new YorkThe Sex Diaries series asks anonymous city dwellers to record a week of their sex lives – with comedic, tragic, often sexy, and always revealing results. Illustration: by Marylu E. Herrera This week, a writer has plenty of drinks with plenty of women — and still finds time to …
Read More »Nikole Hannah-Jones headlines the free literary festival bringing together the best-selling authors at SMU this month
Southern Methodist University will bring about 100 popular authors to Dallas for the return of its literary festival this month. Dallas Literary Festival headlines Nikole Hannah Jonesauthor of The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story. Jones closes the festival at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, March 22. The theme of the …
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Read More »‘Clean Air’ is a dystopian serial killer novel, but author Sarah Blake says joy is her goal for readers – Daily News
Sarah Blake’s “Clean Air” offers readers a lot: It’s a dystopian novel set in the near future, a decade after The Turning – where tree pollen becomes deadly and kills vast swathes of the population, forcing everyone to live indoors or wear protective masks outdoors. But it’s also a utopian …
Read More »8 of the Best New Women’s Haunted House Novels
This content contains affiliate links. When you purchase through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. The haunted house novel has a long and storied history. Many scholars date its creation in American literature to the late 1700s and early Gothic tradition. Names like Horace Walpole, Edgar Allan Poe …
Read More »The ‘Chick-Lit’ category is ‘irritating and insulting’ to female authors – Sheila O’Flanagan
The phrase “Chick Lit” is “irritating and insulting” to female writers, according to award-winning author Sheila O’Flanagan. She was speaking after best-selling author Marian Keyes warned the phrase ‘diminishing’ made women feel ashamed to take her books. In the new To imagine series on the BBC, the Limerick author said …
Read More »Q&A: Meg Long, author of “Cold the Night, Fast the Wolves”
We chat with first author Meg Long about her upcoming release Cold at night, fast wolves, which is a gripping start to survival, family found, and the girl-wolf bond that offers a new twist to classic survival stories and frontier myths. Meg discusses all things writing, book recommendations, and more! …
Read More »Light Novel Author Explains Lack Of “Ugly” Characters In Manga And LN – Interest
It costs more and takes longer to draw unattractive characters Why are characters in manga and light novels almost always conventionally attractive? Light novel author Takenoko offered a response on his Twitter Account Sunday: According to an illustrator acquaintance with whom they spoke, âuglyâ characters cost more to draw. Takenoko …
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Seven Black Books are scattered across Solestheim in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. Each Black Book grants the Dragonborn a new choice of power. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim has seven black books scattered across the island of Solestheim, and each grants the Dragonborn a new power. Black Books were …
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There is not a single story of craftsmanship. The craft takes a long time. Handicrafts are and have been at the heart of cultural knowledge, intergenerational learning and community bonds. And yet whiteout conditions in universities and museums continue to present craftsmanship as something to be discovered, discovered and saved. …
Read More »Author Yamashita wins Lifetime Achievement Award
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Read More »BBC Holby City: Jac Naylor’s famous real-life sister who was in Casualty and The Bill
Rosie Marcel, 44, has been well known for playing the straightforward, no-frills character of Jac Naylor on Holby City since 2005, but less well known is that her sister Kelly Marcel, 47, also had a minor role in the series – well that the siblings had very different experiences of …
Read More »Authors share the emotions and impact when their books are banned
Authors Jerry Craft, Grace Lin and others discuss the personal and professional impact of having parents calling to remove their books from schools and libraries. Shock. Sadness. Anger. To resolve. When an author’s book is questioned, it can go through many emotions. The challenges of the book are nothing new, …
Read More »Deon Meyer’s Benny Griessel novels to be adapted for cinema
Deon Meyer. Photo: Nardus Engelbrecht / Gallo Images Deon Meyer’s Benny Griessel novels are being adapted for the cinema. The award-winning author has just published the latest novel in the book series titled, The Dark Flood. The books center on Benny Griessel, a Detective Inspector from Cape Town who investigates …
Read More »Worldwise: Reggie Nadelson, author of “Marvelous Manhattan”
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Read More »Celine’s newly unearthed work is causing a stir in France
PARIS – Dragging two large suitcases filled with yellowed sheets of paper filled with scribbled lines, Jean-Pierre Thibaudat, a former cultural writer for a French newspaper, entered the office of Emmanuel Pierrat, a lawyer specializing in intellectual property. “It’s big,” Mr. Thibaudat told the lawyer on the phone before coming …
Read More »One in five authors shortlisted for Britain’s best literary awards were black in 2020 | Race
More than a fifth of writers shortlisted for UK Literary Awards last year were black, a turnaround for an industry in which no black author was shortlisted in four of the years between 1996 and 2009. In 1996, there was not a single black author shortlisted in the price lists …
Read More »Well, it has become almost a novel… – Sonoma Sun
Posted on September 28, 2021 by Catherine Sevenau Letter from my mother (26) to my father’s sister living in Minnesota. Watsonville, California, November 22, 1941 Dear Amélie and to all: I started working in an apple dryer here on September 1st and spent the day before Thanksgiving. I don’t mind …
Read More »Mauro Morandi: What the famous Italian hermit did next
(CNN) – For almost 33 years he lived a hermit life on a beautiful island in the Mediterranean, where he was the only inhabitant. Mauro Morandi, known as the Italian Robinson Crusoe after developing a loyal following online, was the keeper of the Sardinian island of Budelli, embracing the silence, …
Read More »Remembering Richard Buckley – The New York Times
It was no secret that Mr. Buckley had been ill, on and off, for a long time. If friends managed to be surprised by his death, despite ample evidence of its inevitability, it was in large part thanks to the calm manner in which Mr Buckley dealt with him. Making …
Read More »Book Explores Connections Between Alaska Native and Asian Peoples
As an Asian American who grew up in Alaska, Juliana Hu Pegues has often been told stories of Asian immigrants, by her family and friends, even by teachers, who have never entered the schools. history books from his country of origin. “Something I felt as a young person, but became …
Read More »SenErgy: entertaining novels featuring older characters | Culture & Leisure
Laurent D. Weiss We are living in difficult and stressful times with floods, droughts, massive wildfires and a pandemic that feels like a slow apocalypse. Do not be afraid ! Girdle your mental loins, so to speak, with a good book that will transport you to a calmer, or at …
Read More »Was Algonquin Roundtable author Alexander Woolcott the original influencer?
Before the influencers, there was Alexander Woollcott. Nor does anyone who reads or discusses Woollcott. But in many ways, the reviewer’s network of projects and outlets looks like a model for today’s powerful social media brokers. Long before Instagram or TikTok, Woollcott engaged his famous friends in a career that …
Read More »Bryant & May author Christopher Fowler: “Writing the ending was so touching” | Polar
VSHristopher Fowler chooses a bowl of protein and healthy-looking vegetables. “I don’t have much of an appetite these days.” For the past two years, he has been undergoing cancer treatment, but remains optimistic. After lunch, we move to the other end of his penthouse at King’s Cross in London, where …
Read More »American Authors teams up with Sugar Ray’s Mark McGrath for ‘Nice and Easy’ summer anthem – Deltaplex News
Group “The best day of my life” American authors is back with a new single and a new video, and they’ve brought none other than Sugar ray‘s Mark McGrath along the ride. As the voice behind ’90s anthems like “Fly” and “Every Morning”, Mark is the perfect complement to the …
Read More »New sound pulses challenge “conventional wisdom”: NewsCenter
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Read More »This Filipino novel tops reads in Amazon’s YA Music eBook – Manila Bulletin
Writing, for many, begins as a hobby. People write about the things they love first. It’s a form of liberation, of sharing his feelings and his passion, hoping that someone as passionate as they will meet what he wrote. The story is the same for Izzy Matias, the novelist behind …
Read More »Marvel: 10 alternate timeline arcs you must read
Marvel has been publishing comics for a long time and over time people sometimes want something different from them. The heroes of the Marvel Universe are amazing, but seeing them in a completely different way is a lot of fun. While Marvel has some of the greatest comic book stories …
Read More »The Cave Dwellers Novel, the book by Christina McDowell in Washington DC
Christina McDowell was about to leave DC when she decided to write what may be the most delightful Washington novel in recent memory. âI was in town for the Women’s March, and on the plane back to Los Angeles, I got an email from my editor, who said, ‘What’s going …
Read More »Zakiya Dalila Harris on her new book ‘The Other Black Girl’
Harris started at Knopf Doubleday as an Editorial Assistant, a position she held for about two years before being promoted in 2018 to Associate Editor. She thought it was a career she wanted, but when she was given her first book to edit she said it was like being proposed …
Read More »Livingston Public Library: Celebrate Asian-American Pacific Island Month with Graphic Novels for Teens and Tweens
May 19, 2021 Pashmina by Nidhi Chanani (Fiction: Grades 4 to 8) Magic and mystery meet in this first graphic novel by Native American illustrator Nidhi Chanani. Priyanka Das has so many unanswered questions: Why did her mother abandon her home in India years ago? What was it like there? …
Read More »Gillette students edit books for students in Guatemala | national news
GILLETTE – Heidi DeStefano, now an educational author after more than a decade as a Kindergarten and Grade 1 reading recovery specialist with the Campbell County School District, took a vacation with her husband in Guatemala . While enjoying a meal, she expressed a desire to visit a local elementary …
Read More »Great Falls College Faculty Member’s Debut Novel Wins Juniper Prize
GREAT FALLS – Leigh Ann Ruggiero, head of the English department at MSU at Great Falls College, recently completed her first novel, titled Subscribers, and won the prestigious Juniper Prize for it. The book tells the story of a young girl who moves to a new country and the struggles …
Read More »North Carolina Central featured in novelist John Grisham’s latest bestseller
RALEIGH, NC (WNCN) – Best known for courtroom novels, author John Grisham’s latest book incorporates one of North Carolina’s passions: college basketball. Grisham’s novel “Sooley, Which ranks first on the New York Times bestseller list, follows the life of a young man from South Sudan who wins a spot to …
Read More »Zoe Arrington rewrites records at Tennessee High | Sports
Northeastern Tennessee over the years has been spoiled by some exceptional female long distance runners. Tennessee High star Zoe Arrington has accomplished so much in her young career already, but there is still a long way to go on her checklist. Arrington will be one of the athletes to watch …
Read More »Author to discuss “ Delmarva Abandoned Railways ” on May 10
Douglas Poore, curator of the Greater Harrington Historical Society, will discuss his new book “Abandoned Railroads of Delmarva” in a live, online conversation hosted by the Lewes Public Library and Browseabout Books at 5pm on Monday May 10th. For over 100 years, railways have been the king of transport, turning …
Read More »Psychedelics as therapy? West Michigan author pleads for further research and acceptance
Stateside Conversation with Paul Austin Humans have used psychedelics like magic mushrooms, acid, or ecstasy in various ways for a long time. Although drugs remain illegal federally in the United States, interest in psychedelics continues to grow, as does the movement to normalize their use – especially for therapeutic purposes. …
Read More »Thomas King publishes his first graphic novel – take a look now
The famous writer Thomas King publishes his first graphic novel. Limits was originally a short story written in 1993. It’s about a boy and his mother trying to take a road trip from Alberta to Salt Lake City. When they reach the US-Canada border, they identify as Blackfoot and not …
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During Asian and Pacific American Heritage Month, TODAY shares community history, pain, joy and continuation for the AAPI movement. We’ll be posting personal essays, stories, videos, and specials throughout May. As Asian American communities grapple with rising anti-Asian hatred, this year’s AAPI Heritage Month looks more urgent than ever. For …
Read More »AWS US Federal Director Talks Rapid Response From Agencies Using Cloud
Written by FedScoop staff March 29, 2021 | FEDSCOOP Brett McMillen has been at the forefront of the federal government’s transition to cloud computing over the past decade. An engineer by training, McMillen has spent most of his career helping government agencies leverage innovative IT solutions, having worked for a …
Read More »American National Bank & Trust Opens in Denton and Welcomes New Bankers | Business
Texas-based American National Bank & Trust recently opened its permanent location in Denton, Chairman and CEO Dwight Berry announced in March. The full-service branch opened at 120 S. Carroll Blvd. in December 2020. AMNAT’s banking team will serve clients in the two-story 12,000 square foot space after working remotely for …
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