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writing / books
Shopping for Bibliophiles? The Best Books to Gift in 2024
The best books to gift this holiday season offer more than just a good read: each one is an experience, a conversation-starter, and a few...
vogue.com
- 30+ days ago
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Unlikely Heroes review: the advisers who helped FDR shape America
Frances Perkins, Harry Hopkins, Harold Ickes and Henry Wallace are given their dues in a fascinating group biography...
theguardian.com
- 30+ days ago
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In-Limbo? time to Write, Market, Grow! - Women Writers, Women's Books
By Donna Norman-Carbone The term in-limbo has some negative connotations. Merriam Webster Dictionary defines it as: a place or state of confinement or...
booksbywomen.org
- 30+ days ago
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Why ‘Fourth Wing’ author Rebecca Yarros is ‘slowing down’ her writing pace — and what she’s working on next
The first two books of Yarros' hit romantasy series published within six months of each other. "For two and a half years it's been all ‘...
today.com
- 30+ days ago
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Top 10 books about corruption
Authors from Jane Mayer to Michael Lewis show that malfeasance from government and private enterprise is by no means just a foreign affair...
theguardian.com
- 30+ days ago
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Read a Book With Your Child and Dream Together
Stories compel us to engage with new worlds and novel characters. “A book is a dream that you hold in your hands” according to author...
psychologytoday.com
- 30+ days ago
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9 New and Upcoming Books for Better Living
Your New Year’s resolution may already be a distant memory but do not despair. The wheels of publishing never stop turning, and that’s...
bookriot.com
- 30+ days ago
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Ben Falcone talks new kids' book ‘What’s Scarier Than Thunder?’
Actor, comedian and author Ben Falcone sits down with TODAY’s Jenna Bush Hager and guest co-host Brooke Shields to discuss his new children’s...
today.com
- 30+ days ago
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Searching for Juliet by Sophie Duncan review – the many faces of a heroine
An engaging guide to Shakespeare’s most famous female role – and how it has been misread and misplayed for centuries...
theguardian.com
- 30+ days ago
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A House for Alice by Diana Evans review – vivid tale of a homesick matriarch
Three middle-aged sisters grapple with their mother’s imminent return to Nigeria in this immersive domestic drama of becoming and belonging in post-Grenfell London...
theguardian.com
- 30+ days ago
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‘The World With Its Mouth Open’: Ordinary experiences reflect the absurdity of Kashmir’s reality
Some of the eleven stories in the collection present an ‘allegory of loss’, hinting at a metaphor of struggle without ends. As long as there...
scroll.in
- 30+ days ago
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Judge rules Arkansas law allowing criminal charges against librarians is unconstitutional
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — A federal judge on Monday struck down key parts of an Arkansas law that would have allowed criminal charges against librarians and...
apnews.com
- 30+ days ago
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New book revisits the untold tales from lives of revolutionaries Chatto & MN Roy
Published by Westland Books, Kavitha Rao's 'Spies, Lies and Allies: The Extraordinary Lives of Chatto and Roy' will release on 26 March on SoftCover,...
theprint.in
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Anthony Seldon on Boris Johnson: ‘At his heart, he is extraordinarily empty’
The distinguished historian and headteacher discusses his latest book about a contemporary prime minister, a devastating – and dispiriting – account of Johnson’s chaotic reign...
theguardian.com
- 30+ days ago
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books / writing
Publishing insider clears up rumor about the status of The Winds of Winter
As I probably don't need to tell you, The Winds of Winter is the long-in-coming sixth book in author George R.R. Martin's A Song...
winteriscoming.net
- 30+ days ago
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The Extreme Life and Philosophy of Hunter S. Thompson: Gonzo Journalism and the American Condition
Hunter S. Thompson has been gone for two decades now. When he went out, as the new Pursuit of Wonder video on his life and...
openculture.com
- 30+ days ago
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The Best Hotels in the Caribbean for 2025
Take your pick of glossy beachfront resorts and hillside retreats. All products and listings featured on Condé Nast Traveler are independently selected by our editors....
cntraveler.com
- 30+ days ago
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Wendy Doniger | The New York Review of Books
Raiders, Rulers, and Traders: The Horse and the Rise of Empires by David Chaffetz April 10, 2025 issue Needle at the Bottom of the Sea: Bengali Tales...
nybooks.com
- 30+ days ago
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7 Books About Women and Food - Electric Literature
What we eat in literature tells its own story. A pie? That’s the story of hard work, perseverance, dedication to craft. A ripe peach...
electricliterature.com
- 30+ days ago
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In a new book, Brooke Shields opens up about a non-consensual, intimate surgery
Actress Brooke Shields' new memoir, Brooke Shields Is Not Allowed to Get Old, hitting shelves Tuesday, is a reflection on aging and agency as a...
npr.org
- 30+ days ago
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No Tom Clancy Book: U.S. Navy Nuclear Sub Smashed Into a Russian Titanium Submarine
You may have thought that right after the Soviet Union disintegrated in 1991, there would be no chance of combat between the new Russian Federation...
19fortyfive.com
- 30+ days ago
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High Noonan
The Pulitzer Prize–winning political columnist Peggy Noonan discusses her note from Trump, the surprising reason why he is not a Neanderthal, and...
airmail.news
- 30+ days ago
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Pineapple Street by Jenny Jackson review – smart debut about wealthy New Yorkers
Minutely observed and packed with one-liners, this tale of the 1% insists on giving the super-rich a chance...
theguardian.com
- 30+ days ago
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Celebrating local literature: Isle of Wight Book Awards invites entries for 2025
Last updated:31, March 2025 From the 1st April writers will be able to submit their works for the 2025 Isle of Wight Book Awards. Now in their...
onthewight.com
- 30+ days ago
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Read This Award-Winning Book Club Book for a Heated Discussion
The most recent book I read for one of my book clubs had quite the year last year. It won the National Book Award for...
bookriot.com
- 30+ days ago
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One Day I Shall Astonish the World by Nina Stibbe audiobook review – friendship in little England
Stibbe evokes the interior thoughts of female friends in a portrait of a small town enlivened by Joanna Scanlan’s narration...
theguardian.com
- 30+ days ago
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The wind speed to wave height equation
Waves are the children of the wind. But how far can we exactly predict the size of a wave or ocean swell based on a...
surfertoday.com
- 30+ days ago
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Bestselling author Angie Thomas to speak at Syracuse’s Crouse Hinds Theater
Author Angie Thomas will visit Syracuse in April as the fifth author in the Friends of the Central Library (FOCL) 2024-2025 Author Series.Thomas will...
syracuse.com
- 30+ days ago
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Primary Wave Acquires 50% Stake In Notorious B.I.G.’s Estate, Which Is Valued At Over $ 200M
A portion of Notorious B.I.G.’s estate will now be handled by Primary Wave.As AFROTECH previously told you, a deal rumored to...
afrotech.com
- 30+ days ago
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Are We in a Golden Age of Plagiarism?
In the NYT, Emily Eakin analyzed “the plagiarism plot,” using recent, popular examples like R. F. Kuang’s 2023 novel Yellowface. As Eakin mentioned,...
bookriot.com
- 30+ days ago
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Accordion Sketchbook Art Project for Kids
School- aged kids will learn to make an accordion sketchbook in this fun project. We’ve included a free printable template toThe post Accordion...
kidsactivitiesblog.com
- 30+ days ago
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How Mixed Languages Like Dakhni Reveal India’s Hidden Histories
Impressive but infuriating, scholarly yet still comprehensible to a layperson, a slow read that makes readers pause and reflect and then start all...
thehindu.com
- 30+ days ago
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writing / books
3 wonderfully creepy horror novels (and 1 cozy ghost story)
These new books by Erika T. Wurth, Trang Thanh Tran, Stephen Graham Jones and E.M. Anderson will make the spring spooky. No, it’s...
washingtonpost.com
- 30+ days ago
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When to Watch New Episodes of The Wheel of time Season 3
The world of The Wheel of time is set to expand once again. Prime Video’s sweeping fantasy series, based on Robert Jordan’s beloved...
elle.com
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ChatGPT Image Demand: OpenAI CEO Sam Altman Asks Users To Slow Down, Reduce Usage of Latest Image Generation Feature Amid Rise of Ghibli Art
latestly.com
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People who are good at reading have different brains
The number of people who read for fun appears to be steadily dropping. Fifty percent of UK adults say they don’t read regularly (up...
theconversation.com
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books / cool stuff
Indian superstar's latest film faces right-wing backlash
bbc.com
- 30+ days ago
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books / celebrity
Arnold Schwarzenegger has fans concerned as new footage of him surrounded by five bodyguards emerges
unilad.com
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How one surreal photo inspired Emma Donoghue’s latest novel, ‘The Paris Express’
The Irish-born writer, who's known for her historical fiction and the novel 'Room,' speaks at an event in Houston on March 24....
houstonpublicmedia.org
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Salman Rushdie announces first fiction work since near-fatal stabbing
'The Eleventh Hour', which comprises a trio of novellas and two stories, marks the author's return to fiction after an onstage assassination attempt...
euronews.com
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Chicago native authors 'How Black History Can Save Your Life' after becoming victim of hate crime
CHICAGO (WLS) -- A hate crime that was witnessed by people around the country has now led a Chicago native to create a tool for...
abc7chicago.com
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Just What Happens to the Sistine Chapel During a Papal Conclave?
artnet.com
- 30+ days ago
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‘These are my stomping grounds’: the first Black-owned bookstore opens in Octavia Butler’s home town
Octavia’s Bookshelf promotes Black writers, culture and business in Pasadena, where the famed novelist lived and worked...
theguardian.com
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Book Review: David Denby profiles 4 'eminent’ Jews who profoundly changed post-WWII American culture
aol.com
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Concerts; Books, Stories, And Poetry; Tween Pokémon; More: Get Out, NH
Finding your artistic voice; cemetery sleuthing; fig propagation; eat out and help CHaD; beer with a mayor; photo; long-term care support. CONCORD, NH...
patch.com
- 30+ days ago
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writing / books
From Headlines to Page: How I Transformed a National News Story into a Suspense Novel - Women Writers, Women's Books
By Regina Buttner Several years ago in my former hometown, the local media was abuzz with the tale of a young man whose parents were...
booksbywomen.org
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books / writing
10 books you should read before you die
As something of a bookworm, I’ve made it my mission to work through lists of “must read books before you die.” My shelves are...
destructoid.com
- 30+ days ago
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gaming / books
'Split Fiction' Is a Psychedelic Co-op Thrill Ride That Goes Off the Rails
It’s safe to say that It Takes Two was a breakout success for Swedish developer Hazelight Studios. The co-op action adventure won “Game of...
rollingstone.com
- 30+ days ago
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What we’re reading: writers and readers on the books they enjoyed in April
Authors, critics and Guardian readers discuss the titles they have read over the last month. Join the conversation in the comments...
theguardian.com
- 30+ days ago
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writing / books
The Best Books We’ve Read in 2025 So Far
Land Power In the past few centuries, land has changed hands on major scales: from nobles to commoners during the French Revolution, from Native peoples...
newyorker.com
- 30+ days ago
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