their TV screen time. A new monthly graphic, which Nielsen is calling The Gauge, will offer a window into total TV time, including both... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2021-06-17 21:56:31 UTC ]
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Margalit Fox’s new book is an enthralling tale about two British officers who broke out of a World War I POW camp with the help of a Ouija board. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2021-06-16 16:00:00 UTC ]
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This surreal school year is finally over. Here are some books to get your young readers in the swing of the season. Continue reading at Wired
[ Wired | 2021-06-15 11:00:00 UTC ]
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Launched in 2017, the essay series celebrates literature of “unsung, under-recognized genius.” Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2021-06-10 12:53:00 UTC ]
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The final six stories competing for the £30,000 Sunday Times Audible Short Story Award have been revealed, featuring British author Jonathan Gibbs and Scottish writer Rachael Fulton alongside four US writers. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-06-06 11:11:42 UTC ]
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Encouraging intra-community reading in diaspora, the new list is announced amid anti-Asian violence in many parts of the world. The post Asian and Pacific Islander Identity: Gold House’s New Reading List appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2021-06-04 19:32:10 UTC ]
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Among our picks: ‘The Other Black Girl,’ by Zakiya Dalila Harris and ‘Hairpin Bridge’ by Taylor Adams Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2021-06-03 12:00:00 UTC ]
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Harry Potter publisher issues third profit upgrade of 2021 after sales increase to £185mCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageLockdown reading has helped the Harry Potter publisher Bloomsbury to its third profit upgrade of the year after a 22% surge in annual pre-tax... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2021-06-02 08:20:05 UTC ]
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The themes of self and other, of person vs machine, in mecha manga are engaging and thoughtful--even more so in our current times. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2021-06-01 10:37:00 UTC ]
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From high school thrillers to fairy tale retellings, here are 10 Y.A. books you won’t want to miss this season. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2021-05-29 12:00:09 UTC ]
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