The great unbowed

This week we reveal the small presses and independent bookshops that make up our regional and country shortlists for this year’s British Book Awards. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2021-02-18 13:15:35 UTC ]
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10 Great 2020 Adult LGBTQ+ Science Fiction Books

From space operas with sapphic women to nonbinary artists and mechanical dragons! Check out this this list of 2020 adult LGBTQ+ science fiction books, including The Seep by Chana Porter. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2020-07-17 10:36:49 UTC ]
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Most Anticipated: The Great Second-Half 2020 Book Preview

Wash your hands, wear your mask, keep a safe distance from others, and pick out a book. The post Most Anticipated: The Great Second-Half 2020 Book Preview appeared first on The Millions. Continue reading at The Millions

[ The Millions | 2020-07-15 09:59:01 UTC ]
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Great Personalized Book Club Gifts

Missing your book club friends? We've rounded up some great personalized book club gifts to give to your reading pals to show how much you care! Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2020-07-14 10:39:11 UTC ]
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No Exit to publish prequel to The Great Gatsby

No Exit Press will publish a prequel to F Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby by Michael Farris Smith in February 2021. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-07-09 10:27:55 UTC ]
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Christopher Buckley’s ‘Make Russia Great Again’ is the Trump satire we’ve been waiting for

Many fiction writers have tried and failed to find comedy in the current administration. Finally, we have something to laugh about. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2020-07-06 10:12:47 UTC ]
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3 Great Memoirs Written (and Narrated) by Queer Women

Celebrate Pride Month and queer voices by reading these three captivating audiobook memoirs written and narrated by queer women. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2020-06-22 10:36:19 UTC ]
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Gehrig’s ghostwritten newspaper columns offer bromides from baseball great

Author Alan Gaff unearthed a series of articles and shaped them into “The Lost Memoir.” Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2020-06-19 12:00:00 UTC ]
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Middle Grade Magic: Great Books for 7th Graders

With most schools and libraries closed across the country closed, parents are left scrambling in a lot of ways: distance ... Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2020-06-19 10:39:09 UTC ]
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Mourning the Letters That Will No Longer Be Written, and Remembering the Great Ones That Were

A book critic laments the decline in proper correspondence, and recalls the great letters of Ralph Ellison, Jean Rhys, Samuel Beckett and others. Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2020-06-17 09:00:00 UTC ]
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8 Great Picture Books Written by Librarians

Who better to write books than the book experts? Check out some excellent picture books written by librarians for their tiniest patrons. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2020-06-15 10:31:00 UTC ]
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A great Bigfoot novel may be lurking out there. Max Brooks’s ‘Devolution’ isn’t it.

Given monster stories by Mary Shelley, Stephen King and other masters of the macabre, Brooks is trying to fill some awfully big shoes here. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2020-06-09 15:19:49 UTC ]
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Charles Dickens: how two novelists gave Great Expectations a second life in the Pacific

Two sequels which show how the Victorian novelist's stories can be adapted to reflect post-colonial narratives. Continue reading at The Conversation

[ The Conversation | 2020-06-08 16:19:12 UTC ]
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11 Great Book Puzzles You Can Buy Right Now

Amid a shortage of puzzles, here are a number of book puzzles you can buy right now. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2020-05-20 10:34:22 UTC ]
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For the sports-hungry, some great books to get you through the non-seasons

A great lineup: books about Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, Willie Mays, Alice Marble and more. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2020-05-19 14:00:00 UTC ]
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The story behind ‘The Great Realisation,’ a post-pandemic bedtime tale that has captured the hearts of millions

A video-poem by Tom Roberts has caught the attention of Hollywood and will likely become a children’s book. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2020-05-14 11:00:00 UTC ]
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2020 AP Stylebook changes: person-first language, and the great ‘pled’ debate

The release of a new print edition of the Associated Press Stylebook has always been a highlight of many editors’ May, especially when it is accompanied by a session at the national conference of ACES: The Society for Editing, when AP editors announce the major changes. This year was a little... Continue reading at Columbia Journalism Review

[ Columbia Journalism Review | 2020-05-06 16:00:05 UTC ]
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Edwards-Jones launches Great Big Book Club

Author Imogen Edwards-Jones and friends have launched the online Great Big Book Club featuring author interviews, book reviews and a series of “Lockdown Lunches”. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-04-27 10:03:35 UTC ]
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Picador scoops Great Flu novel by Donoghue

Picador has scooped the “intoxicating” new novel from Room writer Emma Donoghue, telling the story of nurses and doctors working on the medical front line of 1918's great flu epidemic. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-04-27 04:39:36 UTC ]
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Free Books for Kids: Great Resources for Ebooks and Audiobooks

There is already a decent amount of free books for kids available online, and now there has been a recent expansion of available resources. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2020-04-01 10:38:43 UTC ]
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Panel Mania: Poems to See By: A Comic Artist Interprets Great Poetry by Julian Peters

Published by Plough Publishing to mark the celebration of National Poetry Month in April, 'Poems to See By: A Comic Artist Interprets Great Poetry' by Julian Peters offers a series of delightful, often moving, visual recreations of classic poems. In this 10-page excerpt Peters recreates Seamus... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-04-01 04:00:00 UTC ]
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