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Tottenham’s controversial Black Boy Lane to be renamed after black author and activist John La Rose

A consultation was held after residents raised concerns the road’s name could be seen as offensive

Evening Standard · Dec 7, 2022

Michelle Obama talks about her book ‘Light We Carry’ in Chicago with David Letterman: ‘The world made me practice liking myself’

CHICAGO — Michelle Obama doesn’t tour for a book.

Chicago Tribune · Dec 7, 2022

The Guardian Angel of Laughlin Drive

He had no home but plenty of love and respect. Kim Horner's Ten Spurs Award-winning essay from the Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference.

Texas Observer · Dec 7, 2022

'Expressive times': Publishing industry an open book in 2022

Along with the thousands of books it released in 2022, the publishing industry also offered — not always willingly — some stories about itself

The Independent UK · Dec 7, 2022

Horribly low pay is pushing out my fellow authors – and yes, that really does matter

Writing books has been the great joy of my life, but I fear it’s becoming a career for the elite few, says author Joanne Harris

The Guardian - UK · Dec 7, 2022

22 Matt Hancock bombshells from shameless Covid diaries as tell-all book lands

The 'I'm a Celebrity' star discusses a number of topics in his juicy novel including his social distance-busting affair.

Daily Record · Dec 7, 2022

‘Their vision needs to be shared’: the tiny shop championing the literature of the Amazon

Banca do Largo contains the world’s largest collection of titles by Amazonian writers – and its owner believes their Indigenous knowledge and voices should be more widely heard

The Guardian - UK · Dec 7, 2022

Translation of book about Pearl Harbor attack released

NAGASAKI -- A former junior high school teacher in Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture, has translated an English book written by a former U.S. Navy employee about Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor. The Japanese edition, "Pearl Harbor no Mokugekisha: Kodomo-tachi no Dec. 7, 1941," was released prior to the 81st anniversary of…

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Dec 7, 2022

Review: 'A Dangerous Business,' by Jane Smiley

FICTION: Two Gold Rush-era working girls set out to solve some murders.

Tribune News Service · Dec 7, 2022

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Tribune News Service · Dec 7, 2022