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Jennifer Egan talks about craft, the future and ‘The Candy House’

Jennifer Egan always knew she’d return to the characters in her acclaimed 2011 novel “A Visit From the Goon Squad.”

Tribune News Service · Mar 15, 2023

Adriana E. Ramírez: The extraordinary life of America's, and Pittsburgh's, Agatha Christie

PITTSBURGH — It's not always easy to pinpoint the origin of a cliché, but many of them come from literary fiction. In particular, what we call "genre fiction" — mysteries, crime thrillers and whodunits — has contributed so many of the common phrases in our lexicon.

Tribune News Service · Mar 15, 2023

Review: 'Dinner Party,' by Sarah Gilmartin

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Tribune News Service · Mar 15, 2023

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Larry McMurtry auction to include 14 typewriters, animal skulls, his personal book copies

DALLAS — It’s an auction of just about 400 of legendary Texas author Larry McMurtry’s personal belongings from Archer City and it promises to be no ordinary estate sale.

Tribune News Service · Mar 15, 2023

Review: 'The Nature Book,' by Tom Comitta

FICTION: Tom Comitta weaves canonical descriptions of the natural world into a rich, sweeping fictional narrative — lyrically vast and uniquely thrilling.

Tribune News Service · Mar 15, 2023

Nothing Special by Nicole Flattery review – inside Warhol’s Factory

Exploring female friendship, fame and identity, this coming-of-age tale follows two young women in 1960s New York

The Guardian - UK · Mar 15, 2023

Sensitivity readers: what publishing’s most polarising role is really about

The Roald Dahl alterations thrust sensitivity readers to the foreground, but the profession is nothing new

The Guardian - UK · Mar 15, 2023

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The Marriage Question by Clare Carlisle review – the lives and loves of George Eliot

A philosopher examines the meaning of relationships in the great novelist’s life and books

The Guardian - UK · Mar 15, 2023

Many UK primary schoolchildren ‘drastically’ missing out on poetry

Research in January by Macmillan and CLPE found limited books and lack of teacher support means majority study or hear poetry less than once a week

The Guardian - UK · Mar 15, 2023

AutHer Awards 2023 Shortlist announced

The AutHer Awards 2023 Shortlists for best women authors in Fiction, Non-Fiction, Children’s Literature, and Debut were announced today by a panel of eminent judges. The Times of India received a whopping 2000 plus entries submitted by both publishers and individual authors for the coveted award, the first of its…

The Times of India · Mar 15, 2023

Polish activist convicted over abortion pills, Oprah's 100th book club pick, and energy prices to surge — as it happened

The news Australia is searching for, and all the news that happened while you snoozed.

ABC News · Mar 14, 2023

Trump says the Queen, Diana and Oprah Winfrey ‘kissed my ass’ in letters

Former president promotes book of correspondence with mournful claim that ‘only half’ of those included still like him

The Guardian - US · Mar 14, 2023

Author picks up young writer prize for novel about legacy of male violence

Previous winners of the award, which comes with a £10,000 prize, include Normal People author Sally Rooney and Surge poet Jay Bernard.

The Independent UK · Mar 14, 2023

Oprah Winfrey announces 100th pick for her book club

On Tuesday, Winfrey announced that she had chosen Ann Napolitano’s “Hello Beautiful,” a modern-day homage to “Little Women” from the author of the bestselling “Dear Edward.”

Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 14, 2023

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The Conversation · Mar 14, 2023

Why Old Norse myths endure in popular culture

From Wagner to William Morris in the late 19th century, via Tolkien’s dwarves and CS Lewis’s The Last Battle, through to last year’s controversial film The Northman, Scandinavian gods and heroes have been central to the stories we tell ourselves.

Reason · Mar 14, 2023

Latest Journal of Free Speech Law Article Published 2 Months After It Was Submitted

One goal of our peer-reviewed Journal of Free Speech Law is to be able to publish quickly, when the author so prefers. We haven't always been as quick as we'd have liked, but it seems like we now have the proper staffing and procedures to be quite good about it.…

Evening Standard · Mar 14, 2023

The intimate London exhibition paying homage to a legendary lesbian nightclub

Zara Toppin’s latest work takes inspiration from 1930s Paris nightclub, Le Monocle

The Guardian - UK · Mar 14, 2023

John Bramble obituary

Other Lives: Oxford University lecturer who took an unconventional approach to the teaching of Latin literature

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The Guardian - UK · Mar 14, 2023

The 60 minute writing workout with Laura Dockrill

A series of creative masterclasses packed with practical exercises designed to help you flex your writing muscles

Evening Standard · Mar 14, 2023

International Booker prize announces 2023 long list that celebrates ‘ambition’

The long list for the 2023 prize worth £50,000 has been announced

Reason · Mar 14, 2023

From My Commonplace Book, No. 6

Stefan Zweig on inflation in Central Europe in the 1920s

The Independent UK · Mar 14, 2023

Gordon Brown and Douglas Stuart join book festival line-up

The Borders Book Festival takes place over four days in June.

The Independent UK · Mar 14, 2023

Oprah reflects upon book club as she announces 100th pick

The Oprah Winfrey book club has reached 100

The National (Scotland) · Mar 14, 2023

Nicola Sturgeon announces baby loss memorial book

A MEMORIAL book for those who have experienced a pregnancy or baby loss prior to 24 weeks will be available this summer, First Minister Nicola…

Irish Mirror · Mar 14, 2023

'World's most expensive' pint of Guinness on sale at Cheltenham and it's mixed with 'English sparkling wine'

Punters will be offered the chance to sample the £20 tipple at the course

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