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Booker Prize 2023: Who are the shortlisted authors?
By Katie RazzallCulture and media editor Booker Prize Foundation Who will win the Booker Prize on Sunday night? Will it be one of the three men on the shortlist called Paul? Or one of two candidates who are first-time novelists? Here’s a look at the six nominees vying for the £50,000 prize: The Bee Sting…
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From Pyjama parties to Mangas, enjoy Kid Friendly activities at the Montreal Book Fair
The annual Montreal Book Fair is back for it’s 46th edition at Montreal’s Palais des Congrès de Montréal, from November 22 to 26, 2023. https://www.salondulivredemontreal.com/ Numerous stalls await you at the book fair They organizers are proud to announce the numerous projects born from the creativity of its valuable partners that will mark this year’s…
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The seven books our critics couldn’t put down in November
Welcome to ABC Arts’ monthly book column: a shortlist of new releases read by The Bookshelf’s Kate Evans, The Book Show’s Claire Nichols and Sarah L’Estrange, and critics Declan Fry and Cher Tan. All read voraciously and widely, and the only guidelines we give them are: make it a new release; make it something you…
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Appalachian Prison Book Project spreads holiday cheer, provides a light in the darkness for incarcerated Appalachians
This holiday season, Morgantown-based nonprofit Appalachian Prison Book Project (APBP) invites the community to join its mission to send books and supportive messages to individuals in prisons across Appalachia. APBP was founded through WVU English Professor Katy Ryan’s 2004 course on history and literature of imprisonment. Students, faculty and the community came together to fundraise…
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Alice Winn: ‘We live in the fossilised wreckage of world war one’
Alice Winn, 30, is the author of the bestselling novel In Memoriam, about the illicit love between two public schoolboys on the western front. Already the winner of this year’s Waterstones debut fiction prize, it’s currently on the shortlist for Waterstones book of the year, announced on 30 November. Wartime historian Peter Parker recently called…
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Beware! ‘The Baddies’ are here to scare your kids
Frog and Toad, George and Martha, Curious George and the Man in the Yellow Hat: iconic duos abound in children’s literature. Another classic pair? Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler. They are the brains behind dozens of picture books including Room on the Broom, Tabby McTat and, of course, The Gruffalo. One of their latest books…
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Maine authors rally to support Lewiston shooting victims through book sales and signings
BRUNSWICK (WGME) – Mainers across the state are continuing to rally in support of the families of those we lost in last month’s mass shootings in Lewiston. People in Maine are still healing from last month’s mass shootings in Lewiston and support continues to pour in for families of the victims. Dozens of Maine authors…
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Audiences Were Losing Faith in YA Films. These Authors Proved Them Wrong
YA is dead — at least, that was one prevailing thought after a string of popular young adult books failed to garner success on screens in 2016. Studio executives blamed the slew of unsuccessful adaptations on a new generation of readers no longer interested in coming-of-age stories. But as YA film and TV once again…
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MP Towne Centre presents holiday book signing
Barnes & Noble at Mount Pleasant Towne Centre is hosting the ultimate holiday book signing event on Dec. 9, at 3 p.m., featuring eight bestselling, award-winning and notable authors from the Lowcountry. Join Mary Alice Monroe at this festive gathering with some of her esteemed author friends. The signing showcases writers representing a variety of…
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Book review | ‘Raw Umber’: Sara Rai’s lyrical memoir unveils the hues of Hindi literature’s legacy
Sara Rai’s memoir, ‘Raw Umber’, is a riveting journey into the vibrant world of Hindi literature’s first family. Rai, a skilled writer, editor, and translator, delves into the nuanced hues of her family’s life, revealing an extraordinary lineage framed by literary giants such as Munshi Premchand and Bharatendu Harishchandra. The narrative unfolds as a collection…