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A very American fear
If you’ve tried to open Pornhub in the United States recently (and no judgment if you have), there’s a reasonable chance that, instead...
aeon.co
@ 30+ days ago
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Book Review: Austin Author’s Play, With Knives Packs in the Drama
Art imitates life. Or, rather, art influences life, which local author Jeanette Horn etches sharply into the pages of her debut novel, Play, With...
austinchronicle.com
@ 30+ days ago
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Snapfish’s photo book gave me satisfying results for a low price, but I’d recommend a better-value option with superior print quality
techradar.com
@ 30+ days ago
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‘Call Me by Your Name’ Author André Aciman Lectures at FSU’s Club Downunder
This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at FSU chapter.When André Aciman settled into one of Club Downunder’s (...
hercampus.com
@ 30+ days ago
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Jill Barklem’s family find the tree that inspired her Brambly Hedge tales
The children’s author was famed for her intricate illustrations and the site in Epping Forest that inspired her – thought lost to storm damage – has...
theguardian.com
@ 30+ days ago
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Wanda Gibson wins $ 100,000 Victorian Prize for Literature with picture book Three Dresses
When Wanda Gibson was a girl, living in Far North Queensland in the 50s, she would get three second-hand dresses for Christmas every year. They...
abc.net.au
@ 30+ days ago
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Humanly Possible by Sarah Bakewell review – the meaning of humanism
An skilful examination of seven centuries of thought that deftly combines philosophy, history and biography...
theguardian.com
@ 30+ days ago
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Critical Role's heartbreak prince is leading the nerdworld business' publishing push
The nerdworld business Critical Role is making a big push into publishing this year. Its publishing drive, led by Liam O'Brien, includes two books written...
aol.com
@ 30+ days ago
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books / writing
Signs of Terry Pratchett’s dementia may have been hidden in his books
Signs of the dementia that author Terry Pratchett died with may have been present in his writing a decade before he was officially diagnosed,...
newscientist.com
@ 30+ days ago
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Amazon TV adaptation of Iain Banks' Culture series is cancelled
Author’s estate says timing wasn’t right, while scriptwriter says he is ‘mystified’ by move...
theguardian.com
@ 30+ days ago
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books / writing
New Twisty Suspense Reads You Won’t Be Able To Put Down
Some time s, the best way to take a break from your stress for a while is to get tangled up in a fictional character’...
bookriot.com
@ 30+ days ago
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Centenary recording of Ulysses to be read by Eddie Izzard, Margaret Atwood and others
More than 100 writers, artists, comedians and musicians will voice James Joyce’s seminal novel in celebration of its publication a century ago...
theguardian.com
@ 30+ days ago
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Al Jaffee, legendary Mad magazine cartoonist, dies aged 102
The artist behind the magazine’s famous “fold-in” drawing, Jaffee was Mad’s longest-tenured contributor and only retired when he was 99...
theguardian.com
@ 30+ days ago
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Jodi Picoult novel Nineteen Minutes tops list of books banned in US schools
Jodi Picoult's Nineteen Minutes tops a list of the books most banned in schools. The author said her 2007 bestseller about a school shooting was...
themirror.com
@ 30+ days ago
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Book fraudster Filippo Bernardini spared jail
The publishing employee who targeted manuscripts from authors such as Margaret Atwood and Ian McEwan was fined and will be deported from the US...
theguardian.com
@ 30+ days ago
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Hundreds of Authors and Readers of All Ages Expected
2025 DSM Book Festival Features Something for EveryoneReaders and book lovers in central Iowa will enjoy an outstanding array of authors that will be...
dmcityview.com
@ 30+ days ago
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J.D. Vance’s Net Worth and How He’s Still Getting Rich Off 'Hillbilly Elegy'
The vice president parlayed his difficult childhood into a life of enormous privilege. J.D. Vance shot to fame with his 2016 memoir Hillbilly Elegy,...
parade.com
@ 30+ days ago
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books / fitness
Best dating sites for singles over 40
mashable.com
@ 30+ days ago
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Sharjah Childrens Reading Festival Returns on This Date
Sharjah Children's Reading Festival Returns on This Date If you would like to enjoy a fun activity with your children, then you're in luck! The...
uaemoments.com
@ 30+ days ago
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The Story of the Forest by Linda Grant review – a many-stranded generational saga
The writer’s lively ninth novel, tracing a family’s journey from Latvia to Liverpool, explores the making of myth and history...
theguardian.com
@ 30+ days ago
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America is becoming a nation of homebodies
theconversation.com
@ 30+ days ago
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music / books / celebrity
4 Bands From the 1960s Who Were Ahead of Their time (And You’ve Probably Never Heard of Them)
americansongwriter.com
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books / celebrity / gaming
Royal Caribbean Cruise Passenger Tries to Kick Down Door ... Then Dies Aboard Ship
tmz.com
@ 30+ days ago
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Forget 'The Last of Us,' Netflix Is Giving Fans the Perfect Post-Apocalyptic Adaptation This Month
movieweb.com
@ 30+ days ago
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books / celebrity
70 years ago, California executed a woman. Marcia Clark’s new book calls it unjust.
Barbara Graham’s life and death received plenty of attention in the 1950s, but she is about to return to the spotlight, courtesy of a...
ocregister.com
@ 30+ days ago
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The Wheel Of time Season 3 release schedule: When do new episodes premiere?
The Wheel of time season 3 has finally premiered on Prime Video! So when can you watch new episodes? The Wheel of time season 3 release schedule...
showsnob.com
@ 30+ days ago
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Poem of the week: here yet be dragons by Lucille Clifton
This short poem with a vast moral force field examines humanity, the monsters of racism, misogyny and militarism, and asks the reader a crucial, mind-stopping...
theguardian.com
@ 30+ days ago
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Joshua Hammer on Victorian London and the Great Race to Solve the Mysteries of Writing
In Hammer's new book, he chronicles an era when archaeologists were stars and the public followed the quest to decipher Assyrian script. In 1857,...
crimereads.com
@ 30+ days ago
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Did They Find Amelia Earhart's Plane in 2024?
howstuffworks.com
@ 30+ days ago
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A Cozy Sci-Fi Mystery to Cure Your Reading Hiccups
bookriot.com
@ 30+ days ago
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books / movie & tv
Stephen 'tWitch' Boss' family and friends call out widow Allison Holker over tell-all memoir
"This smear campaign for a buck is absolutely not what he would have ever wanted," one friend wrote on Instagram. Family and friends of the...
ew.com
@ 30+ days ago
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New on shelves: Four titles to add to your TBR list | Mint
‘A Companion to Witticisms’, by Terry O'Brien AI and chatbots can help write smart emails for you, but impromptu speaking requires more preparedness...
livemint.com
@ 30+ days ago
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Aditya Nigam and Hilal Ahmad win Ramchandra Khan Social Science Award
The annual Ramchandra Khan Social Science Award, given annually by the Patna-based Lok Darshan Nyas, has been jointly awarded to Professor Aditya...
thehindu.com
@ 30+ days ago
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writing / books
Spring 2025 Fiction Nonfiction Preview: Mysteries Thrillers
Top 10 All the Other Mothers Hate Me Sarah Harman. Putnam, Mar. 11 ( $ 29, ISBN 978-0-593-85146-3) A retired pop star must defend her 10-year-old son...
publishersweekly.com
@ 30+ days ago
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Mina’s Matchbox
Mina’s Matchbox is a delightful audiobook touched with fairy-tale enchantment, depicting the friendship between two cousins in 1972 Japan....
bookpage.com
@ 30+ days ago
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Children’s book about hockey features Summerland landmarks
Ryan Millar’s stories for his daughters have led to a children’s book, set in the community of Summerland. The book, Tabitha and the...
vernonmorningstar.com
@ 30+ days ago
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The Best Spy Novels of 2024, recommended by Shane Whaley
From a novel about the murder of Congolese leader Patrice Lumumba to the latest John le Carré novel, from a Mossad agent in London to...
fivebooks.com
@ 30+ days ago
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Alta Journal’s California Bestsellers List (December 12, 2024)
With reporting from the California Independent Booksellers Alliance, Alta Journal brings you a list of the bestselling titles at independent...
altaonline.com
@ 30+ days ago
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Fire Rush by Jacqueline Crooks review – gangsters, ghosts and raw pleasure
This impressive debut about a young woman’s journey through 1970s London and Bristol to the mystical rituals of Jamaica has been longlisted for the...
theguardian.com
@ 30+ days ago
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Nonfiction Views: November 12th 2024
Good evening, all. Here are some notable new nonfiction books published this week and last. I’m still reeling from the election results. What a...
dailykos.com
@ 30+ days ago
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David Wright Faladé Reads Madeleine Thien
David Wright Faladé joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “Lu, Reshaping,” by Madeleine Thien, which was published in The New Yorker in 2021. Falade is...
newyorker.com
@ 30+ days ago
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Why so much hype? Being on Granta’s best young novelists list has its drawbacks
In 2013, I was one of the chosen 20. Today, I still question the accolades and gimmickry around making the grade...
theguardian.com
@ 30+ days ago
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Alexandra Petri’s US history review: if you’re going to lie, lie big – and funny
The Washington Post columnist nails conservative attempts to rewrite the American story but is sure to keep the jokes flowing...
theguardian.com
@ 30+ days ago
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Eight Books About the Complicated History of U.S. Citizenship
In his farewell letter in September 1796, President George Washington repeatedly addressed his “fellow-citizens” as he informed them he would not be...
bookriot.com
@ 30+ days ago
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Justice for All: 10 Gripping True Crime Memoirs
Memoirs are the best the true crime genre has to offer. I always appreciate a very sensitive and well-researched work of true crime from a...
bookriot.com
@ 30+ days ago
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Unshrunk: A Memoir That Upsets the NYT and Which Freethinkers Will Love
counterpunch.org
@ 30+ days ago
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Reading These 10 Books Puts You in the Top 5% of Intellectual Minds
Some books refine the intellect and expand the mind in ways few others can. These ten transformative reads have the ability to challenge your...
snownews.com
@ 30+ days ago
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How Christmas Was Shaped by 19th-Century Literature
How we celebrate Christmas today is largely shaped by a small group of authors who recorded festive traditions in the 19th century. These authors...
worldhistory.org
@ 30+ days ago
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The Leaning Pile of Books
The Leaning Pile of Books is a feature in which I highlight books I got over the last week that sound interesting—old or new,...
fantasybookcafe.com
@ 30+ days ago
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City-building strategy game RAEV: Kingdom on the Distant Shores announced for PC
V Publishing and developer RAVINE Games have announced city-building strategy game RAEV: Kingdom on the Source...
gematsu.com
@ 30+ days ago
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