During a 2021 summer of extreme weather events across the globe, from cyclones in Indonesia and Fiji and severe floods in China, to record temperatures in Moscow and wildfires in the Pacific US, Sir David King, former UK chief scientific adviser and co-founder of the Climate Crisis Advisory Group, emphasised that a planetary rubicon had been crossed. “Nowhere is safe,” he declared. “The risks have been understood and known for so long and we have not acted, now we have a very narrow timeline for us to manage the problem.” Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2021-10-15 13:16:33 UTC ]
We have 15 book club ideas that address Daisy Jones & The Six book club questions, characters, and more, plus a few book club activity ideas! Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2021-01-27 11:38:00 UTC ]
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News of a Harry Potter show in early development at HBO Max begs the question: what can justify another extension to an already stretched universe?When I saw the news, reported by the Hollywood Reporter, that HBO Max was in talks to develop live-action Harry Potter television series, all details... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2021-01-25 21:19:03 UTC ]
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The story of the Scottish diaspora has been well told in print. Now a new audio book brings emigrant stories to life in their own words. Continue reading at The Conversation
[ The Conversation | 2021-01-22 17:53:17 UTC ]
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The release of “Consent” put France’s literary establishment under a harsh spotlight. The publishing industry is grappling with a nation that it resembles less and less. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2021-01-03 16:49:48 UTC ]
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Lack of funding for libraries is as dangerous as any conquering army in this chronicle of information destroyed throughout the ages. Continue reading at Slate
[ Slate | 2020-12-08 21:32:42 UTC ]
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Historian Anthony A. Barrett examines the wide-ranging consequences of the Great Fire. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2020-11-20 13:00:00 UTC ]
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The Lit Hub Author Questionnaire is a monthly interview featuring seven questions for five authors with new books. This month we talk to: * Danielle Evans (The Office of Historical Corrections) Éireann Lorsung (The Century) Christa Parravani (Loved and Wanted: A Memoir of Choice, Children, and... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2020-11-10 09:48:28 UTC ]
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Agnès Poirier offers a firsthand account of the 2019 fire along with the cathedral’s history. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2020-11-06 13:00:00 UTC ]
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The latest scholarship, including an increasing number of Black and women New Testament experts, adds new ideas to age-old debates about the apostle's theology. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-10-28 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Black & White Publishing has acquired Burns for Every Day of the Year from Robert Burns expert Dr Pauline Mackay. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-10-23 10:57:29 UTC ]
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Today, Graywolf Press announced that Anna Burns’ Milkman has been selected as the winner of the International Dublin Literary Award. The Award, now celebrating its 25th year, is the world’s largest annual prize for a single work of fiction published in English. The prize comes with a whopping... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2020-10-22 15:20:06 UTC ]
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Anna Burns has become the first author from Northern Ireland to win the 2020 International Dublin Literary Award. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-10-22 09:28:46 UTC ]
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Great Lakes Independent Booksellers Association members raised concerns during its annual membership meeting about the strategy behind the rollout to the ABA's Boxed Out marketing campaign. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-10-21 04:00:00 UTC ]
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The Nine Dots Prize for creative thinking has revealed his year's question, part of a global problem-solving competition that offers $100,000 (£77,000) and a Cambridge University Press book deal for the winning response. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-10-01 13:52:06 UTC ]
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Chelsea Green Publishing will publish Corona, False Alarm? by Dr Sucharit Bhakdi and Dr Karina Reiss, which has been a bestseller in Germany. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-09-04 14:37:44 UTC ]
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This month I’d like to recommend Dirty Dancing which, to my eternal shame, I had not seen until just last week. It is, of course, every bit as magnificent as I had been led to believe. I’ve also been greatly enjoying The Changeling, Victor LaValle’s 2017 NYC-set supernatural horror... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2020-08-14 08:47:20 UTC ]
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Ingrid Persaud’s Trinidad-set debut is a memorable, moving account of wounded people who come together to create an alternative family. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2020-08-12 12:00:00 UTC ]
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Bonnier Books UK has promoted Helen Wicks to executive director for children’s trade and Elise Burns to group sales, marketing and PR director. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-08-10 02:38:59 UTC ]
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The former defense secretary laments that America has let its nonmilitary powers atrophy. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2020-07-24 12:00:00 UTC ]
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Looking for book club questions and a reading guide for THE IMMORTALISTS by Chloe Benjamin?We've got your next meeting covered. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2020-07-23 10:34:11 UTC ]
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