Why Travel Writing is a Form of Memoir and How Covid Has Changed How We See the World

Hosted by Andrew Keen, Keen On features conversations with some of the world’s leading thinkers and writers about the economic, political, and technological issues being discussed in the news, right now. In this episode, Andrew is joined by Pico Iyer, the author of The Half Known Life: In Search of Paradise. Find more Keen On […] Continue reading at 'Literrary Hub'

[ Literrary Hub | 2023-01-06 09:52:43 UTC ]
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Michael Mann’s ‘Heat’ gets a sequel — in novel form

That “Heat” is plotted as tightly as a Swiss watch makes the shapelessness of this follow-up all the harder to forgive. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2022-08-09 12:07:51 UTC ]
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Augusten Burroughs wants to help you process your trauma through writing (for $50,000).

If you have unprocessed trauma, $50,000, and a sense of adventure when it comes to your mental health, a new “wellness recovery program” created by Augusten Burroughs—author of the best-selling memoir Running With Scissors—may be right up your alley. The week-long program, called Focus-Directed... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2022-08-08 14:41:32 UTC ]
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What did Neil Gaiman need to change for The Sandman to make it to Netflix? Everything

It's taken 35 years, but Neil Gaiman believes he's done the impossible: adapt his hugely successful comic book The Sandman for the screen. He just had to wait until everything about movies, TV and media consumption changed before he could do it. ... Continue reading at CBC

[ CBC | 2022-08-05 08:00:00 UTC ]
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Pardis Mahdavi's Debut Memoir Quietly Canceled by Hachette

'This Goes Out to the Underground: A Mother, Her Daughter, and How We All Rise Together,' the debut memoir from Pardis Mahdavi, was canceled by Hachette Book Group shortly before its planned July 26 release. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-08-03 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Harry and Meghan biographer Omid Scobie says his sequel ‘will have the world talking’

Finding Freedom author, recently revealed to have been informed by a briefing from a senior aide, promises follow-up boasting ‘deep access’Journalist Omid Scobie will publish a follow-up to his bestselling book Finding Freedom, an unofficial biography of Meghan Markle and Prince Harry.Scobie,... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2022-08-01 16:12:28 UTC ]
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How Does Human History Blur into the Nonhuman World?

Emergence Magazine is an online publication with annual print edition exploring the threads connecting ecology, culture, and spirituality. As we experience the desecration of our lands and waters, the extinguishing of species, and a loss of sacred connection to the Earth, we look to emerging... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2022-08-01 08:51:54 UTC ]
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Undisputed “World’s Greatest Author” finally lands Big 5 publishing deal.

Yes, it’s Tingle Time. One of my all-time favorite literary personalities, the greatest self-published author to ever live, Chuck Tingle, has signed a two-novel deal with Tor’s Nightfire imprint. Per the Publishers Marketplace announcement, the first book, Camp Damascus, is about “a group of... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2022-07-29 15:04:14 UTC ]
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“Swim Team: Small Waves, Big Changes” by Johnnie Christmas

Two picture books and a graphic novel treat swimming as an expansive state of being, slippery with promise. Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2022-07-29 14:07:25 UTC ]
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So, Prince Harry’s memoir is done – but what’s likely to be in it?

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[ The Guardian | 2022-07-29 11:04:37 UTC ]
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Super Vacation: A Comic Book Travel Guide

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[ Book Riot | 2022-07-29 10:31:00 UTC ]
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Toronto's Pearson airport has a PR problem: It's known as the worst airport in the world

Following mass complaints about line-ups, flight disruptions and missing baggage at Pearson International Airport, some tourism groups fear travellers may choose to bypass Toronto. Continue reading at CBC

[ CBC | 2022-07-29 08:00:00 UTC ]
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8 Surprising New Memoirs to Add To Your TBR ASAP

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[ Book Riot | 2022-07-28 10:33:00 UTC ]
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A Daughter’s Memoir of a Mom Who Passed Down Her Trauma

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[ Literrary Hub | 2022-07-27 08:51:24 UTC ]
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Aaand, Skyhorse is publishing Blake Bailey’s memoir about cancel culture.

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[ Literrary Hub | 2022-07-26 20:31:25 UTC ]
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Review: Emmanuel Carrère's new meditation memoir has an NDA-sized hole at its center

'Yoga' charts true-crime master Emmanuel Carrère's journey from intensive meditation to mental breakdown — but leaves out the divorce that derailed him. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2022-07-26 13:00:18 UTC ]
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In Susan Fleming Marx’s memoir, Harpo is an angel. Groucho not so much.

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[ The Washington Post | 2022-07-21 13:39:48 UTC ]
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UNESCO Names Strasbourg Its World Book Capital 2024

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[ Publishing Perspectives | 2022-07-20 20:26:21 UTC ]
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A Queer Memoir About Sex Work That Interrogates Power, Gender, and Heteronormativity

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[ Electric Literature | 2022-07-20 11:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Literrary Hub | 2022-07-18 08:52:29 UTC ]
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Disfigured soldiers of World War I found a hero in their healer

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