What happened to Agatha Christie in 1926? A new novel explores her curious disappearance.

What happened to Agatha Christie in 1926? A new novel explores her curious disappearance. Continue reading at 'The Washington Post'

[ The Washington Post | 2022-02-02 13:00:38 UTC ]
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Michael Lewis’s new podcast explores inequality via the coaching boom

The bestselling author returns with season two of his ‘Against the Rules’ podcast, shifting focus from the decline of referees in society to the proliferation of coaches. Since his first book was published back in 1989, Michael Lewis has been famous for explaining complex concepts and... Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2020-05-05 06:00:31 UTC ]
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Merlin Sheldrake | 'I feel like we're on the edge of a whole new realm of exploration and discovery'

In his first book, writer and biologist Merlin Sheldrake evokes the world of fungi in spellbinding detail. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-04-23 01:46:34 UTC ]
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Kavanagh to explore what love means to psychopaths for Trapeze

Crime writer and police psychologist Dr Emma Kavanagh is embarking on a study on what love means to a psychopath for her non-fiction debut with Trapeze. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-04-21 23:37:45 UTC ]
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Beauty, at what price? ‘If I Had Your Face’ explores women’s lives amid unnatural expectations.

Set in contemporary South Korea, Frances Cha’s new novel is an astute tale of four resilient women. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2020-04-21 14:13:00 UTC ]
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Cover Reveal for BODY TALK: 37 VOICES EXPLORE OUR RADICAL ANATOMY

Why BODY TALK is more relevant than ever: a look a the cover and description of BODY TALK, the third anthology edited by Kelly Jensen. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2020-04-06 10:33:57 UTC ]
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Tom Perrotta’s ‘The Leftovers’ imagined 2 percent of the population disappearing. That could be our reality.

“Even years after the events,” Perrotta says of the characters he created, “they were trying to figure out how to process this grief.” Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2020-03-25 15:16:52 UTC ]
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Happening Right Now: The Harry Potter Alliance is Hosting A Virtual Con

Feeling a little copped up and bored? Good news: The Harry Potter Alliance is hosting a virtual con today through Saturday, April 4th! Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2020-03-23 18:14:12 UTC ]
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Sam Pink’s ‘Ice Cream Man’ explores life on the fringes

The story collection follows dishwashers, sandwich makers and machine operators going about their days. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2020-03-19 14:59:56 UTC ]
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W&N rushes out 'urgent exploration of Covid-19 emergency'

Weidenfeld & Nicolson is rush publishing Italian physicist and novelist Paolo Giordano's How Contagion Works: Science, Awareness and Community in Times of Global Crises, pitching it as a book that "helps us understand why Covid-19 should be a wake-up call for us all". Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-03-18 02:18:41 UTC ]
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More Than Toys: Exploring History With American Girl

For one reader, AMERICAN GIRL was more than a favorite book series and doll: it was a lifestyle. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2020-03-04 11:33:19 UTC ]
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In ‘Disfigured,’ a writer explores the damaging ways fairy tales shape our view of the world — and ourselves

Diagnosed with cerebral palsy as a child, Amanda Leduc saw plenty of disabled characters in fairy tales, but none she wanted to identify with. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2020-02-27 13:00:00 UTC ]
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Fforde to explore racism in new novel The Constant Rabbit

Hodder & Stoughton is publishing a new standalone novel from Jasper Fforde, tackling topics of racism and privilege in a story about human-sized rabbits. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-02-20 10:51:28 UTC ]
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Scholastic UK to publish YA exploration of modern-day antisemitism

Scholastic UK is publishing Keren David’s “highly topical, thrilling and thought-provoking” YA book exploring modern-day antisemitism in the UK. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-02-19 12:22:42 UTC ]
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Explore Icelandic Literary Culture

Take a tour of bookish Iceland and explore Icelandic literary culture boasting the most writers per capita, the most books published per capita, and more. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2020-02-19 11:34:01 UTC ]
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He raised his son to love wild places. Then his son disappeared.

Explorer and biologist Roman Dial reflects on parenting in this memoir of the search for his son, who vanished while solo hiking in Costa Rica. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2020-02-12 23:38:32 UTC ]
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He raised his son to love wild places. Then his son disappeared.

Explorer and biologist Roman Dial reflects on parenting in this memoir of the search for his son, who vanished while solo hiking in Costa Rica. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2020-02-12 23:38:32 UTC ]
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There’s no shortage of novels about what happens when the Earth stops spinning. ‘The Last Day’ may set a new standard.

Author Andrew Hunter Murray has thoroughly thought through the ramifications of his conceit. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2020-02-10 20:30:06 UTC ]
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Why are Gen X women struggling? A new book explores the many possible reasons.

Ada Calhoun’s “Why We Can’t Sleep” is both a comprehensive and breezy look at the new midlife crisis. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2020-02-07 15:00:00 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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Dahlia Lithwick and Moira Donegan: What Happens When Women Tell the Truth

What if we believed women? That’s the question at the heart of the new anthology Believe Me, edited by Jaclyn Friedman and Jessica Valenti which gathers together more than two-dozen leading voices on gender, power, and the most pressing issues shaping feminism today. Among them are Dahlia... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2020-02-04 09:49:39 UTC ]
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