I'm about to start reading Grace Jones' memoir ("I'll Never Write My Memoirs"). I can't imagine this not being terrific. She's been helped by Paul Morley who is a great writer. But also it's Grace Jones. I remember being mesmerised by her when I was a young kid - the Island Life LP is my go-to now, my reminder of those great tunes from the 1980s. It seemed like - all at once - Grace Jones was on the radio and on the TV and in films, she was a model, a fashion icon, an action hero and a pop star. Her albums pulsed - thrill-rides with the best players helping her to realise strange new worlds by reinventing old standards, transmogrifying jazz balladry, twisting disco and reggae so that you almost didn't know (and certainly didn't care) where one ended and the other started. Continue reading at 'Stuff'
[ Stuff | 2015-09-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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I'm about to start reading Grace Jones' memoir ("I'll Never Write My Memoirs"). I can't imagine this not being terrific. She's been helped by Paul Morley who is a great writer. But also it's Grace Jones. I remember being mesmerised by her when I was a young kid - the Island Life LP is my go-to... Continue reading at Stuff
[ Stuff | 2015-09-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Farming scholar Anna Jones’ exploration of the divide between urban and rural issues has been picked up by Kyle Books. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2022-01-05 04:10:36 UTC ]
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Walker Books will publish Unleash Your Creative Monster: A Children’s Guide to Writing by Andy Jones and Olaf Falafel, the first title in a two-book deal. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-06-10 19:22:38 UTC ]
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Hi, I’m books editor Carolyn Kellogg. I’m writing this after the L.A. Times met our soon-to-be owner Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong on Friday and I am looking forward to the new era at our paper. I caught up with him afterward and invited him to the L.A. Times Festival of Books next weekend. I don’t... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-04-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New titles from religion publishers are geared toward helping readers get along with others as a means for building a more peaceful and just world. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-11-08 05:00:00 UTC ]
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The 251-year-old hymn of God's transforming love—a church staple and a music chart-topper—also resonates with writers today. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-09-06 04:00:00 UTC ]
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“Essex Dogs,” the first novel in a projected trilogy by the historian Dan Jones, imagines a hard-bitten band of mercenaries hired to invade France on behalf of their English king. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2023-02-03 10:00:06 UTC ]
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Drusilla Jones, who owned an antique children’s book shop in Baltimore, died of end stage Alzheimer’s disease and diabetic complications Oct. 20 at Charter Senior Living. The Lutherville resident was 82. Continue reading at Baltimore Sun
[ Baltimore Sun | 2022-11-04 09:00:00 UTC ]
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The project, which examines the history and effects of slavery, has faced bans and attempted bans since its publication in 2019. Continue reading at The Huffington Post
[ The Huffington Post | 2022-10-28 07:39:53 UTC ]
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Chelsea Green Publishing has landed a book from Adam Alexander, "the Indiana Jones of vegetables". Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-11-25 05:56:00 UTC ]
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Comedian Rosie Jones has added another string to her bow by authoring a children’s book series—the sort of titles she says she needed as a child Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-09-24 00:06:18 UTC ]
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Pan Macmillan has acquired Leadership, the second book by England Rugby Union head coach Eddie Jones. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-09-07 17:06:53 UTC ]
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The author speaks with Emirates Airline Festival of Literature director Ahlam Bolooki, asserting 'You don't have to write every day.' The post Author Tayari Jones on Timing at Abu Dhabi International Book Fair appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2021-05-26 14:44:41 UTC ]
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“Life doesn’t stop popping up things that are scary,” says the author of “Professional Troublemaker.” Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2021-03-08 14:00:00 UTC ]
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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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Simon & Schuster Children's has acquired two picture books from author and illustrator Richard Jones. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-10-14 00:40:26 UTC ]
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Great Jones cofounder Sierra Tishgart shares her reading list. The Pleasures of Cooking for One: A Cookbook, Judith Jones Judith Jones—a legendary editor and author—inspired the name for Great Jones [my cook-ware company]! This is my favorite of her books.Read Full Story Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2020-08-26 07:00:32 UTC ]
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Hutchinson has won Working Hard, Hardly Working by entrepreneur Grace Beverley after triumphing in a nine-way auction. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-08-18 05:32:42 UTC ]
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Multi-award winning author and illustrator Kadir Nelson's art featured on The New Yorker and Rolling Stone Magazine. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2020-06-18 14:37:17 UTC ]
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The shortlists for this year's Telegraph Sports Book Awards have been revealed, with titles from England Rugby coach Eddie Jones and British Lions coach Warren Gatland jostling for Rugby Writers Book of the Year. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-06-17 13:50:00 UTC ]
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