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Japan’s Word of the Year Has No Rizz
One of the world’s most inventive cultures should have a better phrase to define 2024. It’s the language that gave us the world’s...
bloomberg.com
- 30+ days ago
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books / writing
My Year of Reading “Faerie Smut”
If you were to tell the January 2024 version of me that my favorite book I’d read all year would be about young adults at...
insidehook.com
- 30+ days ago
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books
Brian Close: cricket’s hard man
Stephen Chalke’s book One Hell of a Life shows there have been few braver or more idiosyncratic players. Enoch Powell – a Second World War...
newstatesman.com
- 30+ days ago
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books / education
These were the most-borrowed books from public libraries in 2024
Some of the most checked-out books in public libraries across the country in 2024 include Kristin Hannah's The Women, Rebecca Yarros' Fourth Wing, and Emily Henry's...
npr.org
- 30+ days ago
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books / writing
5 of the Best Books I’ve Read in 2024
This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at Montclair chapter.I read a lot in 2024; it was truly a great...
hercampus.com
- 30+ days ago
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books
What New Yorkers' Reading Habits Told Us About 2024 in Books
Spend enough time in the five boroughs of New York City and you might notice something: each borough can at time s feel like a...
insidehook.com
- 30+ days ago
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books
10 essential books about Jimmy Carter
Throughout his life time , Jimmy Carter held many titles: 39th president of the United States, Nobel Peace Prize winner, philanthropist, humanitarian, artist – and writer. In...
npr.org
- 30+ days ago
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books
In 1982, B.C. Played Host to a Bizarre, Daring Gun Heist on the Set of First Blood
An arsenal “large enough to start a small-scale war.” These words from The Province could have just as easily referred to the variety of genuine...
montecristomagazine.com
- 30+ days ago
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books
Jimmy Carter was 'a very unusual kind of politician,' biographer says
President Jimmy Carter was an outlier in more ways than one. Born and raised on the humble farmlands of southern Georgia, Carter grew up without...
npr.org
- 30+ days ago
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books
2024 Mystery & Thrillers I’m Still Excited To Read
Whether we intend to or not, we extend a fair amount of thought to the beginnings and ends of years. With the latter we lean...
bookriot.com
- 30+ days ago
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books
NPR producer shares her pick of romance novels from our annual Books We Love list
NPR senior producer Lauren Magaki read a LOT of romance novels this past year. She shares her recommendations from our Books We Love list. She...
npr.org
- 30+ days ago
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books
Kate Kennedy's new book tracking 4 cellists is part-detective story, part-memoir
Kate Kennedy tells the tales of 4 cellists and their missing instruments in her new book, "Cello." She talks about them with NPR's Daniel Estrin, who's...
npr.org
- 30+ days ago
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books
Book review: 'The Cabin' a good escape from reality
Patrick Hutchinson is a writer trying to bang out a living the only way available at a moment in his life: writing marketing emails. Hutchinson...
spokesman.com
- 30+ days ago
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books
Discover the Story Behind a Legendary Exposé of the Brutality of the Soviet Union
By 1973, Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn was already “Russia’s pre‐eminent living writer,” according to the New York time s. His novels, including One Day in the...
smithsonianmag.com
- 30+ days ago
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books
NPR's Books We Love: Books you probably haven't heard of
NPR's Books We Love is a roundup of our staff's favorite reads this year. Today we look at some of our favorite, more obscure, lesser-known...
npr.org
- 30+ days ago
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books
Books We’re Looking Forward To in 2025
A Mark Twain biography and more. Plus: A story you might have missed about troubles at a national park. If you’re in need of...
bloomberg.com
- 30+ days ago
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books
Searching for hidden medieval stories from the island of the Sagas
Iceland has a long and rich literary tradition. With its 380,000 inhabitants, the country has produced many great writers, and it is said that one in...
phys.org
- 30+ days ago
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books
Long Island's most popular library book checkouts of 2024
Bookworms of Long Island — does your 2024 reading list measure up? The Nassau Library System and the Suffolk Cooperative Library System released their...
newsday.com
- 30+ days ago
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books
When the Tides Held the Moon
Kelley debuts with a captivating and perfectly balanced blend of history, fantasy, and good old-fashioned carnival magic. In 1911 New York City,...
publishersweekly.com
- 30+ days ago
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books
Our writers pick the 26 best science fiction short stories of all time
Some time s you’re in the mood for a slice of science fiction but you haven’t got the time to embark on a...
newscientist.com
- 30+ days ago
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books
How a night of mate swapping leads an LA woman on a new path in ‘Olive Days’
Jessica Elisheva Emerson didn’t have to look far for a setting while writing “Olive Days.” Her debut novel is set in L.A.’s...
dailynews.com
- 30+ days ago
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books
Why We Need a New Dickens
Everyone cares about Oliver Twist. Now we need to help the Artful Dodgers. Note: In 1988, I wrote this article, and it appeared as a cover...
washingtonmonthly.com
- 30+ days ago
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books
From an overwater villa in the Maldives to a private island: 7 luxury hotels you can book with points
There are many ways to redeem points for hotel stays. I usually redeem for good-value properties that I can book for relatively few points. Having...
thepointsguy.com
- 30+ days ago
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books
What Brought Us Joy in 2024
Making space for happiness, pleasure, and fun in a challenging yearThe post What Brought Us Joy in 2024 first appeared on The Walrus....
thewalrus.ca
- 30+ days ago
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books / music
Joni Mitchell’s single favourite line in all of literature: “Very influential for me”
For a singer and songwriter as supremely talented as Joni Mitchell, it is perhaps no surprise that Mitchell leans on some heavy foundational stones...
faroutmagazine.co.uk
- 30+ days ago
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books
Feminist Bookstore News by the Numbers
Now part of Reveal Digital, Feminist Bookstore News was a vital source of information (and gossip) amid a flourishing in publishing fifty years...
jstor.org
- 30+ days ago
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books
Book Riot’s Deals of the Day for December 24, 2024
Today’s Featured Book DealsIn Case You Missed Yesterday’s Most Popular Book DealsPrevious Daily Deals...
bookriot.com
- 30+ days ago
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books
Clover on Jail Support | The Child and Its Enemies
46:32| Thursday, October 31, 2024|Ep. 13 Co-Author of the new book "We Go Where They Go: The Story of Anti-Racist Action" Shannon Clay joins us for a...
acast.com
- 30+ days ago
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books
Balloons by Tommy’s DeLorenzo inspires latest ‘Do Good’ book by Palos author
When Erin Stevenson released her latest illustrated children’s book, “I am Kind,” it quickly became a hit on Amazon, taking over the top spot...
chicagotribune.com
- 30+ days ago
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books
6 books we loved from Penguin in 2024
As 2024 comes to a close, it's time to look back and reminisce on all the amazing books we've read this past year. That's why I...
culturess.com
- 30+ days ago
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books
2024 Best Graphic Novels for Children Reading List
Amber Brown is Not a Crayon: The Graphic Novel. Written by Paula Danziger. Illustrated by Victoria Ying. 2024. G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young...
ala.org
- 30+ days ago
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books
Ten Climate Books to Add to Your Holiday Reading List
Move over murder mysteries and romance novels. Bloomberg Green reporters and editors have picked their top books for climate nerds and the...
bloomberg.com
- 30+ days ago
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books
‘Free-For-All’ book fair in Glenwood Springs aims to increase community access to a diversity of books
Local volunteers gave away about 7,000 new and used books, in English and Spanish, at the “Free-For-All” book fair at the Glenwood Springs Community...
aspenpublicradio.org
- 30+ days ago
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books
What We’re Reading to Start the New Year
New Yorker writers and contributors on the books keeping them company this winter. The New Yorker’s editors and critics considered hundreds of new releases...
newyorker.com
- 30+ days ago
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books
Nyasha Williams speaks on book bans and authorship in 2024
On this month’s edition of Black Talk, Michele Simpson speaks with Colorado children’s book author Nyasha Williams. As we are on the cusp...
kgnu.org
- 30+ days ago
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books
Poet Lemn Sissay: 'I am my biggest failure and I am my biggest success'
This Christmas, poet and author Lemn Sissay plans to make a huge difference to the lives of care leavers by joining together with thousands across...
bigissue.com
- 30+ days ago
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books
The Best Books of 2024, According to The New York Public Library
Our besties over at the NYPL have released their picks for the best books of the year. Right off the bat, one huge thing we...
bookriot.com
- 30+ days ago
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books
Can You Ever Leave a Difficult Childhood Behind?
Somehow I missed much of the late-fall hype surrounding the release of Sarah LaBrie’s No One Gets to Fall Apart (Harper)—the “Best Books...
texasmonthly.com
- 30+ days ago
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books
Conflict in South Korea reopens the very wounds examined in this year’s Nobel laureate’s work
(Tribune News Service) — When the Nobel committee recognized Han Kang in October for her body of work exploring “the fragility of human life,” it...
stripes.com
- 30+ days ago
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books
2024 Holiday Books for Kids and Teens
Get into the holiday spirit with our roundup of seasonal books for young readers, including a wintry spin on an ABCs classic, a picture book...
publishersweekly.com
- 30+ days ago
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books
The Best New Book Releases Out December 24, 2024
New York City remains one of the best places I’ve ever lived, and it’s partially because I felt so at home there as...
bookriot.com
- 30+ days ago
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books
Want To Write A Business Book? Here Are 10 Things You Need To Know
You've got expertise, insights, and a story to tell. You're thinking about writing a business book. But is it worth the effort? A new study...
forbes.com
- 30+ days ago
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books
Copyright Doesn’t Provide A ‘Living’ For A Successful Author
Copyright is built on a lie that most people seem to accept: artists can make a decent living from the current system of rewards that...
techdirt.com
- 30+ days ago
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books
Goodreads’ Most Anticipated Books of 2025
Welcome to Today in Books, our daily round-up of literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more.The Bloom is...
bookriot.com
- 30+ days ago
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books
Our 10 most anticipated LGBTQ+ books of 2025
No, really, the library is open, and libraries across the country need our support now more than ever. One of the best ways you can...
pride.com
- 30+ days ago
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books
On Leverett Pond
For decades I have thought back to a moment of terror I felt one Christmas Eve nearly fifty years ago. A freewheeling spirit runs through...
nybooks.com
- 30+ days ago
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books
Book review: In ‘Love the Stranger,’ gentrification threatens immigrant community
‘Love the Stranger’ by Michael Sears. Soho Crime, 352 pages, $ 28.95 The changing landscape of real estate in Queens, N.Y., jumpstarts a look at a...
sun-sentinel.com
- 30+ days ago
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books
21 of the best books by Black authors to come out in 2024
This year was a big year for Black writers. Many of 2024’s new worthwhile reads came from Black authors, from epic reimaginings of classics to...
thegrio.com
- 30+ days ago
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books
Meet Ryan Seacrest’s sister, Meredith Seacrest Leach: she recently co-authored a children’s book with the American Idol host, worked as a producer on MasterChef, and has a daughter
Ryan Seacrest and his sister Meredith Seacrest Leach have always been super close; now they’re collaborating on a children’s book inspired by their...
scmp.com
- 30+ days ago
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books
Sarah Jessica Parker is the perfect Booker Prize judge
As an extension of Carrie Bradshaw, she straddles the middle and high brow. The literary world is in uproar because the Booker Prize has its...
newstatesman.com
- 30+ days ago
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