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Friday, August 8, 2014 from Guardian Unlimited BooksBraaaains... ew! Jeff Norton, author of the MetaWars series , has written a new book called Memoirs of a Neurotic Zombie . Jeff is here to read you the prologue, in character as Adam Meltzer the zombie! Continue reading...
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Friday, August 8, 2014 from Books and Author InterviewsAuthor would like to see Chris Hemsworth play vampire hero Lestat
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Friday, August 8, 2014 from Guardian Unlimited BooksAccounts include those of the Endurance expedition when the ship was sunk by pack ice and the crew lived on Elephant Island Continue reading...
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Friday, August 8, 2014 from Publishing PerspectivesIn the film Out of Print, Amazon's Jeff Bezos and author Scott Turow are often adversaries. But they at least come close to agreement on one point.
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Friday, August 8, 2014 from Publishing PerspectivesOut of Print, the film documentary by Vivienne Roumani about the state-of-affairs in the book business and the culture of reading in America circa 2013, is worth seeking out.
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Friday, August 8, 2014 from theBookseller.comMore than half of Liverpool's libraries are at risk of closure as the city council looks to...
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Friday, August 8, 2014 from Guardian Unlimited BooksOpium, wooden clothes, the origins of cubism Sue Roe paints a rich portrait of the modernists in their early years Continue reading...
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Friday, August 8, 2014 from Guardian Unlimited BooksJudith Kerr, Philip Ardagh, Jacqueline Wilson... 2014 is a great year for kids events at the Edinburgh International Books Festival, but where to start? Here's a guide for what you should see. Continue reading...
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Friday, August 8, 2014 from Guardian Unlimited Books'Suddenly a huge, dramatic scene would fly in from utterly nowhere and hit you, bang, in your surprised and slightly confused face' Continue reading...
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Friday, August 8, 2014 from Guardian Unlimited BooksForsyth's classic thriller unfolds at a leisurely pace that makes it the perfect holiday read, says reader Daniel Gooding • More books for the beach Continue reading...
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Friday, August 8, 2014 from theBookseller.comOrion has acquired a book about “Fifty Shades of Grey” actor Jamie Dornan. Amanda...
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Friday, August 8, 2014 from Guardian Unlimited BooksVal McDermid and Roddy Lumsden won the notoriously cryptic Radio 4 quiz with their knowledge of crime fiction and the work of Ted Hughes Continue reading...
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Friday, August 8, 2014 from TeleRead: News and views on e-books, libraries, publishing and related topicsI’ve finished reading through the first volume of the RPG history from that Kickstarter I mentioned the other day, and I have to say that I’m very impressed. In fact, I plan on nominating it for the “Best Related Work” Hugo when the 2014...
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Friday, August 8, 2014 from theBookseller.comHarperCollins has seen worldwide revenue and profits rise across the past year, driven by sales...
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Friday, August 8, 2014 from theBookseller.comEoin Purcell, formerly editorial director of New Island Books in Dublin, has been appointed to...
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Friday, August 8, 2014 from Good E-Reader - eBooks, Publishing and Comic News
Barnes and Noble is holding a press event at Union Square in New York City August the 20th. They will be formally unveiling the two new tablets they are working on, in conjunction with Samsung. In the past, Barnes and Noble always did th... -
Friday, August 8, 2014 from Guardian Unlimited BooksMystery, dystopia and horror; oh my! We have a particularly varied reviews round up this week: you guys put most readers to shame! Check out what our site members have been reading and reviewing lately. Continue reading...
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Friday, August 8, 2014 from Guardian Unlimited BooksBooks by David van Reybrouck and Anjan Sundaram get close to the ground in order to bring Congo's extraordinary history to life Continue reading...
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Friday, August 8, 2014 from Guardian Unlimited BooksPegs on the nose as Hannah Shaw gives as a rat-tastic lesson in how to draw a stinky sewer rat You can read the adventures of the star of this gallery in Stan Stinky vs the Sewer PiRATes Continue reading...
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Friday, August 8, 2014 from Guardian Unlimited Books'Anyone who likes the countryside, exploring and learning about nature will like this book' Continue reading...
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Friday, August 8, 2014 from Guardian Unlimited BooksThis chase across wildest Cumbria is as gruesome as it is compelling Continue reading...
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Friday, August 8, 2014 from FutureBook blogsJoin our #FutureChat Friday (8th August) when Laura Dawson chats with us about data, its place in publishing, and what we can expect from it in the future. Join us at 4 p.m. London time, 11 a.m. New York time, 8 a.m. Los Angeles, 5...
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Friday, August 8, 2014 from Books and Author InterviewsComedian Ruby Wax talks about her tour, Sane New World, trying to make her cats love her and trying to blag a free Jaguar from Jeremy Clarkson.
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Friday, August 8, 2014 from Guardian Unlimited BooksGruff Rhys's odyssey and a neurosurgeon's study of brain surgery are among 11 'compelling, illuminating' debuts in contention Continue reading...
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Friday, August 8, 2014 from Books - chicagotribune.comThe director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Thursday he has activated the agency's emergency operation center at the highest response level to help respond to the worst Ebola outbreak in history, which has...
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Friday, August 8, 2014 from The Nook Blog
August 8, 2014: Today’s NOOK Daily Find offer is THE BOOKSELLER – a thrilling mystery, the 1st Hugo Marston novel– for just $2.99. Overview Who is killing the celebrated bouquinistes of Paris? Max—an elderly Paris bookstall ... -
Friday, August 8, 2014 from The Nook Blog
FREE FRIDAY BOOK August 8, 2014: Today’s Free Fridays book selection is LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT — the 1st book in Lori Wilde’s dazzling new series takes place in Cupid, Texas, a place where every wish for love comes true. Overvie... -
Friday, August 8, 2014 from Books - chicagotribune.comTwo people were killed when they were hit by aMetratrain on the border between Little Village and Lawndale this evening, authorities said.
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Friday, August 8, 2014 from Books - chicagotribune.comHawaii braced for a one-two punch from a pair of major storms barreling toward the archipelago on Thursday, with Hurricane Iselle leading the way bringing high winds and heavy surf as Hurricane Julio gathered steam behind it, U.S. offici...
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Friday, August 8, 2014 from Books - chicagotribune.comRussia on Thursday began rolling out a sweeping embargo on food imports from the United States, members of the European Union and allied nations in response to those countries' economic sanctions for Moscow's aggressiveness in Ukraine.
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Friday, August 8, 2014 from Books - chicagotribune.comPresident Barack Obama said on Thursday he had authorized "targeted" U.S. airstrikes against Islamic State fighters in northern Iraq and military airdrops of humanitarian supplies to besieged religious minorities there to prevent a "pote...
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Friday, August 8, 2014 from Books - chicagotribune.comTwo male victims have been shot in separate attacks on the South Side this evening, according to police.
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Friday, August 8, 2014 from Books - chicagotribune.comThroughout Team USA's minicamp in Las Vegas, everyone talked about this situation being perfect for Derrick Rose's return because he wouldn't have to carry as heavy a load with so much star power.
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Friday, August 8, 2014 from The Digital Reader
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Friday, August 8, 2014 from NYT > BooksMs. Davis promoted women mystery writers and explored the dark side of human nature in her award-winning career.
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Friday, August 8, 2014 from The Digital Reader
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Friday, August 8, 2014 from NYT > BooksMr. Fredrick spent most of his career at Time Inc., and was the author of a book exploring the rape and murder of an Iraqi girl by four American soldiers.
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Friday, August 8, 2014 from Books - chicagotribune.comA man died this afternoon, three days after he was hit by a semi-tractor trailer truck as he rode a bicycle in the Archer Heights neighborhood, authorities said.
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Friday, August 8, 2014 from Books - chicagotribune.comDENVER — Javier Baez doesn't know where he is going to live for the duration of the season, but Cubs fans can look forward to seeing their 21-year-old phenom settle in the batter's box Friday when he makes his Wrigley Field debut.
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Friday, August 8, 2014 from Books - chicagotribune.comThe Bears' exhibition opener Friday night against the Eagles at Soldier Field will be their first true test to help them begin settling an uncertain depth chart. The starting units aren't expected to play long. But there are still severa...
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Friday, August 8, 2014 from Good E-Reader - eBooks, Publishing and Comic News
Sony is getting out of the consumer e-reader sector and focusing their efforts on devices aimed at businesses. The first commercially viable product is the new Digital Paper (DPT-S1) which is a super advanced PDF Reader. How viable is th... -
Thursday, August 7, 2014 from Daily Express :: Books FeedHELL hath no fury like a woman scorned, as Kathy Lette's hilariously boisterous feminist characters demonstrate navigating their way through the tough-as-boots world of law and order
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from Daily Express :: Books FeedPASSIONATE testament to the Second World War propaganda battle which saw off a dithering Hitler in the face of strong British leader Sir Winston Churchill
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from Daily Express :: Books FeedJOHN HEGLEY, 60, is a performance poet and comedian well known for his appearances at the Comedy Store and Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Here he picks his top tomes...
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from Guardian Unlimited BooksThe books that have made it on to this year's longlist feature lives lived in exile, family sagas, the human brain and the supernatural Continue reading...
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from Books: Book Reviews, News, Stores, Events & More - The Washington PostA sad day here in Book World: Our longtime book reviewer Carolyn See is retiring. See, who celebrated her 80th birthday earlier this year, has been championing great books and wittily skewering bad ones for decades. Her first review — of...
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from TeleRead: News and views on e-books, libraries, publishing and related topicsA widely quoted report in the New York Times details a partnership between Barnes & Noble and Google to create a same-day book delivery service utilizing Google Shopping Express. According to the report, “book buyers in Manhatt...
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from Adobe Digital Publishing
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from Books on HuffingtonPost.comTalent runs in the Pattinson family. Robert Pattinson's 31-year-old sister Lizzy recently passed an audition for "The X Factor U.K.," which means she could end up appearing on show's 11th season. When asked about his older sister's recen...
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from Publishing PerspectivesColleen Higgs of Modjaji Books discusses the challenges of running a independent women's press that publishes the work of southern African women writers.
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Friday, August 8, 2014 from - Books RSS FeedHollywood studio Universal Pictures has indicated its intentions to create their very own vampire franchise by buying up the rights to Anne Rice’s series of vamp based novels The Vampire Chronicles.
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Friday, August 8, 2014 from - Books RSS FeedRoald Dahl’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory has been given a “creepy” new cover by Penguin, featuring a young doll-like girl in full make-up.
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Friday, August 8, 2014 from - Books RSS FeedRoald Dahl’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory has been given a “creepy” new cover by Penguin, featuring a young doll-like girl in full make-up.
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Friday, August 8, 2014 from Children's Book CouncilRecently, more than nine hundred writers decided to voice their feelings on the situation. The authors banded together to sign an open letter to Amazon; some of the participating children’s books creators include The Absolutely Tru...
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Friday, August 8, 2014 from Children's Book CouncilNew York, NY – Gayle Forman’s internationally bestselling novel IF I STAY hits new heights this week, landing at #1 simultaneously on the USA Today and New York Times bestseller lists. IF I STAY is an emotionally arresting story of seven...
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Friday, August 8, 2014 from Kirkus ReviewsAn introduction to the life of an early saint historically revered by both Eastern Orthodox and Western Christian traditions. The early life of Nicholas and his time as a priest and bishop are recounted, along with several miracles and s...
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Friday, August 8, 2014 from Kirkus ReviewsA border agent tries to break up a smuggling ring in this series debut. U.S. Border Patrol agent Peyton Cote knew what she was getting into when she asked for a transfer from Texas back to her hometown of Garrett, Maine. The tiny border ...
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Friday, August 8, 2014 from Kirkus ReviewsA Boston software debugger whose company has inexplicably tossed him away gets a chance for justice and revenge in Daniel’s first novel. Aloysius Tucker had always thought of Nate Russo, vice president of product development at MantaSoft...
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Friday, August 8, 2014 from Kirkus ReviewsAn illiterate garbage man is also the 17-year-old hero who’ll save the Earth from megalomaniac overlords. In an alternate near future, the kingmakers of the world are in Eden City, where the Words Made Flesh wield the powers of gods and ...
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Friday, August 8, 2014 from Kirkus ReviewsSet in both Victorian-era Los Angeles and the Otherworld, Noli’s adventures among the Fae continue. Minimal recap reminds readers that years earlier, Noli’s father had disappeared in San Francisco and that Noli spent the last...
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Friday, August 8, 2014 from GotPoetry.com NewsPoetry News: PENfro Saturday, on September 13, is writers' day and there is a wide range of workshops to choose from, including poetry, fiction, radio drama and memoir.Link!
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Friday, August 8, 2014 from Kirkus ReviewsByrd retells the familiar tale of folly and trickery, adding some outsize bravery and a happy ending. Off on an errand for his mother, Chicken Little gets bonked by an acorn. “The sky is falling! I must go and tell the king!”...
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Friday, August 8, 2014 from Kirkus ReviewsThis up-close introduction to dogs uses vivid photos as illustrations. Every other double-page spread reveals a different canine aspect, including their size, fur, senses of smell and more. The simple text, written in panels above the ph...
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Friday, August 8, 2014 from Kirkus ReviewsIn his debut, Greek journalist Papadogiannis argues that the triumph of economics as a science is a tragedy of human arrogance. In this stinging critique, the author writes that mainstream economics has lost touch with reality. Economist...
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Friday, August 8, 2014 from Kirkus ReviewsA personalized jeremiad against the state of constant distraction in which our benevolent technologies have ensnared us. Toronto-based journalist Harris argues that our full-time engagement with the Internet, smartphones and social media...
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Friday, August 8, 2014 from Kirkus ReviewsHer boyfriend was supposed to be dead. It’s been three months since Morgan’s secretive, aloof boyfriend, Flynn, died in a hit-and-run accident. In her economically depressed central Massachusetts town, in which Stell Pharmaceuticals went...
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Friday, August 8, 2014 from Kirkus ReviewsThe fox is in the henhouse. Silly fox, what in tarnation was he thinking? Sounding like a bunch of gals sitting under hair dryers at the salon in Mayberry, U.S.A., Midge, Pip and Dot are three hens always finding themselves in harm’s way...
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Friday, August 8, 2014 from GotPoetry.com NewsPoetry News: ... Whitman met with derision and outright contempt during the publishing of the early editions of his growing output of poetry. Yet I, like many other young readers would not encounter such concerns as we read the intriguin...
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Friday, August 8, 2014 from GotPoetry.com NewsThe collection "Branching Out, 15 Years of Tenants Harbor Poetry Readings" (2011), with poems by Aldrich, Fahy, McKim, Riley and Mary Burchenal, who has read at many of the annual events, will ...Link!
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from Cuddlebuggery Book Blog
“He is not indifferent, that’s the thing. His too-near voice that seems always to be whispering in my ear is held to a standard of cool detachment, but his eyes and his mouth and his forehead and the way he swallows all speak... -
Thursday, August 7, 2014 from Book Patrol
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from BookMarketingBuzzBlogAuthors United, a recently formed group of concerned authors about the book industry-challenging practices of Amazon, is running a full-page ad in this Sunday's New York Times. Here is what it will say: http://authorsunited.net/ Show you...
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from dovegreyreader scribbles
Honestly, we were so PROUD of you all. For taking the time and being bothered to enter, and make and post your teacosies for the competition, and I can tell you that Lord & Lady St Germans sent grateful thanks...
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from BookPage.com - The Book Case Blog
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from Katie's Book Blog
Blind is an interesting take on how your life can change in an instant. Rachel DeWoskin’s young adult debut is a wonderful story about a girl learning to go through life blind. I think the hardest thing for readers to enjoy about ... -
Thursday, August 7, 2014 from Flavorwire » Books
In the introduction to the latest (and best issue in quite some time) of … Read More -
Thursday, August 7, 2014 from - Books RSS FeedHowever much you admire the masters of uncanny or supernatural fiction, from MR James or Henry James to Sheridan Le Fanu and Walter de la Mare, you would be hard put to imagine any of them in the vicinity of Marianne Faithfull's bed. Not...
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from Book Portal Site
When the author of We Need to Talk About Kevin fictionalized her family for a book, they really, really didn't appreciate it. Shriver discusses the fall-out with CBC Radio. -
Thursday, August 7, 2014 from Dear Author
Good Girl Gone Plaid by Shelli Stevens. $ FREE From the Jacket Copy: Falling for the bad boy is even more dangerous the second time around. The McLaughlins, Book 1 In high school Sarah fell for her best friend’s older... more -
Thursday, August 7, 2014 from The New York Review of BooksIan Johnson What about the new political alignment around the Dalai Lama? Has it done anything useful to improve things in Tibet? Wang Lixiong: I think the government in exile hasn’t used its brains at all. It’s still traveli...
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from Book Patrol
Book as cigarette lighter The word “Blook” first surfaced as a word in 2001 when Jeff Jarvis coined it to represent a printed book derived from a blog. In 2006 the word was short-listed for inclusion in the Oxford English D... -
Thursday, August 7, 2014 from Whatever
Baen is very good at sending along their latest releases. Here’s what we’ve got for August. See anything you like? Let me know in the comments! -
Thursday, August 7, 2014 from BookPage.com - The Book Case Blog
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from AbeBooks' Reading Copy
A pair of bronze Scottie dog bookends sculpted by famed animal artist Marguerite Kirmse (1885-1954) have sold for $6,000 on AbeBooks. They are the most expensive bookends to ever sell on AbeBooks and were the 10th most expensive item to ... -
Thursday, August 7, 2014 from Books on the Knob
Today on Amazon’s Gold Box, save 50% on True Religion clothing for women and men: wear-everyday denim for men–including straight-leg jeans and more–plus pants and shorts to wear now and into fall and markdowns on great ... -
Thursday, August 7, 2014 from RT Book Reviews - RT Daily BlogEarlier this week, I talked about how hard being a booklover can be with my 10 Problems Only Booklovers Understand list. While we have our fair share of problems, we also get to feel all warm and fuzzy in ways non-readers can't. It's the...
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from GotPoetry.com NewsPoetry News: Eve West Bessier, a writer, musician and visual artist, will be featured at Davis' Poetry Night Reading Series at 8 p.m. Thursday at the John Natsoulas Gallery, 521 First St. in downtown Davis.Link!
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from GotPoetry.com NewsPoetry News: ... He served as the N.C. Poet Laureate from 1997 until 2002. Chappell is the author of more than two dozen books of poetry, fiction and literary criticism. His work has been translated into many languages, including Finnish...
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from Flavorwire » Books
It’s pretty much been settled that everyone should read more books by women. But when looking for recommendations, it’s often all Woolf, Morrison, Lessing, Austen, Brontë. Of course, these are essential authors for a reason, ... -
Thursday, August 7, 2014 from Dear Author
At first glance, Carter Cross and Josh Lessard seem like an ordinary couple. They make love and fight, know each other’s strengths and weaknesses, deal with the “in-laws,” and share their life and home. They even work t... -
Thursday, August 7, 2014 from - Books RSS Feed"The first and last thing I do every day is see what strangers are saying about me." So begins Nikesh Shukla's Meatspace (The Friday Project, £12.99). If you plan to switch off your computer and enjoy the sunshine, this is the novel for ...
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from Books on the Knob
The Kindle Deals of the Day for those in the UK: Into the Black: Odyssey One #1 (£0.99 UK; $4.99/KUwN US; $1.99 companion audiobook) by Evan Currie [47North] This edition of Odyssey One has been completely edited and remastered to correc... -
Thursday, August 7, 2014 from - Books RSS FeedMany have advocated kindness over the ages, from Aristotle to Albert Schweitzer to Charles Darwin himself. Despite recognising this, Stefan Klein endows his own pro-altruism stance with a uniqueness it doesn't have by telling us that "em...
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from - Books RSS FeedMadga Szabó was one of Hungary's pre-eminent novelists, suppressed during the Stalinist years, but hugely popular once the stranglehold of Socialist Realism had been relaxed in the late 1950s. Szabó is best known in translation for her 1...
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from Flavorwire » Books
Remember when movie posters were iconic? Back in those days, American artist John Alvin created some of the most crucial key art for the movies that shaped your world (and childhood, quite possibly), including E.T. the Extra-Terrestial ,... -
Thursday, August 7, 2014 from - Books RSS FeedThe very title evokes a certain image: the typical "girl next door" in all her apple-cheeked wholesomeness. But what will the reader discover in this story? In all her golden career as a crime writer, Ruth Rendell has always produced sol...
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from GotPoetry.com NewsEven Ralph Ellison wrote Juneteenth (published posthumously) in addition to his groundbreaking hit Invisible Man. While we may remember certain authors, say, Jack Kerouac, by one major book, that doesn’t mean On the Road is the only one ...
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from GotPoetry.com NewsPoetry News: In Frank William Talen's new book, he crafts an elegant and mystical collection of poetry .Link!
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from - Books RSS FeedIn 2008, Howard Jacobson declared his aspiration to write a novel without any word containing the letter "j". It was Jacobson's jokey instruction to avoid any hint of Jewishness in his then-new novel, The Act of Love. He was serious enou...
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from - Books RSS FeedTruly significant poets continue to challenge their readers from book to book. Some – like W B Yeats, Czeslaw Milosz and even R S Thomas – go on to have "late great" flowerings. David Harsent may not be at the "late" stage yet, but with ...
