Viking sashays away with Bimini Bon Boulash's guide to life

Viking has snatched up a book on the transformative power of drag from east London contender on "Ru Paul’s Drag Race UK" season two, Bimini Bon Boulash. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2021-03-26 15:46:11 UTC ]
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Sphere to publish 'life lessons' from last surviving prosecutor at Nuremberg Trials

Sphere is publishing "life lessons" from the last surviving prosecutor at the Nuremberg Trials, Benjamin Ferencz. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-02-18 01:45:26 UTC ]
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Qandeel Baloch was a social media star in Pakistan. A new book explores her life and murder.

“A Woman Like Her” is both an intimate portrait and a sweeping look at cultural shifts — and the price paid by women. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2020-02-06 15:00:00 UTC ]
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Jurij Koch’s Sorbian Memoir of Life Before, During, and After the GDR, by John K. Cox

Book Reviews John K. Cox Jurij Koch / Courtesy of Domowina-Verlag In the 1950s, a girl whom Jurij Koch knew in high school moved away from their hometown of Cottbus in East Germany. It was a case, he says in his recent memoir, of “Weg von Ulbricht, hin... Continue reading at World Literature Today

[ World Literature Today | 2020-01-27 20:47:13 UTC ]
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The dramatic life of Hollywood legend Sidney Lumet

The director’s first biography, by Maura Spiegel, sheds light on the man but may not satisfy film buffs. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2020-01-17 01:09:32 UTC ]
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For many writers, Zora Neale Hurston’s work has been a guiding light. Now there’s even more to read.

Sixty years after the legendary African American author’s death in relative obscurity, a new collection of short fiction has arrived. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2020-01-16 13:00:00 UTC ]
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Review: 'Uncanny Valley' serves up a biting slice of start-up life

'Uncanny Valley' by Anna Wiener is a biting, funny memoir from inside San Francisco's start-up culture. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2020-01-10 20:16:25 UTC ]
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Book Culture stores in life or death battle

The embattled independent bookstore Book Culture on Columbus Avenue has been closed, after being served with an eviction notice by its landlord. The move, which took place Tuesday morning, also... To view the full story, click the title link. Continue reading at Crains New York

[ Crains New York | 2020-01-08 19:57:16 UTC ]
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HarperCollins signs 'life-changing' Ramoutar freezer cookbook

HarperCollins has wrapped up a deal for the "life-changing" freezer-filling cookbook from Shivi Ramoutar. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-01-08 12:50:12 UTC ]
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A Complete Guide to the Handful of Proper Nouns Anna Wiener Uses in Uncanny Valley

One of the first things you notice about Wiener’s Silicon Valley memoir is her elegant, strategic elision. Continue reading at Slate

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10 BAD BLOOD Book Club Questions: Your Reading Guide

Ready to dig into this fascinating nonfiction read? Here's your reading guide and BAD BLOOD book club questions to get the conversation going. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2019-12-23 11:35:34 UTC ]
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Piatkus acquires guide to anxiety for mothers

Piatkus is publishing a book to improve mental wellbeing in motherhood, Mind Over Mother: Every Mum’s Guide to Worry and Anxiety in the First Year, by Anna Mathur in May 2020.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-12-18 18:09:29 UTC ]
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A Magic Beyond: A Guide To Harry Potter Music

Here's all you need to know about Harry Potter music, including who wrote it, where you can buy it, and where to see it live. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2019-12-17 11:34:55 UTC ]
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Katy Loftus promoted to publisher as Viking expands fiction publishing

Viking is expanding its fiction publishing programme and has bolstered its team by promoting Katy Loftus to publisher, while Vikki Moynes is also joining from HQ. Loftus, previously editorial director of Viking, is now publisher for the imprint with responsibility for a team dedicated to... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-12-10 04:36:30 UTC ]
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Elliott & Thompson scoops Russell's guide to hope

Elliott & Thompson has scooped How to be Hopeful by writer, performer and activist Bernadette Russell. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-12-06 14:44:42 UTC ]
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Viking snaps up Higham's take on archaeological discoveries about humanity

Viking will publish a book about the species of humans 50,000 years ago and how the genetic trajectory affects our health today by archaeological scientist Tom Higham. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-12-04 23:39:33 UTC ]
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A Literary Way of Life: Spotlight on New England

We look inside the bookish Northeast, where publishers with deep roots turn innovation into tradition. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Your Ultimate Guide To Harry Potter Goods at Target

What could be better than Harry Potter or Target? The answer is, of course, Harry Potter at Target. Over the ... Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2019-11-29 11:32:47 UTC ]
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The Life Lessons of “Little Lulu”

Margaret Atwood writes about the influence that the “Little Lulu” comics had on her as a young writer and storyteller. Continue reading at New Yorker

[ New Yorker | 2019-11-29 11:00:00 UTC ]
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Announcing the Guide to Literary Agents 2020!

Guide to Literary Agents editor Robert Lee Brewer announces the Guide to Literary Agents 2020, including what's included in the 29th annual edition of the most trusted guide to getting an agent. The post Announcing the Guide to Literary Agents 2020! by Robert Lee Brewer appeared first on... Continue reading at Writer's Digest

[ Writer's Digest | 2019-11-28 14:43:13 UTC ]
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Viking swoops in on Tim Birkhead's bird book in four-way auction

Viking's new editorial director Tom Killingbeck has made his first acquisition at the publisher following a four-way bidding war for a "sweeping history" of birdlife and humankind by scientist and writer Tim Birkhead. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-11-28 01:11:17 UTC ]
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