books
‘There is light’: Tori Amos talks resistance, new children’s book in S.F.
Before we took our places, Tori Amos said the words every interviewer hopes to hear: “Don’t worry about the questions.” The multiplatinum,...
sfchronicle.com
- 30+ days ago
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writing / books
32 Books In 2024: Books I Read This Year That Must Be On Your 2025 TBR List
This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at U Conn chapter.As this year winds down, people are looking forward...
hercampus.com
- 30+ days ago
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books / writing
'The Buffalo Hunter Hunter' is Stephen Graham Jones' horror masterpiece
Bear with me as I provide a little background leading into this review. When I read to review, I slow down, take notes, reread passages,...
npr.org
- 30+ days ago
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books
'The Gatsby Gambit' review: A great Gatsby mystery
THE GATSBY GAMBIT by Claire Anderson-Wheeler (Viking, 368 pp., $ 30) This month marks the 100th birthday of the ultimate Long Island classic, "The...
newsday.com
- 30+ days ago
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books
Amazon to close Book Depository online shop
Gloucester-based bookseller bought by the retail giant in 2011 will shut at the end of April...
theguardian.com
- 30+ days ago
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books
Irina Shayk Puts Her Best Model Accessory Forward—a Good Book
Accessorizing with your current read has been a facet of model off-duty style for some time now—Irina Shayk is the latest to join the...
vogue.com
- 30+ days ago
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books
April Programs For Children/Teens At Middletown Public Library
Spring into fun with one of these upcoming library programs for children and teens happening in April: MIDDLETOWN, NJ – Spring into fun with one of...
patch.com
- 30+ days ago
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books
Book Club Picks for November 2024
The book: TBA The book: Violent Spring by Gary Phillips The book: Women's Hotel by Danny Lavery Our reviewer says: "Lavery’s appealingly offbeat debut...
publishersweekly.com
- 30+ days ago
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books
'AITA for secretly writing short stories for my son after my wife forbade me?'
"AITA for writing short stories for my son after my wife said no?"Fabulous-Purple-7214 writes:Our son recently developed a real love for reading....
someecards.com
- 30+ days ago
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books / writing
13 new fantasy and science fiction books to read in January 2025
A new year has begun, and you know what that means: new books! 2024 was an epic year in fantasy and science fiction, with tons of...
winteriscoming.net
- 30+ days ago
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books / music / celebrity
Star Wars quietly confirms horrifying prequel theory after 20 years
gamingbible.com
- 30+ days ago
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books / cool stuff / education / how-to / learning / science
Richard Feynman Enthusiastically Explains How to Think Like a Physicist in His Series Fun to Imagine (1983)
“It’s interesting that some people find science so easy, and others find it kind of dull and difficult,” says Richard Feynman at the beginning...
openculture.com
- 30+ days ago
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books
New California State Library program offers county residents free digital access to eBooks and audiobooks
MENDOCINO CO., 3/27/25 – Every Californian with an email address and an internet connection can now visit California’s Bookshelf and access more than...
mendovoice.com
- 30+ days ago
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nature / books
The climate movement is talking about carbon all wrong, a new book argues
Burning oil, gas, and coal — literal fossil fuels, made from the compressed remains of ancient plants and plankton — has released carbon into Earth’s atmosphere,...
salon.com
- 30+ days ago
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books
Lit Hub Daily: March 31, 2025
TODAY: In 1809, Nikolai Gogol is born. • “Unlike earlier periods of widespread immiseration, such as the recession of 2008, what we’re seeing today is...
lithub.com
- 30+ days ago
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books
MrBeast co-wrote a book with James Patterson
The world’s most popular YouTuber joined forces with one of the most prolific authors on a Squid Game-like thriller. MrBeast teamed up with Alex...
theverge.com
- 30+ days ago
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books
Three debut novels compete among Women’s prize for fiction shortlist
First- time novelists are joined by two former winners on the diverse list, as the six ‘ambitious and hard-hitting’ contenders are revealed...
theguardian.com
- 30+ days ago
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books
Shon Faye: ‘I'll Never Write a Memoir Again’
Shon Faye is one of the most celebrated non-fiction authors in the UK, rising to fame for her discerning prose on culture, relationships and class....
frieze.com
- 30+ days ago
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books
The allegations against Neil Gaiman
New accusations made against the writer, which he denies, have sent shockwaves through his fanbase. There’s a photo of me with Neil Gaiman. It...
newstatesman.com
- 30+ days ago
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books
Library's Blueberry Awards celebrate children's books on the environment - Evanston RoundTable
A little snow didn’t keep away fans of Evanston Public Library’s fourth annual Blueberry Awards on Thursday evening. Families, educators, librarians,...
evanstonroundtable.com
- 30+ days ago
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books
SFWA Names Nicola Griffith the 41st Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master
News Nicola Griffith SFWA Names Nicola Griffith the 41st Damon Knight Memorial Grand MasterBy Vanessa Armstrong |Published on April 1, 2025Griffith...
reactormag.com
- 30+ days ago
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books
19 Historical Fiction Books You Don’t Want to Miss
simonteen.com
- 30+ days ago
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books
11 fantasy and science fiction books to read in April 2025
Spring is in the air and new books are hitting the shelves. From sweeping epic fantasy to highly-anticipated sequels, historical fiction and more,...
winteriscoming.net
- 30+ days ago
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books
To Battersea Park by Philip Hensher review – a pandemic masterclass
Hensher brilliantly explores the lockdown experience, and how to bear witness to it, in this fluid portrait of south London lives...
theguardian.com
- 30+ days ago
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books
If You Get Less Than 15 Questions Right, You Can’t Claim To Have Good Literature Knowledge
Whether you are or always have been a bookworm or stopped reading books at 16 years old, you should know all these big names in this...
boredpanda.com
- 30+ days ago
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books
How Shirley Jackson Exposed the Darker, Uncanny Side of Everyday Life
In August 1950, a story by Shirley Jackson created a sensation. No, not “The Lottery,” although that one was met with an uproar immediately upon its...
lithub.com
- 30+ days ago
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auto / books
Netflix’s new action-thriller movie is a twist-filled ride that will spike your adrenaline — and you can stream it now
tomsguide.com
- 30+ days ago
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books
Long-term reduced agricultural nonpoint source pollution driven by rural population aging
Rural population aging is a major social issue in China, but its impact on agricultural nonpoint source pollution has been largely overlooked by...
nature.com
- 30+ days ago
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books
The Further Reading Library is a new collection of esoteric art and design books
Lovers of esoterica will rejoice at the arrival of a new imprint. The Further Reading Library releases its first five titles in April 2025, with an...
wallpaper.com
- 30+ days ago
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books
Why was Jamie Oliver’s children’s book taken off shelves?
I tracked down and read the offending work, Billy and the Epic Escape, so you don’t have to. Like every other British celebrity, Jamie...
newstatesman.com
- 30+ days ago
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books
Cuddy by Benjamin Myers review – a polyphonic hymn to the north-east
The novelist’s afterlife of St Cuthbert spans centuries and volumes, making for a vibrant alternative history of the region...
theguardian.com
- 30+ days ago
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books
Take your kids to see ‘Wicked,’ but don’t let them read the book by Gregory Maguire
Long before Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo were holding space for the lyrics of “Defying Gravity,” there was “Wicked” the Broadway musical. And before that,...
usatoday.com
- 30+ days ago
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writing / books
Best Books of 2024: our experts share their standout reads
It’s that time of year again and we’ve invited 30 of our writers, from fields as disparate as wildlife ecology and mathematics to literature...
theconversation.com
- 30+ days ago
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books
What happened to the Austrian-Hungarian Empire?
historyskills.com
- 30+ days ago
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worldhistory.org
- 30+ days ago
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writing / books
The Best Crime Novels of 2024, recommended by Sophie Roell
From the latest detective novels and cozy crime to unsettling psychological thrillers, Five Books editor Sophie Roell does a round-up of some of her...
fivebooks.com
- 30+ days ago
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books
In pictures: Kolkata celebrates World Poetry day with ‘Kobita Boli’ at Rabindra Sadan
1 10 All photos by Amit Datta Poetry lovers of Kolkata came together to celebrate World Poetry Day at Rabindra Sadan in Kolkata on March 21. The event,...
telegraphindia.com
- 30+ days ago
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celebrity / books
Lynda Carter has Wonder Woman wardrobe malfunction helping Ryan Reynolds' Deadpool save the holidays: 'F---!'
Deadpool concluded instantly who was behind Carter's superhero transformation snafu: "The DC lawyers. I knew it." Now this is a truly wondrous crossover. On Thursday,...
ew.com
- 30+ days ago
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books
Californians now have access to 300,000 eBooks through California State Library
This story originally appeared in EdSource.If you’re a Californian with an email address, you now have access to a whole new virtual bookshelf...
lbpost.com
- 30+ days ago
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music / books
Korg multi/poly native: Going Deep
Korg multi/poly native puts the virtual analog hardware synthesizer in your DAW – but is it powerful enough to hold its own in a crowded...
attackmagazine.com
- 30+ days ago
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books
Margaret Atwood: ‘It would be fun to talk to Simone de Beauvoir’
The author on being banned in Virginia, communicating with dead writers and her new short story collection, the first since the death of her partner...
theguardian.com
- 30+ days ago
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books
Secrets of Publishing: A Conversation with Literary Agents, Editors, and Authors - PEN America
P&T Knitwear, in conjunction with PEN America, is pleased to welcome back award-winning author Susan Shapiro for a panel discussion of insider tips...
pen.org
- 30+ days ago
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books
Robert Mrazek talks about 'The Harvard Murders,' becoming a publisher, more
Robert J. Mrazek is a master at reinventing himself. He was a Suffolk County legislator in the late 1970s, represented New York's 3rd Congressional...
newsday.com
- 30+ days ago
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books
Can Writers Ever Remember How to Read For Fun?
“Don’t worry,” one of the other moms assured me when I joined the book group. “It’ll be a Slow-Readers Book Club. We’ll...
lithub.com
- 30+ days ago
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books
Mitigating the Impact of Retracted Studies in the Medical Literature
Medical publishing, and the scientific research ecosystem in general, face substantial challenges. Some are external, ranging from a relative...
jamanetwork.com
- 30+ days ago
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books
A national bullying of the poor: the trouble with America’s bootstrapping myth
Centuries of American thought support a hypocritical ideology that can be difficult to escape even when we want to...
theguardian.com
- 30+ days ago
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books
"Russia and Ukraine" by Maria Popova and Oxana Shevel
In February 2022, Russian missiles rained on Ukrainian cities, and tanks rolled towards Kyiv to end Ukrainian independent statehood. What are the...
boisestatepublicradio.org
- 30+ days ago
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books
Girl in a Pink Dress by Kylie Needham review – a tale of two artists
This compelling debut novel follows a young female painter whose ambitions begin to clash with those of her older lover and teacher...
theguardian.com
- 30+ days ago
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books
A Palestinian student at Columbia is released after his arrest at citizenship interview
apnews.com
- 30+ days ago
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books / movie & tv / writing
12 eye-opening reads to kick-start your 2025 reading goals
There are so many great books to look forward to in 2025. But first, you'll want to catch up on these perspective-shifting titles from 2024. Scroll down...
npr.org
- 30+ days ago
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