1. Killing the Dead by John Blair review – a gloriously gruesome history of vampires

   The Guardian » 2 weeks ago

   Shroud-chewers, lip-smackers and suckers populate this fascinating study of ‘the unquiet dead’ across the centuriesThe word “vampire” first appears in English in sensational accounts of a revenant panic in Serbia in the early 18th century. One case in 1725 concerned a rec...

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1. The 5 best science books of 2025

   LA Times » 2 weeks ago

   It's been an uneasy year for science. ...

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1. Scared of AI? 11 essential books for navigating our new normal

   LA Times » 2 weeks ago

   Is AI a utopian promise or an existential threat? These 11 must-read books — featuring Annie Bot, Empire of AI and UnWorld — navigate the turbulent landscape of deepfakes, algorithmic bias, and the quest for Artificial General Intelligence....

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1. Cynthia Erivo is playing Jesus, Maggie Nelson is analyzing Taylor Swift — and nobody is apologizing

   LA Times » 2 weeks ago

   In 2024, in a story I wrote for this newspaper about a glam L.A. event, I name-checked " 'The Color Purple' star Cynthia Erivo." ...

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1. ‘There’s a sense of our freedoms becoming vulnerable’: novelist Alan Hollinghurst

   The Guardian » 2 weeks ago

   A knighthood, a lifetime achievement award and a hit theatre production of The Line of Beauty… the author on a year of personal success and political changeIf there can be a downside to receiving a lifetime achievement award, it can surely only be the hint of closure it e...

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1. The week's bestselling books, Dec. 21

   LA Times » 3 weeks ago

   The Southern California Independent Bookstore Bestsellers list for Sunday, Dec. 21, 2025, including hardcover and paperback fiction and nonfiction....

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1. The 9 best celebrity memoirs of 2025

   LA Times » 3 weeks ago

   Hosts from 'Glamorous Trash,' 'Celebrity Book Club' and 'Good Noticings' sifted through hundreds of celebrity memoirs to find 2025's gems. Standouts include works from Tina Knowles, Keith McNally, Maria Shriver, Jeff Miller and Christie Brinkley....

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1. Thurston Moore documents his obsession with free jazz in a new book

   LA Times » 3 weeks ago

   "Now Jazz Now" chronicles Sonic Youth's Thurston Moore's obsession with free jazz....

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1. James Joyce, like Kim Kardashian, understood a sex scandal could be good for business

   LA Times » 4 weeks ago

   Two new books, 'Blank Space' and 'A Danger to the Minds of Young Girls' examine capitalism and the arts in different eras. Our critic discovers tied revelations in both....

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1. Sophie Kinsella, author of 'Shopaholic' book series, dies. 'We are heartbroken,' family says

   LA Times » 4 weeks ago

   Sophie Kinsella, the prolific 'Confessions of a Shopaholic' author who had at least 35 titles to her name died from an aggressive form of brain cancer, her family announced....

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