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Derry MLA shares story of how photo of late sister came back to him

"To me, this is a sign that Gay is still with us"

Belfast Live · Nov 16, 2022

The Ghost Variations by Damian Lanigan review – the power of the piano

The constraining and consoling effects of music are compellingly explored in this novel about a bereaved pianist

The Guardian - UK · Nov 16, 2022

Brooklyn Public Library unveils its most borrowed book ever to celebrate 125 years

BPL is the sixteenth largest public library system in the US

The Independent UK · Nov 16, 2022

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Waterstones announces Scottish Book of the Year winner

A WRITER has said she is honoured a novel she set in her home town has been named the Waterstones Scottish Book of the Year.

The National (Scotland) · Nov 16, 2022

Food blogger Shivesh Bhatia launches his two new cookbooks in Delhi

Self-taught baker and popular food blogger Shivesh Bhatia is back with two new cookbooks this year. Shivesh recently launched his books 'Eggless Baking with Shivesh' and 'Special Days, Special People' in a fun event amidst his fans and followers in Delhi on November 13, 2022.

The Times of India · Nov 16, 2022

Michael Connelly talks TV, and books

With his 27th novel, “Desert Star,” hitting shelves last week, Michael Connelly talked to the Tampa Bay Times via Zoom about the book, about the two hit streaming series based on his books and about a new network series based on a short story he wrote. Connelly, whose books have…

Tribune News Service · Nov 16, 2022

Review: 'Bigger Than Bravery,' edited by Valerie Boyd

NONFICTION: A vivid and varied collection of short essays and poems by notable Black writers.

Tribune News Service · Nov 16, 2022

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Review: 'Dickens and Prince: A Particular Kind of Genius,' by Nick Hornby

NONFICTION: A breezy, entertaining look at the similarities between two artistic greats, a 19th-century Brit and a 20th-century Minnesotan.

Tribune News Service · Nov 16, 2022

Review: 'Case Study,' by Graeme Macrae Burnet

FICTION: A brilliant multilayered novel about a woman who plays a dangerous game with a psychotherapist in 1960s London.

Tribune News Service · Nov 16, 2022

Bosch pursues a dark target in Michael Connelly’s ‘Desert Star’

"Desert Star" by Michael Connelly; Little, Brown (400 pages, $29)

Tribune News Service · Nov 16, 2022

Review: 'Still True,' by Maggie Ginsberg

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Tribune News Service · Nov 16, 2022

‘Miami is his muse’: Jamaican-American novelist reveals the city we rarely see

MIAMI — Writer Jonathan Escoffery left Miami 11 years ago, but the city, as it often does, lingers in his memory. Partly because he still has family in town. Partly because his feelings about growing up as the son of Jamaican immigrants in Cutler Ridge, now Cutler Bay, are complicated.

Miami Herald · Nov 16, 2022

Review: 'Shirley Hazzard: A Writing Life,' by Brigitta Olubas

NONFICTION: A fascinating biography of the prize-winning Australian author of "The Great Fire."

Tribune News Service · Nov 16, 2022

Novel inspired by Edinburgh’s botanic gardens wins Waterstones title

The Fair Botanists was written by Sara Sheridan.

The Independent UK · Nov 16, 2022

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Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 16, 2022

With new book, Pence wrongly casts himself as courageous during the Jan. 6 insurrection

He wants credit, and book sales, for doing what he was supposed to do in presiding over the counting of electoral votes.

Daily Record · Nov 16, 2022

Six Scottish libraries that make you feel like you've stepped back in time

The National Trust for Scotland listed its best libraries around the country, and for book lovers, it's a haven of cosy reading spots.

Evening Standard · Nov 16, 2022

Nadine Dorries writing new book on ‘political assassination of Boris Johnson’

Exclusive: The book, set to be published in 2023, has the working title of ‘The Political Assassination of Boris Johnson’

The Independent UK · Nov 16, 2022

5 new books to read this week

This week’s bookcase includes reviews of They’re Going To Love You by Meg Howrey and A Restless Truth by Freya Marske.

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The Guardian - UK · Nov 16, 2022

The Singularities by John Banville review – inside a murderer’s underworld

Banville’s characters are in flight from the crimes of the past in an eerie, playful synthesis of his previous novels

Asharq Al-Awsat · Nov 16, 2022

SIBF Welcomes 2.17 Million Visitors from 112 Countries

The Sharjah International Book Fair (SIBF) concluded its 41st edition, during which it welcomed over 2.17 million visitors from 112 countries, turning the hosting emirate into a hub for world’s cultures, and a wide space that embraces thought, art, creativity, and knowledge. Embodying its vision of building new generations of…

The Times of India · Nov 16, 2022

Polari Prize, UK’s awards for LGBTQ+ literature, winners announced for 2022

Founded in 2011 by Paul Burston, the Polari Prize is an annual award given in the UK for LGBTQ+ literature. The winners of Polari Prize 2022 in three categories-- namely, Polari First Book Prize, Polari's Children’s and YA Prize, and overall Polari Prize- were announced on November 15, 2022, at…

The Guardian - UK · Nov 16, 2022

A Statue of One’s Own: the new Virginia Woolf sculpture that’s challenging stereotypes

Passersby are encouraged to take a selfie with the monument that artist Laury Dizengremel hopes will inspire women and girls

Tribune News Service · Nov 16, 2022

Dave Hyde: Jimmy and me — how he swaggered, fished, cried and shared a cold one (or two) in our book project

I never coached a national college champion. I never built a Super Bowl winner or feuded with my team’s owner in a way that still resonates. But I wrote a book as if I did.

The Independent UK · Nov 16, 2022

London Library makes Helena Bonham Carter first female president

Bonham Carter, who has been a library member since 1986, said she is ‘proud to support this incredible and vital establishment’.

The Guardian - UK · Nov 15, 2022

Inspirational passion or paid-for promotion: can BookTok be taken on face value?

TikTok’s book reviewing community is here to stay, having even received publishing awards for innovation, but issues of authenticity and safety abound

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