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Torrington writer who loves 'romance and drama' publishes her first book
Marietta Daily Journal | 2021-11-05, 04:54
Nov. 5—TORRINGTON — Publishing their work can be a daunting task for writers, but for Katelyn Peterson seeing her words in print is a dream come true. Peterson, a Torrington resident, said the book took her five years to finish, ...
What Does War Feel Like to a Child?
“How War Changed Rondo,” a picture book by the Ukrainian artists Romana Romanyshyn and Andriy Lesiv, captures the unrelenting destructiveness of wartime as a young person experiences it. ...
Steve Sheinkin’s Explosive Sequel to ‘Bomb’
“Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown” offers a whirlwind account of events leading up to the Cuban missile crisis. ...
‘I’ve never made damper in my life, mate’: comic historian David Hunt
Picnicking in the park where Australian federation began, author David Hunt says his latest satirical history tramples tall poppies. ...
From airgasm to vaxillating: how coronaspeak changed our language
The coronavirus pandemic has added a whole load of new words to our vocabulary. ...
South African novelist Damon Galgut wins Booker Prize for 'The Promise'
'The Promise' is the story of a troubled Afrikaner family and its broken promise to a Black employee ...
Author Sharnick paints characters with care as saga of artist ‘Orla’ continues
Author Mary Sharnick just can’t get Orla out of her head. Her latest book, “The Contessa’s Easel” (Penmore Press, $18.50), takes
Tarleton professor hosts book launch for 'Big Life'
Stephenville Empire-Tribune | 2021-11-05, 02:36
STEPHENVILLE, Texas — Tarleton State University English Professor Dr. Sam Dodson will debut his new book, Big Life, in a 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 9 event at the Clyde H. Wells Fine Arts Center Workshop Theater in Stephenville. The occasion,
As fear of third wave intensifies, WHO Europe chief voices 'grave concern' over rising COVID-19 cases
COVID-19 cases have been rising in several countries in Europe and the World Health Organisation has expressed 'grave concern' about the situation, saying that the region may see another half a million died due to the infection by early next year.
Govardhan Puja 2021: Date, shubh muhurat, history, significance - Here's all you need to know
The day after Diwali is Varshapratipada, which is also known as Govardhan Puja. It is the fourth day of Diwali. This puja is popular in the northern states of Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi. This is being celebrated on November 5 (Friday). Govardhan
Reading Around New York
Even amid the clamor of a city of millions, New Yorkers have always been able to escape into a good book. ...
Why one Nobel Laureate is struggling to sell books in America
When Abdulrazak Gurnah released his 10th book, Afterlives, last year, his editor was sure it would become his first major
Natalie Wood's sister alleges actress was assaulted as a teen by Kirk Douglas in new book
In a memoir coming out next week, "Little Sister," Natalie Wood's younger sister Lana alleges the actress was assaulted by Kirk Douglas. ...
Natalie Wood was sexually assaulted by Kirk Douglas, sister alleges
For decades, it’s been one of Hollywood’s darkest rumors: A teen-age Natalie Wood was sexually assaulted by a top movie star more than twice her age. ...
Beatles star Paul McCartney reflects on feud with John Lennon following band's split: 'It hurt'
John Lennon was murdered on Dec. 8, 1980 at age 40. ...
Longview inspires Spokane writer to publish squirrel bridge children's book
TDN | 2021-11-04, 21:54
Hayley Day When Donna Howard stumbled upon 2018’s Squirrel Fest, the lifelong reader could see the inspiration for her first children’s book dangling over Kessler and Nichols boulevards. The overhead pathways for squirrels to cross over streets around Lake
The 19 best Neil Gaiman books, according to Goodreads reviewers - from graphic novels to ...
When you buy through our links, Insider may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more. "American Gods," "Coraline," and "The Ocean at the End of the Lane" are among Neil Gaiman's best books, according to Goodreads reviews. Amazon; Bookshop; Alyssa
The 22 best book quotes - and the books they come from
We rounded up some of the most famous and inspirational book quotes - as well as the classic and contemporary novels they're from. Amazon; Bookshop; Alyssa Powell/Insider When you buy through our links, Insider may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more.
Virtual Times Festival of Reading features exciting range of author talks Nov. 8-14
The Tampa Bay Times Festival of Reading returns for its 29th year as a live virtual event the week of Nov. 8-14. Its small but mighty roster of bestselling and award-winning authors includes this year’s winner of the Pulitzer Prize for fiction, an Oprah’s Book
Review: Modern-day Nancy Drew takes on 'The Box in the Woods' murders cold case in ...
The Berkshire Eagle | 2021-11-04, 20:56
Amateur sleuth Stevie Bell needs a good murder to solve. "The Box in the Woods" PHOTO PROVIDED BY HARPERCOLLINS PUBLISHERS Read It "The Box in the Woods" by Maureen Johnson. Published by HarperCollins Publishers. 400 pages $18.99 After gaining fame for solving
Galgut wins Booker Prize for fiction for story on racism, reckoning
LONDON – South African writer Damon Galgut won the prestigious Booker Prize for fiction on Wednesday with “The Promise,” a novel about one white family’s reckoning with South Africa’s racist history. Galgut had been British
Pamela McCorduck, Historian of Artificial Intelligence, Dies at 80
She interviewed many of the scientists who were at the heart of the field through the end of the 1970s, and she compiled a groundbreaking history of its early years. ...
This week's bestsellers from Publishers Weekly
Albany Democrat Herald | 2021-11-04, 20:24
Here are the bestsellers for the week that ended Saturday, Oct. 30, compiled from data from independent and chain bookstores, book wholesalers and independent distributors nationwide, powered by NPD BookScan © 2021 NPD Group. (Reprinted from Publishers Weekly,
A writer's experience with cancel culture
When I was a senior in high school, I had a weekly column in the local newspaper, the San Bruno Recorder-Progress. By not writing for the school’s own paper, I hoped to cover more controversial topics. Growing up in the tolerant, pluralistic San
There was no Virgin birth and Christmas wasn’t celebrated until 330AD, Irish religious writer insists in new book
A new book from an Irish publisher has challenged the traditional understanding of Christmas, claiming Jesus wasn’t born in Bethlehem, there were no Wise Men or shepherds, and no manger. As annual preparations are getting underway in primary schools across the
This week’s bestsellers from Publishers Weekly
Here are the bestsellers for the week that ended Saturday, Oct. 30, compiled from data from independent and chain bookstores, book wholesalers and independent distributors nationwide, powered by NPD BookScan ...
Will Smith reveals he ‘fell in love’ with Stockard Channing during first marriage
Smith opens up about how method acting practices made him fall in love with his co-star. Will Smith took method acting to a whole new level while filming the 1993 movie Six Degrees of Separation. Smith starred opposite Stockard Channing as Louisa, with whom
Natalie Wood was assaulted by Kirk Douglas, sister alleges
New York — For decades, it's been one of Hollywood's darkest rumors: A teen-age Natalie Wood was sexually assaulted by a top movie star more than twice her age when she met with him at a hotel in Los Angeles. In a memoir coming out next week, Wood's
Best Art and Coffee Table Books: Holiday Gift Guide 2021
It's time to start shopping for loved ones this holiday season, and art books and coffee table books are a great idea to add to any video game fan's collections. From video game biographies about industry legends like Hideo Kojima and Satoru Iwata, to art
13 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times. ...
Louise Erdrich’s ‘The Sentence’ a richly moving story of 2020
Few novelists can fuse the comic and the tragic as beautifully as Louise Erdrich does, and she does it again in The Sentence. Erdrich’s last novel, The Night Watchman, which won this year’s Pulitzer Prize for fiction, is based on historical events in the
In Michael Connelly’s ‘The Dark Hours,’ Ballard and Bosch just get better
As Michael Connelly’s extraordinary new novel, The Dark Hours, begins, all of Los Angeles is waiting for 2020, that miserable year, to end. LAPD Detective Renée Ballard knows the safest place to be at the stroke of midnight: under the Cahuenga overpass, in the
Books: The Late George Melloan Pokes A Variety Of Holes In The Global Warming Narrative
A posthumously published book that should loom large when it comes to changing the terms of the “global warming” discussion to far more reasonable ones. ...
Huxley library's author fair will feature 10 Iowa writers, including Rachel Aukes, who'll lead a ...
Ames Tribune | 2021-11-04, 17:26
Ten Iowa authors will be featured at the Huxley Public Library’s Author Fair on Saturday, Nov. 13. The free event, which will run from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., will be an opportunity for book lovers to speak with authors in a casual, one-on-one atmosphere.
Picture books with especially expressive pictures
The Virginian-Pilot | 2021-11-04, 17:22
19-year-old suspect identified in Norfolk shooting that left 3 women dead, 2 injured Lead pastor at Virginia Beach’s Rock Church steps down after being charged with soliciting sex with minor As one Lamberts Point development in Norfolk opens, another now
Nominations now accepted for state's next poet laureate.
The Roseburg News-Review | 2021-11-04, 17:12
The Oregon Poet Laureate Program is now accepting nominations for Oregon's 11th Poet Laureate. According to the press release, nominees must be current residents of Oregon and have lived in the state for at least 10 years. "They must be publicly recognized as
A new book shows how the Greek revolution shaped Europe
It inspired a wave of nationalism—and holds lessons for foreign intervention today ...
A palatial museum of Edvard Munch’s art opens in Oslo
MUNCH is one of the biggest museums anywhere devoted to a single artist ...
BookTok has passion—and enormous marketing power
Old-fashioned critics might not approve. But why should BookTok’s stars care? ...
The four women who shook up philosophy
A new book traces their pathbreaking friendships and careers ...
After 50 years, Wole Soyinka has returned to fiction
The Nobel laureate’s new novel offers a bleak diagnosis of his country ...
Booker Prize 2021: This year’s winning novel and previous top titles
Damon Galgut has been announced as this year’s winner of the Booker Prize, taking the crown for his novel The Promise (£12.19, Amazon.co.uk). Set in South Africa, the novel explores the tribulations of a family living outside Pretoria, touching on themes of
11 books your creative friends actually will want on their coffee table
Marietta Daily Journal | 2021-11-04, 16:34
This is part of the L.A. Times 2021 gift guide. See the full guide here. If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission from Bookshop.org, whose fees support independent bookstores. Books to read, books ...
This Christian author died in 2019, but her new book on faith is just hitting bookstores
By David Crary Christian author Rachel Held Evans left behind a legion of loyal readers when she died in May 2019, at the age of 37. Last June, a children’s book she’d been working on was published posthumously and soon topped the picture-book bestseller
George Orwell’s horticultural sensibilities
In a new book, Rebecca Solnit argues that politics and plants were entwined for the English writer ...
Author Kate Sweeney releases debut novel inspired by Cambridge childhood
PHOTOGRAPHER: Kate Sweeney and her new book. Shares0 Facebook Tweet Email Kate Sweeney, who spent her adolescent years in Cambridge, returned to her roots in more ways than one with her debut young adult novel, “Catch the Light.” Slated to be published on
David Sedaris is coming to Southern California even if he doesn’t understand it here
David Sedaris sounds strangely suspicious when he answers the phone, not at all like the droll author who fills theaters with his speaking tours. But there is a reason and as Sedaris explains it, you can almost imagine him working over the details of this
Report shows fourfold rise in minority ethnic characters in UK children’s books
The Centre for Literacy in Primary Education welcomes steep increase in representation, but warns there are ‘no quick fixes’ The proportion of children’s books featuring a minority ethnic character has almost quadrupled in the last four years, according to a
The 10 best nonfiction books to gift literature lovers this holiday season
This is part of the L.A. Times 2021 gift guide. If you buy books here, The Times may earn a commission from Bookshop.org, whose fees support independent bookstores. See the full guide here. It’s commonly assumed that some books, especially bulky nonfiction,
The best fiction books worth gifting (and reading) this holiday season
This is part of the L.A. Times 2021 gift guide. If you buy books here, The Times may earn a commission from Bookshop.org, whose fees support independent bookstores. See the full guide here. When it comes to gifting books, it really is the thought that counts.
EXCLUSIVE: Check out variant covers by Peach Momoko and Jim Rugg for Ed Piskor’s RED ...
Next month Fantagraphics Books will release Red Room: Trigger Warnings #1, the beginning of the next four-issue miniseries in cartoonist Ed Piskor‘s indie splatterpunk series. The issue arrives with a quartet of covers, and today The Beat is pleased to
10,000 books from online auction help couple open Orlando Audubon Park bookstore
Marietta Daily Journal | 2021-11-04, 14:31
A community-focused bookstore is set
Will Smith says he once thought about killing his father to ‘avenge my mother’ in ...
In his new memoir, Will Smith detailed his complicated relationship with William Carroll Smith Sr., who passed away in 2016. ...
Cumming’s new book filled with showbiz tales
It was the night of the Tony Awards. Actor, singer, writer, and activist Alan Cumming had just received a Tony for his performance as the emcee in the 1998 revival of “Cabaret.” He was in the press room, giving soundbites to the media. In the middle of one
Things to do in the San Fernando Valley, LA area, Nov. 4-11
Hand-painted Wedding Billboard, 1969, archival photograph, is part of a new exhibit “Unveiling the Past – The Art and History of Forest Lawn” at Forest Lawn-Glendale. The exhibit runs through March 13. (Unknown photographer, courtesy of
How John, Paul, George and Ringo helped a writer survive the pandemic
Excerpt What Just Happened: Notes on a Long Year By Charles Finch Knopf: 288 pages, $28 If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission from Bookshop.org, whose fees support independent bookstores. For close to a year, beginning with the
Growing Up - Sex in the Sixties by Peter Doggett review
This fascinating new book shows rather conclusively that the sixties was not a sexual paradise ...
Dublin Book Festival line-up; Wicklow Women; Polari winners; Buy the Book
Adam King’s ‘virtual hug’ captured the hearts of many after his appearance on The Late Late Toy Show, becoming a symbol of hope in hard times and now the inspiration for a book, writes Jennifer O’Connell in The Irish Times Magazine this Saturday. Twenty years
Charleston Reading Circle shares book reviews
Journal Gazette | 2021-11-04, 12:21
Check out this month's book reviews from the Charleston Reading Circle! ...
The Selfless Act of Breathing by JJ Bola review – an existential roadtrip
This powerful if overwrought novel considers one man’s search for release from systemic racism The premise of JJ Bola’s second novel is an arresting one. Michael Kabongo, a young British-Congolese teacher in London, sets off to travel around the United States
Online bookseller World of Books becomes Wob
Thursday 4 November, 2021 The UK’s largest retailer of preloved books and media, World of Books, has changed its name (well, sort of!). From today, the company has entered a new chapter and changed their name to Wob. Since 2002, the business has been rehoming
Exclusive: What is ISRO's 'Solar Power Calculator' that is to be offered to the world?
The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has demonstrated the method of identifying the best-suited locations for installing upcoming Solar Power generation farms, across the globe. India's State-run space agency has done so using data obtained from
Connor Franta, YouTube's resident LGBTQ advocate, poet, and photographer, talks about sharing your personal story online
Welcome to Small Talk, a series where we catch up with the internet's favorite Extremely Online individuals offline. It's hard to define Connor Franta. We can try though. He's done a lot, achieved even more, and has allowed the internet to witness it all.
Licensed to thrill: Kim Sherwood set to ‘expand the James Bond universe’
Known for her debut novel Testament, the Ian Fleming fanatic has been approved to write new novels set in 007’s world but without the agent himself A new generation of Double O agents has been authorised by the estate of Ian Fleming, with Bond aficionado and
The month’s best paperbacks: Mariah Carey, SJ Parris and more
Looking for a new reading recommendation? Here are some excellent new paperbacks, including the pop superstar’s fascinating autobiography, a history of the Louvre and a masterly poetry collection ...
Local writers featured at Past-Forward Memoir group live reading
Journal Gazette | 2021-11-04, 10:52
Readings will include short synopses and observations about the writers lives and experiences from their past. ...
Meet small town boy from Gujarat Hrutul Chhag who secured AIR 5 in NEET 2021 exams
It is all about perseverance, hard work and determination that make a person successful in life. The same goes with the 18-year-old Hrutul Chhag from Kodinar in Gujarat’s Gir Somnath who cracked the medical entrance exam - NEET 2021.
The Retreat by Alison Moore review – a tale of two islands
A would-be artist and an aspiring writer seek seclusion, in haunting but underdeveloped reflections on creativity and escape Alison Moore’s debut novel, The Lighthouse , was published in 2012 by the valiant small press Salt and made it on to the Booker
Scablands Books' latest regional writing anthology, Evergreen, is a deep dive into humanity's dark side
Gritty. Gruesome. Gripping. Glittering. These words and more describe Evergreen: Grim Tales & Verses From the Gloomy Northwest, a newly released anthology from Scablands Books, the small independent press founded by Spokane author Sharma Shields. A
Telefonica swings into net profit despite weakness on domestic market
MADRID, Nov 4 (Reuters) - Spanish telecoms firm Telefonica SA (TEF.MC) said on Thursday it swung into a net profit in the third quarter from a loss a year before thanks to its German and Latin American units though profitability in its domestic market shrunk.
French writer launches online petition for objective view of China
"We have the right to speak differently about China!" Maxime Vivas, French writer and journalist, started on Tuesday a petition on the world's largest petition platform, change.org, to share his stories of being insulted and attacked for his objective views on
Ew, David, Your Book Is a Best Seller!
What went on behind the scenes on “Schitt’s Creek”? Now readers can find out. ...
John Banville, the Contemporary Novelist Who Avoids Contemporary Novels
“I read very little new fiction these days, to my shame and regret. ... So much of it seems to me mere prattle. Isn’t that awful?” ...
Poem: We Feel Now a Largeness Coming On
Tracy K. Smith reminds us how “being called all manner of things / from the dictionary of shame,” we do learn to become something mighty. ...
Elon Musk’s Extraterrestrial Capitalism
Billionaires, having read stories of world-building as boys, are now rich enough, as men, to build worlds. The rest of us are trapped in them. ...
Damon Galgut wins Booker Prize with ‘tour de force’ novel The Promise
South African author Damon Galgut has won the prestigious Booker Prize for fiction at the third attempt for his novel The Promise. Galgut, who was previously nominated in
Review: Kofi Otutu Adu Labi’s 10th book, ‘Memoirs From The Hilltop: Stories and Lessons from ...
On a cool Wednesday evening on the 20th day of October 2021, at the Wan-Shi Gardens nestled between residential buildings in Asylum Down, a masterful literary piece was born that adds to the corpus of biographical works that we all scramble to read. This one,
Writer's Notebook: How do we come back from loss?
The Daily Astorian | 2021-11-04, 08:27
Learning to handle a loss is as important as how to appreciate a victory. Even the best hitters strike out many more times than they hit safely in baseball. Humiliation and losses have the potential of defining the rest of our lives. Do they leave a scar that
Patient 1 by Charlotte Raven review – living with Huntington’s
The former journalist’s unsparing account of her life before and after the diagnosis of a rare neurodegenerative disease Charlotte Raven got to her mid-30s without knowing that her family carried the Huntington’s gene. This cruellest of neurodegenerative
'He's a freak, insane': Shane Warne slammed by reality TV star Jessika Power for sending ...
Australian cricket legend Shane Warne is prone to controversies and this time he was slammed by reality TV star Jessika Power for sending inappropriate messages to her. Calling him 'insane', Power said that when she replied to Warne that what he was
Karnataka NEET counselling 2021 dates to be released SOON; Know previous year's cut-offs
The Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA) to begin NEET counselling soon for the 85 per cent state quota seats. Candidates can apply for admission to MBBS, BDS and other courses at Karnataka medical colleges at kea.kar.nic.in. The schedule and other details
Telefonica books 706 million euro Q3 net profit, reiterates annual outlook
MADRID (Reuters) – Spanish telecom firm Telefonica SA said on Thursday it booked a net profit of 706 million euros ($817.62 million) in the third quarter and reiterated its forecast for 2021. Telefonica said it expects revenue and core profit to be “stable” or
RRC Railway Recruitment 2021: Apply for Bumper vacancies in North Central Railway at rrcpryj.org
RRC North Central Railway is inviting applications for 1664 Apprentice posts in Prayagraj, Jhansi and Agra Division. The last date to apply is December 1, 2021. Interested candidates can apply through the official website, rrcpryj.org. RRC North Central
An ancient imagination: Ben Okri on The Inheritors by William Golding
William Golding was fascinated by primal things. He searches beneath the veneer, to what lies below, and exposes it, that it may be subjected to mature scrutiny. He wanted to be a scientist before he became a writer. His fascination for primal things might
Online library of 'subversive' books launched
An alliance of Filipino teachers, researchers, school administrators, and other education professionals launched an online library of books and documents deemed as “subversive” by the military. Screencap from Multong Aklat website On Nov. 1, the
Sopranos star Michael Imperioli: ‘I thought they were going to fire me’
He played trigger-happy, heroin-addicted gangster Christopher Moltisanti. As Michael Imperioli takes the TV classic on tour, he remembers the time he almost killed the leading man There’s a scene in Goodfellas in which gangster Tommy DeVito, played by Joe
Treachery in the White House. Is it fact or fiction?
Both Hillary and Bill Clinton have co-written thrillers with best-selling authors. But how much of the detail have they garnered from their own experiences? ...
‘It’s changed my life’: Damon Galgut wins the Booker Prize
It’s third time lucky for the South African novelist who has been shortlisted twice before. ...
'Influence' empowers readers to recognize their impact
The Galveston Daily News | 2021-11-04, 03:21
"You Have More Influence Than You Think" by Vanessa Bohns,�2021, W.W. Norton, 235 pages, $28.95 Now, lookit here. There's something you need to know, eyes forward and listen, keep an open mind and a shut mouth, and pay attention. Then know that this isn't the
Lawmakers introduce bill in US Congress to declare Diwali as federal holiday
A new bill introduced in the US Congress can bring good news for all the Indian workers and students currently residing in the United States of America. The bill requests to make Diwali a federal holiday in the United States of America, promoting its
South African Damon Galgut wins Booker Prize for 'The Promise'
He is the third South African novelist to win the Booker Prize. ...
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Author Mary Gaitskill opens a trap door to Hell with ‘The Devil’s Treasure’
Everyone weathered the pandemic in their own way. Out of the isolation, literary icon Mary Gaitskill forged a reimagining of her own work by stitching together fragments of previously published pieces. In a genre-defying narrative called “The Devil’s Treasure:
