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'The Garden of Tales': Vijaydan Detha's folk tales translated by Vishes Kothari launched

On the occasion of International Mother Language Day, Vishes Kothari's new translated book titled 'The Garden of Tales: The Best of Vijaydan Detha' was launched at an event at Kunzum in Delhi on February 22, 2022. As the title suggests, 'The Garden of Tales: The Best of Vijaydan Detha' is…

The Times of India

Former army officer battled conflict in her head whilst fighting wars

Abi Austen said the reason for her success is because she is now living life as her true self

Liverpool Echo

Owlish by Dorothy Tse review – an anti-fairytale

Tse dissects the struggles of people and power in this subversive vision of perilous desire, set in a semi-imaginary Hong Kong

The Guardian - UK

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Chris Palmer wanted to read a book about ‘Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.’ So he wrote one.

For Chris Palmer, the neon-hued pop culture of his youth in the ’80s and ’90s might have faded into a warm nostalgic glow, but he never stopped caring for the things he loved back then.

The Orange County Register

As a professional romance novelist, she publishes books at a furious pace — it’s never enough

This is a love story. But like many, it’s long and lopsided. Kathy Lyons loves writing romance novels. And the romance novel industry — which claims a sizable percentage of the fiction bought in this country — only loves Kathy Lyons when it’s convenient. You might consider this an unhealthy…

Chicago Tribune

10 great books to read during Black History Month

These titles are great to read this month — and any month. Every month.

Tribune News Service

Review: 'Sell Us the Rope,' by Stephen May

FICTION: An insightful, improbably wry historical novel about a future dictator.

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Seattle U professor Sonora Jha on her new campus-set novel 'The Laughter'

SEATTLE — Seattle author Sonora Jha would like to make it clear, "for the record," that her new campus-set novel "The Laughter," out now from HarperCollins, is not about Seattle University, where she is a professor and associate dean. (She smiled, though, when she said it.)

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Review: 'The Story of a Life,' by Konstantin Paustovsky, translated from the Russian by Douglas Smith

NONFICTION: This new translation reintroduces the first three volumes of this epic Russian work to English readers. From harrowing scenes of war to schoolboy antics, the book is powerfully moving.

Tribune News Service

In new memoir, St. Paul cartoonist recounts marrying his husband 10 years ago

MINNEAPOLIS — The first time Rob Kirby casually mentioned to a stranger that he was married to a man was when he was buying dog food.

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Review: 'Wolfish,' by Erica Berry

NONFICTION: Erica Berry tracks the cultural footprints left by wolves and uncovers a history of all too human fears.

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Review: 'I Have Some Questions for You,' by Rebecca Makkai

FICTION: The Pulitzer finalist for "The Great Believers" makes a gripping murder mystery of me-too politics at a boarding school.

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5 new books to read this week

This week’s bookcase includes reviews of Victory City by Salman Rushdie and Untamed Shore by Silvia Moreno-Garcia.

The Independent UK

When your ex gets the cat: the writer who divorced in her 20s – and turned it into a runaway bestseller

The Schitt’s Creek screenwriter Monica Heisey discusses her debut novel, the similarities between heartbreak and food poisoning, and why failure doesn’t need to make you feel terrible

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The Times of India

Success is a habit, so is failure: Shiv Khera on success, motivation, and achieving more

Motivational speaker, author, educator, and business consultant- Shiv Khera- enthralled the audience by delivering an inspiring talk at the seventh edition of the Times Litfest recently.

The Guardian - UK

Old God’s Time by Sebastian Barry review – a survivor’s song

This sublime study of love, trauma, memory and loss explores the legacy of childhood abuse in Ireland’s Catholic institutions

Asharq Al-Awsat

Iranian Foundation Offers Land to Salman Rushdie’s Attacker

An Iranian foundation has praised a man accused of severely injuring novelist Salman Rushdie in an attack last year and promised him 1,000 sq metres of agricultural land, state TV reported on Tuesday on its Telegram channel. Rushdie, 75, lost an eye and the use of one hand following the…

The National (Scotland)

Nicola Sturgeon to chair festival event with 'Queen of Crime' Val McDermid

FIRST Minister Nicola Sturgeon will chair a conversation with Scottish “Queen of Crime” Val McDermid at Granite Noir, Aberdeen’s crime writing…

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Axios

"Woke, Inc." author Vivek Ramaswamy enters 2024 presidential election

"American today is so hungry for meaning and identity," he told Axios.

Chicago Sun-Times

Former U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger to release book in October

The former Illinois Republican, one of two GOP House members who voted to impeach President Trump, will tell the story of the party’s takeover by extremists.

Chicago Sun-Times

A powerhouse cast navigates a seriously abridged ‘Villette’ at Lookingglass Theatre

Clocking in at just over two and a half hours, Sara Gmitter’s adaptation of Charlotte Bronte’s “Villette,” feels abridged to the point of incompleteness.

Tribune News Service

Pompeo’s PAC made bulk book order on the same day his memoir was released

A political action committee founded by the former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo spent more than $42,000 on a bulk order of books the same day his memoir “Never Give An Inch” went on sale.

The Independent UK

Southern Baptists oust Saddleback Church over woman pastor

The Southern Baptist Convention has ousted its second-largest church — Saddleback Church — for having a woman pastor

Daily Mirror

Ruth Langsford brands Roald Dahl book changes 'wrong' and 'dangerous' on Loose Women

Loose Women panelists discussed the reports that new editions of children's books by Roald Dahl have been edited to remove language that may now be deemed offensive or inappropriate

Los Angeles Times

Roald Dahl's books have been edited to stop calling people fat so much

New editions of classic 20th century children's books by British author Roald Dahl — such as "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory," "James and the Giant Peach," "Matilda," "The Witches" and "Fantastic Mr. Fox" — have been edited and rewritten to remove language seen as offensive or potentially insensitive to modern-day…

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