The Two Lives of One Woman: On Guzel Yakhina’s “Zuleikha”

WHEN I WAS a student in Perm, Russia, my university friend told me that her grandparents were kulaks. The term dates back to the era of collectivization, a harsh agrarian reform that took place in the Soviet Union between the late 1920s and the early ’30s. Hitherto privately owned land and cattle were forcefully confiscated […] The post The Two Lives of One Woman: On Guzel Yakhina’s “Zuleikha” appeared first on Los Angeles Review of Books. Continue reading at 'Los Angeles Review of Books'

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Despite subsidies disappearing, some publishers see hope for Facebook Live post-algorithm change

A majority of top publishers continue to post live videos to Facebook each month, according to data from Socialbakers. The post Despite subsidies disappearing, some publishers see hope for Facebook Live post-algorithm change appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday

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iBooks Bestsellers: 'Wife' Stays Between 'Woman' and #1 Slot

Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen's 'The Wife Between Us' remains between A.J. Finn's 'The Woman in the Window' and the top slot of Apple's iBooks store's bestsellers list one more week. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Dear bloggers, blagging is no way to make a living

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The Woman in the Window: Is Daniel Mallory's debut novel the new Gone Girl?

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Investing in culture can change lives, break boundaries and reinvigorate communities

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon reveals the lifelong love of reading that has compelled her and her government to increase its budget for funding the arts. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Harry Potter's magic: Documentary looks at 20 years since the boy who lived revived magic

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[ Stuff | 2018-01-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Attica Locke lives in L.A., but she writes about what she knows — black life in Texas

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Amazon under fire for 'refusal' to pay Scottish real living wage

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