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Children’s and teens roundup – the best new chapter books
In his memoir, Many Different Kinds of Love, Michael Rosen hoped to recover from Covid to write a book “about a French dog called Gaston le Dog”. The former children’s laureate survived. Now here’s the book. Pitched at the youngest end of chapter tales, The Incredible Adventures of Gaston le Dog (Walker Books) follows a…
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Why are Chinese web novels so attractive to global readers?
With stories about transmigration, romance and superpowers, Chinese online literary works are gaining a growing global readership. For Ji Yunfei, this is not a novel observation. As one of the first Chinese scholars who took notice of the phenomenon, he took the initiative to contact the founder of WuxiaWorld in 2015 to find out how the…
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Newly discovered string quartet by Clockwork Orange author Anthony Burgess to have premiere
He is best-known as the author of A Clockwork Orange, his 1962 savage social satire, but Anthony Burgess saw himself primarily as a thwarted musician. Although self-taught, he was a prolific composer, and now a previously unknown piece for a string quartet is to receive its world premiere following its discovery. The score was unearthed…
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Letter: To ban or not to ban: A book must be reviewed in its entirety and considered for its literary merit.
I am a former language arts teacher of a school district that banned 54 books. I believe in the power of storytelling. Storytelling is how we make meaning of the human experience, and the right book at the right time can and does save lives. But our school districts have decided that there are some…
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Recent crime novels ‘The Bone Hacker’, ‘The Secret’ offer danger, devious villains
There’s an abundance of dead bodies in a pair of recent crime novels that are overflowing with dangerous threats and devious villains. Each book showcases an exceptionally popular main character that has appeared in a successful television series or in movies. “The Bone Hacker” by Kathy Reichs (Scribner, $27.99) is the 22nd in her series…
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Booker prize 2023: will the judges talk themselves out of the right choice?
Yes, it’s that time again: next Sunday the winner of this year’s Booker prize will be announced. Everyone has their favourites and it’s easy to carp about novels the judges missed, but the truth is we don’t know which ones they consider – the list of 150-odd titles is never made public and probably any…
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Donations pouring in after nearly 1,000 books taken from Ashfield book exchange
The Recorder – Donations pouring in after nearly 1,000 books taken from Ashfield book exchange News > Local <span class="lightgalleryimg" data-src="/getattachment/52b7ec50-5633-427d-965d-73723bc1b4c0/BookExchangeHeist-ph1" data-sub-html="Volunteer Frank Dufresne found the nearly 1,000 books that were available at the Ashfield Transfer Station’s book exchange had gone missing on Nov. 10. Since then, new donations have been pouring in. STAFF PHOTO/BELLA…
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Children turn a new page as Shanghai book fair marks 10th anniversary
Ti Gong The China Shanghai International Children’s Book Fair celebrated its 10th anniversary this year. Shanghai’s international children’s book fair celebrated its 10th anniversary this year, with over 30,000 new titles from around the world, a special exhibition analyzing non-fiction picture books from the last 15 years, and many children, who enjoyed a variety of…
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Literary calendar for weeks of Nov. 19 and Nov. 26
Because of the holiday, this calendar includes the weeks of Nov. 19 and Nov. 26. Nov. 19 READINGS BY WRITERS: Hosted by Tim Nolan, with nonfiction writers Chris Middlebrook and Lynette Reini-Grandell and poets Patricia Barone and Joyce Sutphen. 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 21, University Club, 420 Summit Ave., St. Paul. MINNESOTA MYSTERY NIGHT: With…
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Mick Herron Has Made a Blockbuster Career Writing About Foul-Ups and Has-Beens
The author of the “Slow Horses” series says he relates more with failures. With millions of books sold and the third season of the series airing next month, he may have to wrap his head around success. In 2013, Mick Herron’s rickety literary career looked to be falling apart. None of his novels had sold…