The Guardian » 5 hours ago
The novelist and writing tutor delivers bracing advice that demolishes familiar ‘stick to what you know’ nostrumsTrope, POV, backstory, character arc. In the 30 years since I was a student of that benign, pipe-smoking, elbow-patched man of lette...
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The Guardian » 1 week ago
A vivid and chilling account of the deadly voyage that triggered the abolition of the Atlantic slave tradeOver the nearly four centuries during which the transatlantic slave trade operated, 12.5 million Africans were trafficked by Europeans to the Americas. 1.8 million of...
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The Guardian » 1 week ago
Two brothers attempt to escape their father’s gangland past in a tense, tender debut that moves between Thatcher-era Northumberland and southern SpainAndalucía is famous for its variety: high alpine mountains and snow-capped peaks, river plains and rolling olive groves, s...
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The Guardian » 6 days ago
In this energisingly original novel, an emotionally detached English student at college in New York tells a big lieLies offend our sense of justice: generally, we want to see the liar unmasked and punished. But when the deception brings no material gain, we might also be ...
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LA Times » 1 week ago
The Southern California Independent Bookstore Bestsellers list for Sunday, Jan. 4, 2025, including hardcover and paperback fiction and nonfiction....
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The Guardian » 1 week ago
A vivid account of the creation of one of literary modernism’s greatest achievementsIn a 1924 letter to André Gide, Thomas Mann said he would soon be sending along a copy of his new novel, The Magic Mountain. “But I assure you that I do not in the least ...
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The Guardian » 6 days ago
The science writer pragmatically shows how optimism can bring about real improvements in everyday life and change in the wider worldCan optimism influence events in your life? Does fate smile upon those who see the glass as half full? The science writer Sumit Paul-Choudhu...
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LA Times » 1 week ago
Why Jane Austen still resonates: Inside the nationwide celebrations for the author's 250th birthday and the new generation of readers discovering her 19th century heroines....
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The Guardian » 1 week ago
Her voice soundtracked the 60s and 70s, but the revolution silenced her. The legendary singer finally has her say, in this uneven memoirIf you ask any Iranian to name the most important female pop star in our country’s history, they’ll say Googoosh. Nobo...
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LA Times » 1 week ago
Kick off 2026 with 10 must-read books, including a bold "Moby Dick" retelling by Xiaolu Guo, Daniyal Mueenuddin's stunning Pakistani epic and Jennifer Breheny Wallace's guide to finding purpose....
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