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books
Books We Love: Favorite fiction picks from NPR staffers
Several members of NPR's staff recommend fiction from this year's Books We Love list: "The Mighty Red," "Catalina," "Help Wanted," "Piglet" and "Mina's Matchbox."...
npr.org
- 30+ days ago
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books
How a book retreat reminded me books have the power to heal a broken heart
PALM SPRINGS, Calif. – They say eyes are the windows to the soul, but in my case it's the pile of books waiting to be read...
usatoday.com
- 30+ days ago
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photography / books
Big dreams: He's the founder of a leading African photobook library
Ghanaian photojournalist Paul Ninson was thrilled — and surprised. When he came to New York to study photography five years ago, he found a trove of...
npr.org
- 30+ days ago
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Lee Chang-dong on South Korea in the Nineteen-Eighties and Today
The author discusses his story “The Leper.” In this week’s story, “The Leper,” the narrator discovers that his father has confessed to spying for...
newyorker.com
- 30+ days ago
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A deeper look into Sarah Ferguson's decades long career as a writer and novelist
As 2024 comes to a close, we have an opportunity to look at the Royal Family's non-diplomatic activities at a deeper level. One of the more...
teaandbanter.com
- 30+ days ago
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books
The best books of 2024 to give this Christmas
The critics' top eight choices based on Christmas selections in national newspapers. Our Evenings by Alan Hollinghurst Alan Hollinghurst's seventh...
theweek.com
- 30+ days ago
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books
Crisis at Proxima
This cozy hard-science-fiction mystery, the fascinating sequel to 2021’s Saving Proxima, finds two spaceships full of Earth scientists and military...
publishersweekly.com
- 30+ days ago
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books
Candid Camera
Inside the 1972 trial that pitted Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis against New York’s most unrelenting paparazzo, Ron GalellaBy Karen M. DunakIn many ways,...
airmail.news
- 30+ days ago
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books
Biblioracle: My 2024 Biblioracle Book Awards for fiction, the first half
When it came time to compile the possible contenders for the 2024 Biblioracle Book Awards for fiction, I came up with 20 titles, more than one-third of...
chicagotribune.com
- 30+ days ago
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books
Is "The Godfather: Part II," the perfect sequel? : Consider This from NPR
Given the fact that it seems like Hollywood churns out nothing but sequels, you would think the industry would have perfected the genre by now....
npr.org
- 30+ days ago
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books
"The Motorcycle" Book Review [Haas Moto Museum Collection]
Technically, this entry in our Rider’s Library section is a look at a book. However, it is impossible to cover this book without going...
ultimatemotorcycling.com
- 30+ days ago
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books
2024 ‘Best of the Rest’: Our Favorite Books of the Year!
You’ve read the other “Best of” lists—now read the other one you know, for the rest of us. Here are Ms. magazine’s...
msmagazine.com
- 30+ days ago
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King County Library System publishes 2024 ‘Best Books’ list featuring 130+ staff picks
The King County Library System (KCLS) this week unveiled its annual Best Books of 2024 lists, showcasing more than 130 staff-recommended titles...
b-townblog.com
- 30+ days ago
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books
James Salter’s machismo myth
The all-action American novelist is praised for his virile heroics – but it was his instinct for “the feminine” that gave his books beauty and...
newstatesman.com
- 30+ days ago
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books
A fire closed a bookstore named Friends to Lovers. Romance readers kept it afloat
When Jamie Fortin moved to Washington, D.C., five years ago, she fell in love with the Virginia neighborhood of Alexandria and vowed to open...
npr.org
- 30+ days ago
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books
Mistborn Era Three: Ghostbloods is set around 50 years after Era Two, Sanderson promises returning characters
We're about to enter a new phase of the Cosmere, the fictional universe where most of fantasy author Brandon Sanderson's adult fantasy novels are...
winteriscoming.net
- 30+ days ago
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Review | In a beautiful memoir, a great novelist faces memory straight on
“Shimmering Details,” by the Hungarian writer Péter Nádas, captures a life alongside vital pieces of European history There’s a story you could...
washingtonpost.com
- 30+ days ago
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books
6 Science Fiction Books Your Dad Doesn’t Own Yet: A Gift Guide
If you have a science fiction nerd for a parent, then you know it is impossible to shop for them over the holidays. They have...
locusmag.com
- 30+ days ago
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books
Bombs Away!
By Nicolas RapoldThe indignity of the Hollywood flop: nobody goes to the movie when it comes out, but people can’t stop talking about it....
airmail.news
- 30+ days ago
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books
Past and Presents
Dollhouses, paper angels, fir trees A new coffee-table book looks back at a century of holiday photographs from around the worldBy Elena...
airmail.news
- 30+ days ago
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books
Country star Dolly Parton engages young readers with her Imagination Library
MENDOCINO CO., 12/20/24 — Early childhood literacy is thriving in Mendocino County, thanks to the dedicated efforts of First 5 Mendocino’s Raise &...
mendovoice.com
- 30+ days ago
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books
Let’s diversify the curriculum | Bijan Omrani | The Critic Magazine
When Shakespeare wrote of “The cloud-capp’d towers, the gorgeous palaces” dissolving and leaving “not a rack behind,” I wonder if he was speaking...
thecritic.co.uk
- 30+ days ago
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books
Newberry Library discovers it holds the largest example in existence of an extremely rare paper type
The ancient manuscript rested on the shelves of the Newberry Library for more than a century. Little was known about the bound book from colonial...
chicagotribune.com
- 30+ days ago
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books
6 Fantasy Books For Your Favorite Video Games
This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at GCU chapter.Video games and fantasy books both invite us into worlds...
hercampus.com
- 30+ days ago
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books
Texas Aiming For a Statewide Banned Book List, and Other Library News
Here’s the last bit of library news to close out the year. As usual, censorship updates take center stage, but we’ve also got...
bookriot.com
- 30+ days ago
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books
What We’re Reading 2024
It’s become a tradition: the writers and editors at JSTOR Daily share our thoughts on this year’s pleasure reading. As the year rushes...
jstor.org
- 30+ days ago
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books
The Best True Crime Memoirs of 2024
Featuring works from Tracy O'Neill, Sarah Gerard, Orlando Whitfield, and more The CrimeReads editors select the best true crime memoirs of the...
crimereads.com
- 30+ days ago
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books / music
The Story Behind the Song That Was Too Difficult for the Beatles to Pull Off Live
"I had this idea of being an aspiring writer, and I imagined writing a letter to the publishing company to extol my own virtues and...
americansongwriter.com
- 30+ days ago
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books
Fiction: ‘Brightly Shining’ by Ingvild Rishøi
Plus ‘ time of the Child’ by Niall Williams and ‘Eclipse’ by Keiichiro Hirano. “It was always snowing at Christmas. December, in my memory, is white...
wsj.com
- 30+ days ago
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books
St. Paul writer Kao Kalia Yang, who published 4 books in 2024, is the Star Tribune Artist of the Year
St. Paul writer Kao Kalia Yang is the Minnesota Star Tribune’s Artist of the Year She wrote four books this year (and found time...
startribune.com
- 30+ days ago
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books
Saturday is the winter solstice. Make the most of the shortest day of the year
Saturday is the winter solstice in the Northern Hemisphere. It's not only the shortest day of the year, but the official arrival of astronomical winter. "...
npr.org
- 30+ days ago
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Elizabeth School District sued over book bans
Two students and two groups have sued the Elizabeth School District over its decision to remove 19 books from school libraries this year because they...
chalkbeat.org
- 30+ days ago
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Jim O'Heir didn't like Newt Gingrich's cameo on Parks and Rec: 'Remind me to throw up'
O'Heir was thrilled when Leslie Knope got to meet Michelle Obama, but less than happy with his own political encounter. Not throwing up when you...
ew.com
- 30+ days ago
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books
Rosemary: The Herb of Ritual and Remembrance
From ancient Egypt to today, the scent of rosemary has promised comfort, joy, and even immortality. Every December, people across the globe adorn...
jstor.org
- 30+ days ago
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books
You’ve Never Read a Supernatural Romance Quite Like This One
As we near the end of the year, I’m sitting back and examining the types of books I gravitated toward throughout 2024. Unsurprisingly, I read...
bookriot.com
- 30+ days ago
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books / education / learning / science
Laboratories of the impossible
In September 1961, Richard Feynman gave the first in a series of lectures on basic physics at the California Institute of Technology. At the start of...
aeon.co
- 30+ days ago
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books
Miranda July talks 'All Fours' -- and the risks and rewards of changing your life
July's been surprised by the reaction to her novel, which centers on a 45-year-old married woman who has an erotic affair: "I've had people tell...
npr.org
- 30+ days ago
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books
10 favorite books of 2024: ‘Martyr!’, ‘Intermezzo’ and 'James' top the list
I don’t have to tell you 2024 was a chaotic year – we’re all feeling it in our bones as December winds down. Between covering...
usatoday.com
- 30+ days ago
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books
The ultimate guide to the best books of 2024 – as chosen by Big Issue critics
While Big Issue’s book of the year 2024 goes to Our Evenings by Alan Hollinghurst, our critics have plenty more recommendations to keep you in...
bigissue.com
- 30+ days ago
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books
They couldn’t afford a house. So this Pasadena couple opened a books and boba shop
Desiree Sayarath and her husband Rigo Hernandez had been saving up to buy a house, but realized they weren’t going to be able to...
ocregister.com
- 30+ days ago
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books
Public Picks 2024 - Public Books
What were the books of 2024 that dazzled, challenged, and inspired us? For this, the 12th-annual edition of Public Picks, section editors for Global...
publicbooks.org
- 30+ days ago
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books
Why history is always political
At present, describing historians as political actors evokes bias, political manoeuvring and a lack of critical thinking. This description conjures...
aeon.co
- 30+ days ago
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books / writing
The Most Borrowed Books in New York City Libraries in 2024
Welcome to Today in Books, our daily round-up of literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more.The Most Borrowed Books...
bookriot.com
- 30+ days ago
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writing / books
The best books of 2024, according to Goodreads
Winter time is the season for curling up under a fleecy blanket with a good book, but if your to-be-read list needs some sprucing up,...
aol.com
- 30+ days ago
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books
Why Women Should Write By Theresa Slater - Women Writers, Women's Books
I’ve been plagued by imposter syndrome most of my life. I convinced myself I was “less than” — not educated enough, not worldly enough. You...
booksbywomen.org
- 30+ days ago
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books / celebrity / gaming / health / movie & tv / music / writing
Doctor Who Did Brittany Murphy’s Autopsy Reveals Chilling Details of Her Death: “All She Needed...”
15 years after the shocking death of Brittany Murphy, the haunting details surrounding her final days have resurfaced, shedding light on a tragedy...
inquisitr.com
- 30+ days ago
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books / learning
The Oldest Languages in the World and the Origins of Writing
Determining the exact “oldest” languages can be challenging as the origin of many ancient languages is often shrouded in mystery. However, based on...
greekreporter.com
- 30+ days ago
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books
AIR MAIL's 10 Best Mystery Books of 2024
Death and deceit in Ireland from Tana French and John Banville! An L.A.P.D. cold case! A wicked widow! And much more By...
airmail.news
- 30+ days ago
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books
My Favorite Book-to-TV Adaptations of 2024
For every book-to-TV deal that gets announced, only a few actually get made. Of those few, many adaptations are tonally wrong (The Three-Body...
lithub.com
- 30+ days ago
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The 44 best books of 2024
The year may be wrapping up, but not before we give our favourite new book releases one last nod. Indeed, 2024 was a fulfilling year for...
harpersbazaar.com
- 30+ days ago
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