Wednesday, January 27, 2021 from NYT > Books
In “Nicky & Vera,” Peter Sís tells the story of Nicholas Winton, who rescued 669 children from Czechoslovakia as World War II loomed.Wednesday, January 27, 2021 from NYT > Books
The library will start an initiative, called “Of the People: Widening the Path,” with the help of a $15 million grant.Wednesday, January 27, 2021 from NYT > Books
After a bicycle accident left her paralyzed, she wrote a memoir, “A Body, Undone,” which refused to draw tidy lessons about overcoming hardship.Tuesday, January 26, 2021 from NYT > Books
Oyler’s debut novel is about a smart, irascible narrator who is steeped in the concerns and tone of social media.Tuesday, January 26, 2021 from NYT > Books
In “We Need to Hang Out,” Billy Baker dissects the perils of isolation and the very real struggle to connect.Tuesday, January 26, 2021 from Guardian Unlimited Books
The Mermaid of Black Conch takes £30,000 award for 2020’s most enjoyable book, acclaimed by judges as a classic in the making Monique Roffey has won the £30,000 Costa book of the year award for her sixth novel, The Mermaid of Black...Tuesday, January 26, 2021 from NYT > Books
The new online Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction probes the speculative corners of the lexicographic universe.Tuesday, January 26, 2021 from NYT > Books
Richard Osman’s TV shows and a best-selling novel are defiantly mainstream, and he is comfortable with how uncool that might make him.Tuesday, January 26, 2021 from NYT > Books
An excerpt from “Let the Lord Sort Them: The Rise and Fall of the Death Penalty,” by Maurice ChammahTuesday, January 26, 2021 from NYT > Books
“Let Me Tell You What I Mean” collects 12 prescient essays from 1968 through 2000.Tuesday, January 26, 2021 from NYT > Books
In “Nobody’s Normal,” Roy Richard Grinker describes a centuries-old quest to define normalcy — and the enduring stigma that came from it.Tuesday, January 26, 2021 from NYT > Books
In “Blood, Powder, and Residue,” Beth A. Bechky offers an ethnography of the world of criminalists, who sort through the evidence from crime scenes.Tuesday, January 26, 2021 from NYT > Books
Edward Carey’s “The Swallowed Man” revisits the 19th-century Italian classic from the father’s perspective.Tuesday, January 26, 2021 from The eBook Reader Blog
One of the nice things about Amazon is they make returning items easy, and their customer-friendly return policy extends to Kindle ebooks as well. In most cases you can easily return a purchased Kindle book from Amazon for a full refund...Tuesday, January 26, 2021 from NYT > Books
The creator of this Netflix series shares the people, places, films and sounds that inspired him in crafting the heist show. At the top of the list: the star, Omar Sy.Tuesday, January 26, 2021 from NYT > Books
“Let the Lord Sort Them,” by Maurice Chammah, relates the history of capital punishment in America, and why it is on its way out.Tuesday, January 26, 2021 from Good E-Reader - eBooks, Publishing and Comic News
Not all Chromebook devices come with stylus pen support though that shouldn’t come in the way of you exploring your creativity to the fullest potential. The new One by Wacom pen tablet will allow for pen input on just about any...Tuesday, January 26, 2021 from Books on HuffingtonPost.com
She won the prestigious award for her work on “We Are Water Protectors,” a celebration of nature and condemnation of the Dakota Access Pipeline.Tuesday, January 26, 2021 from Guardian Unlimited Books
My new novel is about a midwife’s daughter in the old American west. The peril pregnant women underwent, then and now, became all too vivid once I became a parent Childbirth in the 19th century was a dangerous affair. Women routinely...Tuesday, January 26, 2021 from Good E-Reader - eBooks, Publishing and Comic News
The Supernote A5X is one of the best 10.3 inch digital note taking devices (e-note). It provides a total distraction free writing experience with advanced note taking functionality. The company has made great strides in enhancing the...Tuesday, January 26, 2021 from NYT > Books
An excerpt from “No Heaven for Good Boys,” by Keisha BushTuesday, January 26, 2021 from NYT > Books
“Extraterrestrial,” by the Harvard astrophysicist Avi Loeb, makes the case for intelligent life in outer space — and for evidence that it may have visited us not long ago.Tuesday, January 26, 2021 from NYT > Books
“The Price You Pay for College,” by Ron Lieber, is a comprehensive guide to navigating an often treacherous process.Tuesday, January 26, 2021 from Guardian Unlimited Books
The new host of BBC Radio Four’s Open Book considers how best to reach neglected minorities with literature The architect Louis Kahn once wrote that “a city is the place of availabilities. It is the place where a small boy, as he walks...Tuesday, January 26, 2021 from NYT > Books
Tove Ditlevsen’s memoirs, collected in “The Copenhagen Trilogy,” are bracing accounts of her childhood, writing career and struggles with addiction.Tuesday, January 26, 2021 from NYT > Books
A selection of recent titles of interest; plus, a peek at what our colleagues around the newsroom are reading.Tuesday, January 26, 2021 from NYT > Books
In “We Came, We Saw, We Left,” Charles Wheelan shares the highlights — and lowlights — of exploring the world with three teenagers.Tuesday, January 26, 2021 from NYT > Books
I got by with my kids on instinct (and Google) until the pandemic hit. A friend’s recommendation made a quiet revolution in my home.Tuesday, January 26, 2021 from NYT > Books
In “No Heaven for Good Boys,” Keisha Bush delivers a powerful coming-of-age novel inspired by a world she observed while living in Senegal.Tuesday, January 26, 2021 from NYT > Books
Benjamin M. Friedman’s “Religion and the Rise of Capitalism” reaches back centuries to discover the theological foundations of America’s economic system.Tuesday, January 26, 2021 from Good E-Reader - eBooks, Publishing and Comic News
Audiobooks are all about listening to someone else reading aloud the book for you. That is nice and offers an immersive feel to comprehending a book. Things seem set for a change though, what with publishers finding newer ways to engage...Tuesday, January 26, 2021 from Guardian Unlimited Books
A welcome, posthumous translation of a magnificent 1968 novel about the mental sufferings of a children’s author Here is a book whose time has come, first, because it fits the openness of conversations about mental health today, but also...Monday, January 25, 2021 from NYT > Books
His speculative fiction was built on Black heroes and African themes. He died alone and unrecognized, but friends are trying to make amends.Monday, January 25, 2021 from Books - Chicago Tribune
Navigating health care as a woman of color can be as complex as it is fragmented. A new facility hopes to make that easier in the Black community.Monday, January 25, 2021 from Books Features - Los Angeles Times
How novelist Lisa See brought Korea's fearless women divers to life in "The Island of The Sea Women."Monday, January 25, 2021 from Books - Chicago Tribune
Siwa, 17, is popular with young girls. Members of the LGBTQ community hailed this as a big moment for her millions of followers.Monday, January 25, 2021 from Good E-Reader - eBooks, Publishing and Comic News
Spotify is going beyond music and experimenting with hosting digital audiobooks. The new section is available now and is called Audiobooks: Hear the Classics. All of the content are apart of the public domain and include titles such as...Monday, January 25, 2021 from Good E-Reader - eBooks, Publishing and Comic News
In the United Kingdom, book sales increased by 5.% and more than 200m print books were sold last year. Nielsen Book Scan found that BookScan estimated that print books generated £1.76 billion, making it the first time the annual print...Monday, January 25, 2021 from Good E-Reader - eBooks, Publishing and Comic News
Ebook revenues were up 5.1% in November 2020 as compared to November of 2019 and the format generated $87.9 million. On a year-to-date basis, ebooks were up 15.2%, coming in at $1.0 billion for the first eleven months of 2020. Digital...Monday, January 25, 2021 from Good E-Reader - eBooks, Publishing and Comic News
With an increase in the use of the internet, digital libraries have become the new normal. This has made education accessible for many of those who could not visit public libraries if they lived in far-flung areas. There is still a...Monday, January 25, 2021 from Books - Chicago Tribune
A Marquette professor of exercise science offers tips on how to keep from hurting yourself if we get a real dose of snow and sleet this weekend.Monday, January 25, 2021 from NYT > Books
“We Are Water Protectors,” illustrated by Michaela Goade and written by Carole Lindstrom, won the Caldecott Medal.Monday, January 25, 2021 from Good E-Reader - eBooks, Publishing and Comic News
Tencent Music, a division of the China-based internet giant Tencent announced it has acquired Lazy Audio in a deal worth 2.7 billion yuan or $416 million. For the uninitiated, Lazy Audio is another Chinese entity that specializes in...Monday, January 25, 2021 from Books Features - Los Angeles Times
Amanda Gorman captivated the world with her poem at President Joe Biden's inauguration.Monday, January 25, 2021 from NYT > Books
Mark Harris’s biography tells the story of the writer and director who formed a beloved comedy duo with Elaine May and directed movies including “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” and “The Graduate.”Monday, January 25, 2021 from Books - Chicago Tribune
Mayor Lori Lightfoot is worried school instability will send families packing. But the only concern right now should be staying safe in a pandemic.Monday, January 25, 2021 from Guardian Unlimited Books
Despite shops being closed for much of 2020, figures show Britons bought books in volume – although many authors continued to struggle More than 200m print books were sold in the UK last year, the first time since 2012 that number has...Monday, January 25, 2021 from Stuck in a Book
Look, I’m not on BookTube – where people talk about books on YouTube, for the uninitiated. Nobody needs to see my shoddy camera angles and poor editing technique. But I do enjoy watching a few of the channels, and takingMonday, January 25, 2021 from USATODAY - Books Top Stories
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