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Top 10 medical memoirs … by patients
Medical practitioners are not the only experts in the field of disease and injury, as these personal stories of trauma and recovery show...
theguardian.com
@ 30+ days ago
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Teen readers find connection in evolving YA masterpieces
New titles blend fantasy, morality and diversity Finding community through pages has become crucial for teens seeking stories that reflect their...
rollingout.com
@ 30+ days ago
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How to Read the 'Lord of the Rings' Books in Order
parade.com
@ 30+ days ago
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Good Omens is going beyond the book? That’s not a bad sign
While Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett never wrote a sequel, they did sketch out a plot that will now form a second season. If they...
theguardian.com
@ 30+ days ago
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International Booker prize announces longlist to celebrate ‘ambition and panache’
The list includes books from Ukrainian writer Andrey Kurkov as well as Indian novelist Perumal Murugan who declared himself ‘dead’ after protests against his work...
theguardian.com
@ 30+ days ago
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architecture / books / entrepreneurship
HomeExchange, The French House-Swapping App Tries To Break Airbnb Dominance
worldcrunch.com
@ 30+ days ago
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In brief: Don’t Think, Dear; My Nemesis; Handmade – reviews
A thoughtful memoir casts a critical eye on ballet, a gripping novel digs deep into feminine rivalry and a bracing manifesto extols the virtue of...
theguardian.com
@ 30+ days ago
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Chris Pratt started 'breaking s---' to save Parks and Recreation from cancellation: 'I wanted to damage stuff'
"If you’re going to get canceled, just go down swinging." Actors will resort to desperate measure to keep their projects from being canceled, something...
ew.com
@ 30+ days ago
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In brief: The Wakes; Humanly Possible; A Tidy Ending – reviews
A wittily poignant tale of friendship, death and unexpected joy; an impressively wide-ranging history of humanism; and a darkly comic crime novel...
theguardian.com
@ 30+ days ago
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books
The Chinese Children’s Book Market Continues to Evolve and Grow
Back in 2017, PW stated that describing the Chinese children’s book market is “as easy as A, B, C (amazing, booming, crowded).” Fast forward to 2025,...
publishersweekly.com
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Creepy Casper: Dreadful Bookshop aims to delight fans of horror fiction
CASPER, Wyo. — A young entrepreneur is taking a stab at giving horror fans a safe space to indulge in their passion for the macabre. Trinity...
oilcity.news
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books
The 1980s “Kibbe System” Blew Up Because of Social Media. What Do People Make of the New Book?
vogue.com
@ 30+ days ago
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Oregon Senate Advances Bill to Increase Difficulty of Banning Books in Schools
wweek.com
@ 30+ days ago
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Goodreads Readers’ Most Anticipated Spring Books
As we shift into spring, we’ve started seeing everyone’s ideas of what the most notable books of the new season are. And we’...
bookriot.com
@ 30+ days ago
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Interview: Eugenia Triantafyllou - Uncanny Magazine
Eugenia Triantafyllou is a Greek author and artist with a flair for dark things. Her work has won the Shirley Jackson Award and has been...
uncannymagazine.com
@ 30+ days ago
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Wings, Angels, Tentacles: Talking with Siddhartha Deb - Public Books
publicbooks.org
@ 30+ days ago
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What I’ve Learned About Romantic Love
This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at CU Boulder chapter.For a very long time , I thought I knew...
hercampus.com
@ 30+ days ago
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writing / books
An Interview with Allison Field Bell
In 2024 SmokeLong hosted our second SmokeLong Workshop Prize competition. Our workshop participants reported almost 300 publications to us before...
smokelong.com
@ 30+ days ago
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writing / books
The 10 Books That Nate Silver, Dua Lipa, Lupita Nyong’o, and Other Famous Bookworms Loved This Year
From nonfiction about Indigenous women and plants, chosen by Robin Wall Kimmerer, to a French novel that Kaia Gerber loved, there’s something for everyone....
vanityfair.com
@ 30+ days ago
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books
Aussie fisherman's sensational photograph inspires new story
The picture which was a sensation around the world is now the subject of a new book. An Aussie angler’s photo that was so...
yahoo.com
@ 30+ days ago
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Rare copy of Othello shows a cast list involved in real-life murder drama
A 1655 edition of Shakespeare’s tragedy names members of an acting troupe, one of whom was slain in an eerie echo of the play...
theguardian.com
@ 30+ days ago
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books / writing
'The Buffalo Hunter Hunter' is Stephen Graham Jones' horror masterpiece
Bear with me as I provide a little background leading into this review. When I read to review, I slow down, take notes, reread passages,...
npr.org
@ 30+ days ago
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‘My country has fallen out of time ’: Russian author Mikhail Shishkin’s letter to an unknown Ukrainian
A year after Putin’s invasion, the award-winning novelist reflects on the silence of his compatriots, the betrayal of his mother tongue, and his hopes...
theguardian.com
@ 30+ days ago
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The Best Sci-Fi Book Series, recommended by Ada Palmer
A series gives a sci fi writer time to develop powerfully layered worlds, says award-winning author and historian Ada Palmer. She talks us through...
fivebooks.com
@ 30+ days ago
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In brief: Honeybees and Distant Thunder; Cry of the Wild; Our Missing Hearts – review
A hit Japanese novel makes its debut in English, British wildlife comes vividly alive and an Asian American boy discovers his past in a harsh...
theguardian.com
@ 30+ days ago
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Pulitzer Prize-Winning History Books
Every year, the Pulitzer Prize jury awards $ 15,000 to a "distinguished and appropriately documented book on the history of the United States." We've...
fivebooks.com
@ 30+ days ago
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Who's Saurabh Shukla's Wife Barnali Ray? Poet, Acclaimed Director, Woman Behind Dark Chocolate Films
When we think of actor and screenwriter Saurabh Shukla, it’s his powerful on-screen presence that stands out, whether in comedic roles or intense...
bollywoodshaadis.com
@ 30+ days ago
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Review: ‘The Human Scale’ explores life between the bombs in the Middle East
Lawrence Wright likes Big Subjects. Whether in nonfiction or novels, he tackles the 300-pounder fearlessly. That was true in his excellent "Going...
miamiherald.com
@ 30+ days ago
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writing / books
Torrey Peters doesn’t care about feel-good representation
Envy plays an important role in Torrey Peters’ new novel, Stag Dance, so it’s fitting that I am immediately plunged into jealousy when we...
dazeddigital.com
@ 30+ days ago
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celebrity / books
Keanu Reeves on His Girlfriend Alexandra Grant's "Date Night" Outfit: "Your Heart Just Opens"
marieclaire.com
@ 30+ days ago
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How to say in English what you cannot say in English? Dilemmas of ‘global’ scholarship and small steps forward
It is interesting to observe that when we say that English has more or less become the “lingua franca” of contemporary academic scholarship and...
tandfonline.com
@ 30+ days ago
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The Corruption of Hollis Brown
There are few chances for upward mobility in 17-year-old Hollis Brown’s hometown; he fears that struggling to make ends meet like everyone else in...
publishersweekly.com
@ 30+ days ago
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How Superhero Comics Tell The Story Of Jewish America
religionunplugged.com
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The Art of the Straight Line review – how tai chi brought out Lou Reed’s mild side
The singer-songwriter transformed his later life practising the martial art, as this compilation of writing, edited by his widow Laurie Anderson, shows...
theguardian.com
@ 30+ days ago
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books
Lauren Sanchez Wears See-Through Outfit While Visiting Children's Bookstore
Lauren Sanchez recently posted a throwback of herself visiting a children’s bookstore in Montecito, California, wearing quite the see-through...
suggest.com
@ 30+ days ago
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writing / books
In 2004, an author wrote a 233-page novel without using any verbs
In 2004, a French author pulled off what many would consider impossible: writing an entire novel without using a single verb. Michel Dansel wrote a...
boingboing.net
@ 30+ days ago
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Here are the winners of this year’s National Book Critics Circle Awards.
Tonight, in a ceremony at the New School in New York City, the National Book Critics Circle announced the winners of its 2024 awards, narrowed down...
lithub.com
@ 30+ days ago
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American Ramble review: a riveting tale of the divided United States
Neil King Jr, once of the Wall Street Journal, walked from Washington to New York. His account of the journey is essential...
theguardian.com
@ 30+ days ago
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Rebecca Yarros’ Fourth Wing Series Coming to Comics (Empyrean Series Explained)
The wildly popular Empyrean series is expanding into a new medium as Ten Speed Graphic, Piatkus, and Entangled Publishing announced a graphic novel...
comicbook.com
@ 30+ days ago
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Book Review: 'There Is No Place For Us' shines lights on a homeless population often ignored
The public’s perception and debate over homelessness is usually fixated on people living on the street, encampments or shelters. That view ignores an...
mynorthwest.com
@ 30+ days ago
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AudioFile Magazine Spotlight on Narrator
audiofilemagazine.com
@ 30+ days ago
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‘Amazon doesn’t care about books’: how Barnes & Noble bounced back
Barnes Noble is the US’s largest remaining book chain but, under James Daunt, each of the 600 stores is meant to run like an independent...
theguardian.com
@ 30+ days ago
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Book Review: How Our Digital Infatuation Undermines Discourse
In “Superbloom,” Nicholas Carr laments that we live in a state of uncontrollable sensory and communication overload. It was all Mother Nature’s fault,...
undark.org
@ 30+ days ago
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A Heart That Works by Rob Delaney audiobook review – a tender memoir about the death of a child
The comedian narrates his book about the gruelling treatment of his young son and the love and grief that enveloped his family...
theguardian.com
@ 30+ days ago
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JK Rowling says she knew her views on transgender issues would make ‘many folks deeply unhappy’
The Harry Potter author, who says she has been scared for her family’s safety, believes ‘ time will tell whether I’ve got this wrong’...
theguardian.com
@ 30+ days ago
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books / celebrity
Lee Jaffe—a.k.a. the ‘White Wailer’—on Living With Bob Marley, Traveling the World With Basquiat, and Fomenting Revolution in South America (Among Other Topics)
vogue.com
@ 30+ days ago
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Ramakanta Rath Dies: Renowned Odia Poet Passes Away at His Residence in Bhubaneswar; President Droupadi Murmu, PM Narendra Modi Express Condolences
Renowned Odia poet and former bureaucrat Ramakanta Rath died at his residence in Kharvel Nagar area here on Sunday, family sources said. Bhubaneswar,...
latestly.com
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Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis to Discuss Slavery’s Enduring Impact at Busboys and Poets
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — The event will highlight his new book, “The Transatlantic Slave Trade: Overcoming the 500-Year Legacy,” co-authored with...
postnewsgroup.com
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Collected Works by Lydia Sandgren – an outstanding debut
The passing of youth is vividly drawn in this epic tale of a Swedish publisher whose wife mysteriously goes missing...
theguardian.com
@ 30+ days ago
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books
‘The public stigmatizes them’: what it’s like being a teacher in America
A new book focuses on three teachers working in the US and the many difficulties they face in an increasingly untenable system...
theguardian.com
@ 30+ days ago
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