Adrian Hon’s book “You’ve Been Played” warns against the abuses of game logic in work and politics. Read more
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Year: 2022
Remainders of the Day by Shaun Bythell
Remainders of the Day is the third of Bythell’s sardonic bookseller diaries … The setup of each book is the same. Bythell charts a year in the life of his second-hand bookstore (the largest in Scotland), documenting in short, wry entries his dealings with customers, book-buying expeditions to stuffy country houses and small-town Scottish life. Read more
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There’s a New Adaptation of Lady Chatterley’s Lover on Netflix
Connie, born into wealth & privilege, finds herself married to a man she no longer loves. When she meets Oliver, the estate’s gamekeeper, their secret trysts lead her to a sexual awakening. She faces a decision: follow her heart or return to her husband and endure what society expects of her. Watch trailer
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The Honesty of Pornography
Often vilified as a weapon of male supremacy, pornography in fact has much to tell us about ourselves and our culture. Read more
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Tiya Miles wins Cundill History Prize for ‘All That She Carried’
Harvard professor Tiya Miles’s book about the history of an enslaved mother and her daughter has won this year’s US$75,000 Cundill History Prize. Read more
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AudioFile Magazine’s Best Audiobooks of 2022
The list, selected by AudioFile editors each year, recognizes audiobooks in nine categories: fiction, nonfiction and culture, mystery and suspense, memoir, biography and history, science fiction and fantasy, romance, young adult, and children and family listening. Read more
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‘No One Left to Come Looking for You’ by Sam Lipsyte
“No One Left” is that rare thing: a satiric crime novel that doesn’t forsake story for style. It is tightly plotted and pleasingly twisty. Read more
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Writing Your Own Obituary Can Teach You How to Live
There’s a misconception that obituaries are about death. In reality, they’re about life. Sure, they include things like cause of death and the loved ones of the deceased. But a good obit should paint a vivid picture of the life someone lived, of how that person might want to be remembered. Read more
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The Struggle to Unearth the World’s First Author
Decades ago, archeologists discovered the work of Enheduanna, an ancient priestess who seemed to alter the story of literature. Why hasn’t her claim been affirmed? Read more
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Sci-Fi Novelist Greg Bear Has Passed Away
Beginning in 1979 with Hegira and the aforementioned Psychlone, Bear would go on to write over 50 books and win five Nebula awards. Read more
