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Widows by Margaret Atwood – read the exclusive short story
Nell is coming to terms with life after her beloved partner Tig’s death in a story from Atwood’s first collection since The Testaments...
theguardian.com
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The 20 best books of 2024
The New Statesman’s choice of the year’s essential fiction and non-fiction. In her immaculate biography of Gauguin, Sue Prideaux deftly distances the...
newstatesman.com
@ 30+ days ago
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The Best Reviewed Books of the Month: October 2024
Featuring new books by Mark Haddon, Elyse Graham, Nick Harkaway, and more. A look at the month’s best reviewed new releases in crime fiction,...
crimereads.com
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John Boyega was tired of "doing a lot of falling" in the Star Wars sequels, so asked director J.J. Abrams for a "level of growth" between The Last Jedi and The Rise of Skywalker
gamesradar.com
@ 30+ days ago
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ecbpublishing.com
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There’s Only One Way Kamala’s Reported $ 20 Million Book Deal Won’t Flop
Twice-failed presidential candidate Kamala Harris reportedly has a big book deal coming down the pike. But the vice president shouldn’t kid herself:...
dailycaller.com
@ 30+ days ago
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Fighting Fantasy Solo Gamebooks Come Back To Life Through Kickstarter
These days, there are plenty of options for Dungeons and Dragons fans who want to have an adventure but don’t have a Dungeon Master....
forbes.com
@ 30+ days ago
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Hitler’s Enablers
The complicity of conservative nationalists in the Nazi takeover of Germany in 1933 offers disturbing parallels to the current American political...
nybooks.com
@ 30+ days ago
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Reach for the Stars by Michael Cragg review – bubblegum pop’s finest hour
A terrific piece of social history that charts the highs and lows of the music industry at the turn of the millennium...
theguardian.com
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The Memory of Animals by Claire Fuller review – apocalypse again
The novelist continues her run of stories about isolated people with this intriguing but uneven tale of life after a deadly pandemic...
theguardian.com
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Triumph of the Lost Cause | Los Angeles Review of Books
Triumph of the Lost Cause Jimin Seo examines Azad Ashim Sharma’s collection “Boiled Owls.” By Jimin SeoMarch 13, 2025 Boiled Owls by Azad Ashim Sharma....
lareviewofbooks.org
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Sam Altman Urges ChatGPT Users To 'Chill' Amid Raging Ghibli-Style Image Trend; 'Our Team Needs Sleep'
mashable.com
@ 30+ days ago
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Xiaolu Guo: ‘It would be tacky to ask: can you forgive me for writing this?’
The Chinese-British author on leaving her family to find creative freedom, the effect on those she writes about in her revealing new book, and the...
theguardian.com
@ 30+ days ago
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21 Revolutionary Ideas That Sound Dumb at First
cracked.com
@ 30+ days ago
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On Creating Galiot Press - Women Writers, Women's Books
by Henriette Lazaridis Co-Founder, Galiot Press A few years ago, I made what was already my customary joke about publishing to a writer friend of...
booksbywomen.org
@ 30+ days ago
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Pantheon, now on Netflix, lets animation beget pure science fiction possibility
Animation is a natural home for sci-fi. The stories can take many forms, follow all sorts of tones, and give us any kind of robot (...
polygon.com
@ 30+ days ago
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Eric Brown, science fiction author and Guardian critic, dies aged 62
Writers, publishers and agents pay tribute to a warm, generous figure, author of more than 50 books ranging from SFF to crime to children’s literature...
theguardian.com
@ 30+ days ago
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The 1800s poem written to prove rhyming is easy
An archive has revealed a handwritten copy of a 200-year-old poem originally written to prove rhyming is easy after an argument at a breakfast table....
bbc.co.uk
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Everything To Know About Steph Curry's 3-Book Deal And When The First Release Will Drop - Blavity
Steph Curry is expanding his legacy as he enters a new venture in book publishing as an author. On March 29, Curry announced a three-book deal...
blavity.com
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A young adult book tackles a tough topic: A teen coping with his dad’s mental illness
After writing 50 books, Pakistani American kids’ book author Saadia Faruqi is covering an issue she’s never explored before in her newest title, The...
wbhm.org
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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
Shop the 14 winners of the Goodreads Choice Awards 2024: Top books
The Goodreads Choice Awards are one of the most anticipated events in the literary world, celebrated by readers across the globe. As avid readers,...
nypost.com
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Elda Entertainment will publish Overseer Games’ Kaiserpunk on March 21
Elda Entertainment and Overseer Games announced that Kaiserpunk, a grand city building and world conquest game, is marching toward a launch on March 21. Elda Entertainment...
venturebeat.com
@ 30+ days ago
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Fi Nonfiction Works in Progress: What Will I Become? - Film Independent
Film Independent Members, you’re invited to join us for a work-in-progess screening of What Will I Become?, followed by a conversation and feedback...
filmindependent.org
@ 30+ days ago
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writing / books
Booker prize 2024: the six shortlisted books reviewed by our experts
From a longlist of 13, six novels have been shortlisted for the 2024 Booker prize. Our academics review the finalists ahead of the announcement of...
theconversation.com
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Three parents seek appeal in fight over Florida school book review process
TALLAHASSEE — Arguing that their First Amendment rights have been violated, three parents have gone to a federal appeals court after a district judge...
sun-sentinel.com
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Panel Mania: ‘Galaxy of Madness’ by Magdalene Visaggio and Michael Avon Oeming
Galaxy of Madness by Magdalene Visaggio and artist Michael Avon Oeming is a brainy sci-fi adventure thriller full of lively banter and richly...
publishersweekly.com
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Solmaz Sharif: ‘I don’t shy away from hurting the reader’
The Iranian-American poet on puncturing comfort, staying an apostate and her teenage love of RL Stine...
theguardian.com
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How I was hounded out of publishing | Ursula Doyle | The Critic Magazine
“I am going to dissect every word of this toxic TERF-y trash fire and call out the sheer irresponsible cruelty of platforming a notorious bigot...
thecritic.co.uk
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10 Famous Uses of the Ouija Board
Sylvia Plath often broke out her Ouija Board to speak to her spirit guide, Pan. Tempted to break out the Ouija Board this spooky season?...
mentalfloss.com
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Bill Gates, who once proudly announced he was leaving a paltry $ 10 million each for his three kids, has bumped up the inheritance 50 time s to $ 500 million each. So vast is the Microsoft co-founder’s fortune that this will still be a mere 1% of his colossal wealth.
luxurylaunches.com
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Breaking Into Books: A Non-Fiction Writing Workshop for Journalists - Poynter
As a journalist, you’ve spent your career uncovering stories that matter—now it’s time to write the book. This exclusive training is designed...
poynter.org
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Must-Read Books That Came Out in November 2024
We have so many amazing new releases coming out during the final months of 2024! Which of these new reads have claimed a place on your...
simonteen.com
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These Books Are Most Recommended by Librarians
Announcing the winners of the 2025 Libby Book Awards. Who better to turn to for book recommendations than librarians? They live and breathe books...
sunset.com
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The History of the NBA on NBC: Everything to Know
nbc.com
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“It’s Just Scary”: Abuse and Power in College Football - Public Books
“I was very much harassed and coerced by [Coach] and the staff for the better part of my time [in the program]. [Coach] would spread...
publicbooks.org
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writing / books
Brandon Sanderson thinks J.K. Rowling 'should not have been allowed to write screenplays'
This past weekend, author Brandon Sanderson published Wind and Truth, the fifth novel in The Stormlight Archive, an epic fantasy series set on a world...
winteriscoming.net
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New movie from Ex Machina director lands more than 90% on Rotten Tomatoes with reviews calling it "relentless" and "gruelling"
gamesradar.com
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The Best TV Shows of 2024
Alison Herman’s Top 10 10. “My Lady Jane” (Amazon Prime Video) The anachronistic historical romance space is somewhat oversaturated these days. But you...
variety.com
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007 meets the occult: why spies and sorcerers are a perfect fit in fiction
Espionage and magic share codes, secrets and rituals and a new cohort of writers are now casting their literary spells...
theguardian.com
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NaNoWriMo to shut down a year after sharing controversial stance on AI
The story has come to an end for NaNoWriMo. In a message to its community, the 501(c)(3) organization announced that it was “begin[ning] the...
avclub.com
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Mary Quant interview, 1967: the shock of the new
An interview with the fashion designer from the Guardian, October 10 1967...
theguardian.com
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Drawing Outside the Lines: 6 Visionary Projects That Haven’t Broken Ground (Yet)
architizer.com
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Polly Dickson: Anthropomorphic Carrot
E.T.A. Hoffmann’s tales induce a sense of déjà vu, tugging just enough at our readerly memory to make us experience the...
lrb.co.uk
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writing / books
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...
gpb.org
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Too much bosom: why The Wheel of time is far from ‘great for women’
Rosamund Pike, who stars in Amazon Prime’s forthcoming take on Robert Jordan’s fantasy series, says his female characters are role models. Really?...
theguardian.com
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books / celebrity / how-to / movie & tv / music / writing
UK Subs detained and denied entry into the United States
faroutmagazine.co.uk
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Book Inspired by WE CAN DO HARD THINGS Podcast Coming in May
After nearly 400 episodes of their instant-sensation podcast, Glennon Doyle, Abby Wambach, and Amanda Doyle are publishing a book by the same name....
bookriot.com
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Tina Knowles to Embark on Nine-City Book Tour for New Memoir 'Matriarch'
Tina Knowles will embark on a nine-city tour this spring in support of her upcoming memoir titled Matriarch, out on April 22. The book launch will...
rollingstone.com
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Major Discovery Of A Lost Ancient Society Has Archaeologists Speechless
thetravel.com
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