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Printable Version Log in to Send Log in to Save Pinterest “I’m a very visual thinker even when I write. So it helps me to infuse my brain with visual art. I love visiting museums (especially on their free days), and writing ekphrasis is...Thursday, April 25, 2019 from NYT > Books
The romance novelist Cristiane Serruya has been accused of copying passages from dozens of writers.Thursday, April 25, 2019 from NYT > Books
It wasn’t until her latest book, “In My Mind’s Eye,” was serialized on BBC that many of her neighbors realized there was a celebrity in their midst.Thursday, April 25, 2019 from Guardian Unlimited Books
Unfinished manuscript found among Anthony Burgess’s papers was described by the author as ‘a major philosophical statement on the contemporary human condition’ A lost “sequel” to Anthony Burgess’s A Clockwork Orange, in which the author...Thursday, April 25, 2019 from Guardian Unlimited Books
Whether it is a social movement or a secret society, humans love to be part of something bigger than ourselves. Novelist Sarah Henstra looks at what we gain from group identity – and what we lose Two years ago, I drove eight hours south...Thursday, April 25, 2019 from Guardian Unlimited Books
Though the first suicide bombing was in 1881, 40% of those killed by them have died in the last five years. Iain Overton picks the best books that explain why Terror is not a new phenomenon. The 19th-century invention of dynamite by a...Thursday, April 25, 2019 from NYT > Books
The poet, essayist and environmentalist cites Ovid’s “Metamorphoses” as an inspiration: “Ovid in a sense tried to write the entire Roman story. I take it as a challenge to look for the storyteller of the planet.”Thursday, April 25, 2019 from Guardian Unlimited Books
This smart and funny novel about living with violence in 90s Belfast has a wonderfully large soul Last week’s shooting of the journalist Lyra McKee once again exposed the fragility of peace in Northern Ireland, already a dark leitmotif...Thursday, April 25, 2019 from Guardian Unlimited Books
This debut novel from the award-winning poet is a love letter to Sheffield and the landscape that surrounds it On 15 April 1989, a crush on the dangerously overcrowded terraces at Sheffield’s Hillsborough football stadium at the start of...Thursday, April 25, 2019 from Good E-Reader - eBooks, Publishing and Comic News
Many people purchase ebooks from their favorite retailer or borrow them from the public library. A small majority of people happily pirate them. There is an alternative to all of these things, unlimited ebook subscription services. Is...Thursday, April 25, 2019 from Guardian Unlimited Books
The author annoyed young people this week by criticising the practice of withdrawing admiration for offending celebrities The novelist Bret Easton Ellis annoyed young people in an interview this week. “I mean, what is millennial...Wednesday, April 24, 2019 from USATODAY - Books Top Stories
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I visited Barnes & Noble's new bookstore today. It's located in one of the new urban-style developments that have been popping up in this area over the past decade (the Continue reading You just finished reading Inside...Wednesday, April 24, 2019 from Books on HuffingtonPost.com
Prepping for a child's arrival never looked so good.Wednesday, April 24, 2019 from BREAKING NEWS: Books (2) mix ot digests
Poet Franny Choi reads a poem from her new book Soft Science and describes how poets of color are supporting each other.Wednesday, April 24, 2019 from Books Features - Los Angeles Times
The estate of "Lord of the Rings" author J.R.R. Tolkien said in a statement that it does not endorse an upcoming biopic based on the life of the British writer, the Guardian reported this week. The statement, issued on Tuesday, read ,...Wednesday, April 24, 2019 from bookforum.com
For better and for worse, robots will alter humans’ capacity for altruism, love, and friendshipWednesday, April 24, 2019 from Books Features - Los Angeles Times
Alan Turing played one of the most consequential roles in World War II of anyone not named Hitler, Stalin or Churchill; he cracked the cipher encrypting Nazi communications for the Allies. He also conceptualized the digital computer and...Wednesday, April 24, 2019 from Books Features - Los Angeles Times
Melinda Gates grew up in midcentury Dallas as a self-described “good Catholic girl, who sits in the front row and gets good grades,” and was the kind of student who “always raised her hand before speaking out answers.” Today she’s one of...Wednesday, April 24, 2019 from BREAKING NEWS: Books (2) mix ot digests
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:Paul Crichton/212-321-0359 Paul.Crichton@littlebeebooks.com April 23rd, New York, NY: BuzzPop, the licensing imprint of Little Bee Books, announced a master children’s book publishing program with Archie Comics....Wednesday, April 24, 2019 from BREAKING NEWS: Books (2) mix ot digests
Elections in Indonesia are billed as Pesta Demokrasi, or Democracy Festival. Election Day is a national holiday and voter turnout is regularly above 70 percent. It seemed fitting that in this election’s logistical tour de force, the...Wednesday, April 24, 2019 from BREAKING NEWS: Books (2) mix ot digests
Critiquing some of the most interesting recent crime, mystery, and thriller releases. Click on the individual covers to read more.Wednesday, April 24, 2019 from Books on HuffingtonPost.com
The best community for book lovers can actually be found on YouTube.Wednesday, April 24, 2019 from BREAKING NEWS: Books (2) mix ot digests
We talk to NBA legend Kobe Bryant about inspiring young people through books that combine sports and fantasy. The first book in the series he created, The Wizenard Series: Training Camp, was recently released and quickly caught the...Wednesday, April 24, 2019 from The eBook Reader Blog
A company called Kingrow is expected to launch a new E Ink smartphone soon called the Kingrow K1 that also doubles as an ebook reader. Unlike some other E Ink smartphones with two screens—LCD on front, E Ink on the back—the...Wednesday, April 24, 2019 from BREAKING NEWS: Books (2) mix ot digests
Honey badger shape-shifters, bounty hunters, a scientist on a deadly mission, and a single parent bucking against the pressure of football are among the totally cool heroines of the best romances of the month.Wednesday, April 24, 2019 from BREAKING NEWS: Books (2) mix ot digests
Decades of goofy movies, soft-focus television, and throwaway books have set certain, frankly simplistic notions of motherhood into stone – a specific, and not altogether realistic, version of the journey from “couple”...Wednesday, April 24, 2019 from bookforum.com
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Tiajuana Anderson Neel, executive director of the Pulpwood Queens Book Club Reading Nation, died April 19. She was 65. The Longview News-Journal reported that Neel "loved to read books and became a loyal member of the Pulpwood Queens...Wednesday, April 24, 2019 from Stuck in a Book
Where do we like to read? And books inspired by Virginia Woolf. It’s a very ‘us’ episode. In the first half of this episode, we’re adopting a question suggested by Teddy – reading at home vs reading...Wednesday, April 24, 2019 from BREAKING NEWS: Books (2) mix ot digests
• With the presentation of this year’s Edgar Awards coming tomorrow night, CrimeReads invited more than 20 nominees to a roundtable discussion of the state of mystery and crime fiction. • In his blog , ‘Do You Write Under Your Own...Wednesday, April 24, 2019 from BREAKING NEWS: Books (2) mix ot digests
The family and estate of JRR Tolkien have fired a broadside against the forthcoming film starring Nicholas Hoult as a young version of the author, saying that they "do not endorse it or its content in any way". Out in May, and starring...Wednesday, April 24, 2019 from BREAKING NEWS: Books (2) mix ot digests
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There’s no shortage of excellent thrillers to read in the modern world, but every now and then a book comes along that rises above the rest and becomes that book that gets passed from person to person like a virus, […] The post...Wednesday, April 24, 2019 from bookforum.com
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Today in The Big Idea, author Meg Elison delves into her latest novel The Book of Flora, and radical power of a single, very short, word. MEG ELISON: It’s impossible to talk about the third and final book in a series without talking...Wednesday, April 24, 2019 from BREAKING NEWS: Books (2) mix ot digests
Wednesday, April 24, 2019 from BREAKING NEWS: Books (2) mix ot digests
CBC series that features exciting illustrators sharing their creative process to provide context to their amazing, finished artwork.Wednesday, April 24, 2019 from Guardian Unlimited Books
The Irish author reflects on the life of the journalist murdered in Derry On Tuesday, I gathered with a crowd in Dublin at a vigil for Lyra McKee organised by the National Union of Journalists. The meeting point was the Garden of...Wednesday, April 24, 2019 from NYT > Books
Anne Harrington’s “Mind Fixers” traces the history of attempts to establish the biology of mental illnesses — which have led to repeated frustration.Wednesday, April 24, 2019 from Books Features - Los Angeles Times
Nia Lewis hated dodging strangers making leering comments on the street. First the catcalls made her angry. Then they inspired her. “You must understand that a body is just a body, a silhouette isn’t a definition of a woman,” Lewis...Wednesday, April 24, 2019 from bookforum.com
Three months before technology news site The Markup’s expected launch, editor in chief Julia Angwin has been let go from the Craig Newmark–funded project that she helped found with Sue Gardner and Jeff Larson. Angwin says that she was...Wednesday, April 24, 2019 from BREAKING NEWS: Books (2) mix ot digests
29 Things I Learned From David Carr “Failure is part of the process—maybe the most important part. Street hot dogs are not your friend.” Erin Lee Carr lists twenty-nine things she learned from her father, the late journalist and author...Wednesday, April 24, 2019 from NYT > Books
Pamela Paul, editor of The New York Times Book Review, decided to downgrade her tech two years ago. It has worked out, with paper and DVDs instead of the latest apps and gizmos.Wednesday, April 24, 2019 from USATODAY - Books Top Stories
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The Red Balloon Bookstore to Host Reading and Award Event May 2 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE New York, NY – April 23, 2019 – Penguin Young Readers, the Children’s Book Council, […]Wednesday, April 24, 2019 from BREAKING NEWS: Books (2) mix ot digests
Listening in to children’s singing in the bookstore, where “Books are GOOOOOD.”Wednesday, April 24, 2019 from bookforum.com
T Kira Madden grew up queer and biracial in Boca Raton, Florida, the only child of parents battling drug and alcohol addictions, In her widely-lauded debut memoir, Long Live the Tribe of Fatherless Girls, she details her coming-of-age...Wednesday, April 24, 2019 from Guardian Unlimited Books
The complex knots of love and rivalry that bind sisters and brothers also provide perfect plots for novelists from Gillian Flynn to Ian McEwan Think about a family’s description of its siblings. He’s the bossy big brother. She’s our...