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Books reeling: NFL Week 4 bloodbath led to historic losses
Field Level Media Oct 5, 2022 Oct 5, 2022 Updated 1 hr ago 0 Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Oct 2, 2022; Tampa, Florida, USA; Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes (15) celebrates after they beat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers during the second half at
The Overlooked Titan of Social Media
A new history of YouTube argues that the video-streaming service created the template for the online attention economy. ...
CBI books former RVNL CMD in corruption case after Lokpal orders | Mint
After he was abruptly sacked in July this year, the Central Bureau of Investigation booked the former CMD of Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd (RVNL) on the orders of Lokpal. He is accused of diverting around Rs. 1100 crore of government funds to a private company favored
How I write: Riley Chance on finding his voice
The seasoned, but unenthusiastic, member of the gig economy connects a passion for writing with concerns about the forces shaping society. ...
Musicians, fans react to death of Loretta Lynn, a country star, icon and ‘trailblazing songwriter’
Daily Press | 2022-10-04, 19:27
Stars and fans react to the death of Loretta Lynn, who died Tuesday at her home at 90. ...
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US Bestseller List - Paid Books Book Title by Author Name - ISBN - (Publisher) 1. Treasure State by C. J. Box - 9781250768032 -
Here are the finalists for the 2022 National Book Awards
Twenty-five titles have been shortlisted for the 2022 National Book Awards, the National Book Foundation announced Tuesday morning. Selections culled from last month’s longlist, which was heavy on debut authors, will compete across five genres: fiction,
Metaphorical Manouevres – Frank McNally on Patrick Kavanagh’s all-conquering army of poets
A prize worth fighting for Some who knew Kavanagh might wonder at his unusually sunny demeanour in the mural, by Dundalk artist Ominous Omin. Frank McNally Tue Oct 4 2022 - 19:00 When Patrick Kavanagh once joked that the “standing army” of Irish poets
Bono’s ‘Stories of Surrender’ book tour is coming to Los Angeles in November
U2 vocalist Bono announced dates for a 14-city book tour in support of his forthcoming memoir, “Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story,” due out Nov. 1. The “Stories of Surrender” tour, produced by Live Nation, includes shows in intimate venues
Book Review: ‘LOOKING FOR THE HIDDEN FOLK,’ by Nancy Marie Brown
In “Looking for the Hidden Folk,” Nancy Marie Brown makes a strong case for everyday wonder. ...
Banned books: Is nothing off limits in schools? | Opinion
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And so to bed with Samuel Pepys | Brief letters
A literary cure for insomnia | Arts and health privatisation | Heffalump traps | Effects of Librium | Must-see theatre Re Adrian Chiles’s cure for insomnia ( I’ve tried everything and finally found the perfect cure for insomnia, 28 September ), my most
M.C. Escher on Loneliness, Creativity, and How Rachel Carson Inspired His Art, with a Side ...
Brainpickings | 2022-10-04, 19:02
“A person who is lucidly aware of the miracles that surround him, who has learned to bear up under the loneliness, has made quite a bit of progress on the road to wisdom.” “If you write what you yourself sincerely think and feel and are
'Take My Husband' review: LI-set laugh riot
Newsday | 2022-10-04, 18:58
Jericho author Ellen Meister has written the darkly comic “Take My Husband.” privacy policy. When weeks of messing with Doug's medications doesn't seem to be doing the trick, Laurel stumbles on another plan while power-walking with her best friend,
Nelson DeMille is back with 'The Maze'
Newsday | 2022-10-04, 18:58
Garden City-based author Nelson DeMille puts detective John Corey back on the case in "The Maze," his latest thriller which was inspired by the Gilgo Beach murders. Credit: Debbie Egan-Chin Nelson DeMille is back with a new thriller in his John Corey
Minnesota author a finalist for National Book Award in young people’s literature
Minnesotan Kelly Barnhill’s “The Ogress and the Orphans,” a story about a kind giant who cares for her village, is a finalist for the National Book Award in young people’s literature. Barnhill won the 2017 American Library
Celeste Ng's 'Our Missing Hearts' brings humanity and sweetness to the dystopian novel
Oakridger | 2022-10-04, 18:44
There is a haunting quiet in Celeste Ng’s new book “Our Missing Hearts” (Penguin Press, 352 pp., ★★★★ out of four, out now) that in some ways feels so parallel to our current lives that it is among the most thoughtful, yet disturbing of
Review: ‘Klara and the Sun’ examines humanity through the eyes of a machine
Kazuo Ishiguro’s novel “Klara and the Sun,” the NYU Reads selection for the class of 2026,
Popeye Variations Remixes a Comic Book Icon for 2022
Popeye the Sailor Man is pushing 100 these days, but he's still scarfing down spinach and clobbering bullies as readily as he was back in 1929. To celebrate Popeye's enduring pop culture appeal, Clover Press and Yoe! Books have teamed for an art book dubbed
Emma Thompson, Daniel Craig, Harry Styles: London film festival brings out the big guns
Opening on Wednesday, this year’s festival will host 164 feature films, from Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical to Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio Autumn is the cinephile’s favourite season, with back-to-back film festivals across a number of global destinations.
Game of Thrones co-author decries accusations of racism after fan backlash
Fans suggest boycotting an upcoming Game of Thrones book over the involvement of Linda Antonsson Linda Antonsson and Elio M García Jr have hit back against accusations of racism after Game of Thrones fans called for a boycott of their upcoming book. The
Three things with Craig Silvey: ‘I wrote songs, many of them unforgivably awful’
In our weekly interview about objects, the hit Australian author tells us about moonlighting as an electric ukulele player – and the childhood stories he wrote Get our weekend culture and lifestyle email Craig Silvey has a knack for telling Australian stories.
Justine Bateman gets candid on aging and the idea that women’s faces are ‘broken’ and ...
Justine Bateman is getting candid about her new book, "Face: One Square Foot of Skin," and explaining what in her personal life inspired her to write the project. The book is a collection of stories from 47 women Bateman interviewed regarding how they feel
