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Jan 18
Book review of Money and Love by Myra Strober and Abby Davisson
by Sarah McCraw CrowFocused on issues like dating, marriage and deciding where to live, Money and Love is a useful guide for couples making big life decisions.bookpage.com · Jan 18 · Published: Jan 12
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The Disappearance of the Hit-Driven Business Model
by Dear ProducerChris Moore, producer of hits such as GOOD WILL HUNTING and AMERICAN PIE, shares how the trajectory of his career changed as streamers took over Hollywood.dearproducer.com · Jan 18 · Published: Jan 11
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Carlotta’s Brooklyn | Francine Prose
by Francine ProseThe title of James Hannaham’s new novel is at once a potential deterrent to fainthearted readers and a bold declaration of its author’s unwavering.nybooks.com · Jan 18 · Published: Jan 11
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History is in the Making Anthology - Royal Society of Literature
“Storytelling is at the heart of who we are as humans – it is how we understand, contextualise, mirror, examine, challenge, entertain and imagine life from...rsliterature.org · Jan 18 · Published: Jan 11
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What You Don't Know About the HarperCollins Strike
by Anne Helen PetersenThis week’s episode of WORK APPROPRIATE is for anyone who is exhausted with their workplace treating their identity — their simple act of being who they are...annehelen.substack.com · Jan 18 · Published: Jan 11
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Our top 10 books of January 2023
by Trisha PingThe 10 most notable books of January 2023, as chosen by BookPage! Includes the latest from Tracy Kidder, Pico Iyer, Leigh Bardugo and more.bookpage.com · Jan 18 · Published: Jan 10
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“Hysterical” Women Helped Me Regain My Voice - Electric Literature
Like so many women, I’d learned accommodating behavior throughout my childhood.electricliterature.com · Jan 18 · Published: Jan 10
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Review of 'Emily Wilde’s Encyclopaedia of Faeries' by Heather Fawcett
by Laura HubbardA tale of community and chilling adventure with a dash of romance, Emily Wilde’s Encyclopaedia of Faeries explores the darker side of the fae.bookpage.com · Jan 18 · Published: Jan 10
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When you feel love, you take risks – Just Stop Oil
Louise shares the deep experience of love and grief which propelled her into action. My name is Louise Harris, I’m 24 years old, and just over a month ago, I...juststopoil.org · Jan 18 · Published: Jan 9
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Flakes | Aaron Timms
by Aaron TimmsIn March 2021, as the New York winter refused to quit and tiny husks spread across my skin, plastering first my elbows, then my upper arms, underarms,.nybooks.com · Jan 18 · Published: Jan 6
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Alphabet Politics | Josephine Quinn
by Josephine QuinnLast summer a group of scholars announced that they had cracked Linear Elamite, a Bronze Age script used in the trading cities of Elam in the highlands of.nybooks.com · Jan 18 · Published: Jan 6
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Alan Bennett · Diary: On failing to impress the queen · LRB 5 January 2023
by Alan Bennett22 October. One casualty of Covid (and I don’t think it’s age) has been chronology. These days I’m often confused...lrb.co.uk · Jan 18 · Published: Jan 5
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6 SFF Works to Brighten Gloomy Days
It’s difficult to do anything when one is sick or feeling down. While others might nap away a minor fever or watch Netflix, my go-to solution for when I...tor.com · Jan 18 · Published: Dec 30
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7 Books That Celebrate Underappreciated Crafts - Electric Literature
by Wynter MillerAanchal Malhotra recommends stories centering the ancient traditions and unique occupations endangered by a modernizing world.electricliterature.com · Jan 18 · Published: Dec 29
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Spend your National Book Tokens and win £500/€500!
To enter, just spend your National Book Tokens gift card in any of the hundreds of bookshops that accept them across the UK and Ireland by 28th February...nationalbooktokens.com · Jan 18 · Published: ~Dec 26
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Poetry goes WILD! - Stanza
by Suzie KirkStAnza – Scotland’s International Poetry Festival - in partnership with the Edwin Morgan Trust - is holding an open-call for two poets-in-residence for our...stanzapoetry.org · Jan 18 · Published: Dec 22
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Aleksandar Hemon 'The World and All That It Holds' with Sarah Franklin
We're delighted to welcome Bosnian-American author, essayist, critic, television writer, and screenwriter Aleksandar Hemon to Blackwell's.eventbrite.co.uk · Jan 18 · Published: ~Dec 22
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Ancient grammatical puzzle solved after 2,500 years
by Science XA grammatical problem that has defeated Sanskrit scholars since the 5th century BC has finally been solved by an Indian Ph.D. student at the University of...phys.org · Jan 18 · Published: Dec 15
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Laleh Khalili · In Clover: What does McKinsey do? · LRB 15 December 2022
by Laleh KhaliliThe primary product sold by all management consultants – both software developers and strategic organisers – is the...lrb.co.uk · Jan 18 · Published: Dec 15
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from Old Actress
by Lucas HnathTwo actors—Diane, a white woman in her mid- to late sixties, and Erin, a Black woman in her late thirties—stand on a bare stage with two chairs: one comfy,...theparisreview.org · Jan 18 · Published: Dec 6
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Central Bucks School District Looks to Muzzle Teachers in the Classroom - Bucks County Beacon
The right-wing majority school board’s paranoia that teachers are “coercing” and “indoctrinating” students has manifested itself in a policy that will lead...buckscountybeacon.com · Jan 18 · Published: Nov 14
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The Art of Poetry No. 86
by Interviewed by J. D. McClatchyVisiting Richard Howard in his Greenwich Village apartment, I brought with me a photograph I’d discovered of the two of us, taken not long after we’d met,...theparisreview.org · Jan 18 · Published: May 10
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‘Books Save Lives’: Bucks County Mom Tells Congress Why Book Banning Must Stop - Bucks County Beacon
I’m a parent who knows firsthand how having access to LGBTQ books in our K-12 schools has played a positive role in my daughter’s life.buckscountybeacon.com · Jan 18 · Published: Apr 11
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The 100 best-ever children's books, as chosen by our readers
From the fantastical gobblefunk of Roald Dahl to Malorie Blackman's game-changing dystopias, we asked you to share the stories that inspired your love of...penguin.co.uk · Jan 18 · Published: Mar 3
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SoA in Scotland: Scottish Authors and the Climate Crisis - The Society of Authors
At our October AGM, we had a positive response to the suggestion that we, as the SoAiS, should address the climate crisis, building on the ongoing work of...www2.societyofauthors.org · Jan 18 · Published: Jan 21, 2022
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'We Are Lady Parts' is a punk-rock Britcom with heart
Five Muslim women find friendship and freedom in Peacock's new comedy 'We Are Lady Parts.'.ew.com · Jan 18 · Published: ~Jun 2, 2021
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Jonathan Raban · War is noise: Letters from My Father · LRB 17 December 2020
by Jonathan RabanPeter had just reached the top of the third page (‘poor Darling!’) when the war reasserted itself and he had to...lrb.co.uk · Jan 18 · Published: Dec 17, 2020
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The Art of Fiction No. 104
by Interviewed by Jim FergusPhoto by Andy Anderson This interview was conducted over a five-day period in mid-October of 1986 at Jim Harrison’s farm in Leelanau County, Michigan. It...theparisreview.org · Jan 18 · Published: Sep 1, 2020
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A Humorist at Work
by Interviewed by James Linville & George PlimptonFran Lebowitz, ca. 2011. Photograph by Christopher Macsurak Fran Lebowitz’s trademark is the sneer; she disapproves of virtually everything except sleep,...theparisreview.org · Jan 18 · Published: Jul 27, 2020
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The Most Influential Invention | Tim Parks
by Tim ParksIn his 1964 essay “Civilized Man,” lamenting the growing standardization of culture across the globe, the Romanian-French writer Emil Cioran first.nybooks.com · Jan 18 · Published: Jul 21, 2020
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The Art of Fiction No. 61
by Interviewed by Thomas LeClairThe following interview was taped in September 1974, in St. Louis, without aid of sherry, or sunlight streaming through high windows. Although we did walk...theparisreview.org · Jan 18 · Published: Feb 20, 2020
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James Patterson – Books
Visit the post for more.jamespatterson.com · Jan 18 · Published: Feb 28, 2019
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The Big Green Book Shop is letting strangers are buy each other books via Twitter
by Sarah NeweyAn independent bookshop is offering people the chance to buy a stranger a book every Wednesday. Simon Key, co-owner of the Big Green Bookshop in Wood Green,...inews.co.uk · Jan 18 · Published: May 23, 2018
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Jonathan Raban · Belt, Boots and Spurs: Dunkirk, 1940 · LRB 4 October 2017
by Jonathan RabanTrying to keep track of my father and his troop as they move through this momentous sequence of events is like trying to...lrb.co.uk · Jan 18 · Published: Oct 4, 2017
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The 11 Least Reliable Narrators in Literature - Electric Literature
In the old days of less than a year ago, we generally lived by the rule that unreliable narrators could be found on library shelves while reliable sources...electricliterature.com · Jan 18 · Published: Sep 6, 2017
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Jonathan Raban · Granny in the Doorway: Sheringham, 1945 · LRB 16 August 2017
by Jonathan RabanWe were an inseparable couple, my mother and I. Our address was: The White House, Hempton Green, nr Fakenham, Norfolk. Here we stove in the shells of our...lrb.co.uk · Jan 18 · Published: Aug 16, 2017
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Hilary Mantel · Some girls want out: spectacular saintliness · LRB 4 March 2004
by Hilary MantelWe are living through a great era of saint-making. Under John Paul II an industrial revolution has overtaken the Vatican, an age of mass production. Saints...lrb.co.uk · Jan 18 · Published: Mar 4, 2004
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Jan 17
HarperCollins bags ex-prime minister Johnson's memoir
HarperCollins has acquired former Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s memoir. .thebookseller.com · Jan 17
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Crackerjack: the unfairly forgotten comedy that celebrated the great Aussie bowlo
by Nathan JollyThis Mick Molloy comedy was a hit when it was released, but to watch its commentary on Australia’s pokies problem now feels almost prophetic.theguardian.com · Jan 17
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Announcing <em>The Imposition of Unnecessary Obstacles</em> by Malka Older
Tordotcom Publishing is thrilled to announce that Investigator Mossa and Scholar Pleiti are reuniting to solve a brand-new mystery, in this follow-up to the...tor.com · Jan 17
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Money Can’t Buy Happiness. It Can’t Even Buy Status, a New Book Says.
by Douglas WolkIn “The Status Revolution,” Chuck Thompson argues that class signifiers have flipped, so that what was once luxurious is now out and what was once lowbrow is...nytimes.com · Jan 17
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Joseph wins £25k T S Eliot Prize with 'luminous' Sonnets for Albert
Anthony Joseph has won the £25,000 T S Eliot Prize for his "luminous" collection, Sonnets for Albert (Bloomsbury), following a record submission of 201...thebookseller.com · Jan 17
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Kathryn Ma on Writing (Un)Reliable Optimistic Narrators
Shelley, the blithely optimistic young narrator of Kathryn Ma’s The Chinese Groove, leaves Gejiu, Yunnan Province, accompanied by echoes of his father’s...lithub.com · Jan 17
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The Birthday Party by Laurent Mauvignier review – riveting French thriller
by Anthony CumminsMauvignier sustains an almost unbearable tension as villagers in rural France stumble into a bloodbath.theguardian.com · Jan 17
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‘This song sucks’: Nick Cave responds to ChatGPT song written in style of Nick Cave
by Sian CainSinger-songwriter dissects lyrics produced by popular chatbot, saying it is ‘a grotesque mockery of what it is to be human’.theguardian.com · Jan 17
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RIKERS | Kirkus Reviews
by Graham RaymanA multivocal tour of hell on Earth: the infamous prison complex that is “out of sight, hard for visitors to reach, closed, and foreboding.”.kirkusreviews.com · Jan 17
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The Last of Us review – one of the finest TV shows you will see this year
by Rebecca NicholsonThis desperately moving drama set in a zombie-ravaged US is a phenomenal blend of horror and heart, with a cast that could not be more perfect.theguardian.com · Jan 17
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Marketing & Publicity Assistant - London | The Bookseller Careers & Jobs
Are you a creative thinker with a passion for books? Independent Publisher of the Year, Pushkin Press, is looking for an...jobs.thebookseller.com · Jan 17
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An Oral History of Rikers Island
by Dwight GarnerIn a new book, a wide range of voices weigh in on the notorious jail complex.nytimes.com · Jan 17 · Published: Jan 16
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A Fake Death in Romancelandia
by Ellen BarryA Tennessee homemaker entered the online world of romance writers and it became, in her words, “an addiction.” Things went downhill from there.nytimes.com · Jan 17 · Published: Jan 16