I understand why people hate all things Russian right now. But our literature did not put Putin in power or cause this war. Read more
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Month: July 2022
Nine Authors Share How They Organize Their Bookshelves
I asked nine writers to share a photo of a favorite bookshelf (or what social media might refer to as a “shelfie”), explain the organizing principle (if there is one) and tell me a bit about what’s on that shelf. Here’s what they said. Read more
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Island Resort in Maldives Seeks Barefoot Bookseller
White sands, blue skies… and lots of books. Applications have opened for what might just be the best job in the world: running a bookshop on a luxury island in the Maldives. Read more
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Home of Late Writer Virginia Woolf Lists for £3.5 Million
The celebrated writer and her husband, Leonard, moved into Hogarth House in 1915, when the outer London town—the only one located on both sides of the River Thames—was still a part of Surrey (it became part of London in 1965). Two years later, they founded Hogarth Press by purchasing a small hand press and some second-hard typeface, according to the Richmond government website. The press published a total of 32 books between 1917 to 1924, when the couple moved to another London residence. Read more
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Stuart Woods, Prolific Best-Selling Thriller Author, Dies at 84
Stuart Woods, a prolific, prizewinning mystery writer who churned out multiple best sellers during what his memoir duly described as “an extravagant life,” died on July 22 at his home in Washington, Conn. He was 84. Read more
The Sandman is Coming to Netflix on August 5th
Based on the beloved award-winning DC comic series written by Neil Gaiman, THE SANDMAN is a rich, character-driven blend of myth and dark fantasy woven together over the course of ten epic chapters following Dream’s many adventures. Developed and executive produced by Gaiman, showrunner Allan Heinberg, and David S. Goyer. Watch the Trailer
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How to Fall Back in Love With Reading
Whatever you need to do to reestablish a reading habit is a net benefit, and that should extend to what you read, too. That might require divorcing yourself from the notion that books have to be important or educational to be legitimate. “Just give yourself permission to read whatever you’re interested in reading.” Read more
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Mick Herron Wins Crime Novel of the Year Award for Slough House
Mick Herron has won the Theakston Old Peculier crime novel of the year award, after his fifth time being shortlisted in six years. Herron won the award for Slough House, the seventh instalment in his series of the same name, which follows a band of failed spies. In the book, a new populist movement is taking hold on London’s streets, and the spies find themselves on the run in the aftermath of a blunder by the Russian secret service that left a British citizen dead. The series was recently turned into an Apple TV+ show starring Gary Oldman and Kristin Scott Thomas. Read more
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Why Inappropriate Books Are the Best Kind
According to “Banned in the USA,” a report issued by the writers’ organization PEN America in April, nearly 1,600 individual books were banned in 26 states between July 1, 2021 and March 31, 2022. Read more
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The Oxford Dictionary of African American English
A project of Harvard University’s Hutchins Center for African and African American Research and Oxford University Press, the dictionary will not just collect spellings and definitions. It will also create a historical record and serve as a tribute to the people behind the words, said Henry Louis Gates Jr., the project’s editor in chief and the Hutchins Center’s director. Read more
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