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How to get kids to read for fun: People who work on middle-grade books have some ideas

How to get kids to read for fun: People who work on middle-grade books have some ideas | Writers & Books | Scoop.it
From slate.com - May 11, 11:54 AM
It’s not the pandemic. It’s not (only) the Devices. So what causes the “decline by 9”?
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Obituary: John Burnside, award-winning poet, novelist, essayist and memoirist, dies aged 69

Obituary: John Burnside, award-winning poet, novelist, essayist and memoirist, dies aged 69 | Writers & Books | Scoop.it
From www.theguardian.com - Today, 5:35 AM
The Scottish writer, whose career spanned more than 35 years, was one of only four people to have won both of the UK’s most prestigious poetry prizes for the same book
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Obituary: Nonny Hogrogian, 92, Award-Winning Illustrator of Children’s Books, Dies 

Obituary: Nonny Hogrogian, 92, Award-Winning Illustrator of Children’s Books, Dies  | Writers & Books | Scoop.it
From www.nytimes.com - Today, 5:43 AM
A two-time Caldecott Medal winner, she brought multiculturalism to children’s literature by evoking her Armenian heritage.
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Reflections on Books: By John Burnside, novelist, poet, memoirist

Reflections on Books: By John Burnside, novelist, poet, memoirist | Writers & Books | Scoop.it
From www.theguardian.com - Today, 5:36 AM
The Scottish author on returning to Rimbaud, his childhood love of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and the comforts of 1066 and All That
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Awards: John Burnside wins the 2023 David Cohen prize for amazing body of work

Awards: John Burnside wins the 2023 David Cohen prize for amazing body of work | Writers & Books | Scoop.it
From www.theguardian.com - Today, 5:37 AM
‘He casts a spell with language of great beauty, power, lyricism and truthfulness’ said judging chair Hermione Lee of the poet and novelist
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10 New Art Books to Read, Pride Month 2024

10 New Art Books to Read, Pride Month 2024 | Writers & Books | Scoop.it
From hyperallergic.com - June 4, 4:29 AM
Celebrate June with titles on James Baldwin, queer artists and political action, Warhol film star Candy Darling, strippers and performance in San Francisco, and more.
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Essay by JK Rowling: Why I decided to stand up for women

Essay by JK Rowling: Why I decided to stand up for women | Writers & Books | Scoop.it
From archive.is - June 3, 12:29 PM
Book excerpt: Extracted from The Women Who Wouldn’t Wheesht: Voices from the Front-Line of Scotland’s Battle for Women’s Rights edited by Susan Dalgety and Lucy Hunter Blackburn (Constable £22)
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100 must-read classics, as chosen by Penguin Books' readers

100 must-read classics, as chosen by Penguin Books' readers | Writers & Books | Scoop.it
From www.penguin.co.uk - June 3, 6:58 AM
They broke boundaries and challenged conceptions. We asked you for your must-read classics; from iconic bestsellers to lesser-known gems, these are your essential recommends.
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The Best Philip K. Dick Books - Five Books Expert Recommendations

The Best Philip K. Dick Books - Five Books Expert Recommendations | Writers & Books | Scoop.it
From fivebooks.com - June 2, 11:02 AM
The best books by Philip K Dick, as selected by super fan and expert David Hyde—better known among scifi fans as 'Lord Running Clam'
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Why Crime Fiction Set at Resorts Are So Fun to Read (and Write)

Why Crime Fiction Set at Resorts Are So Fun to Read (and Write) | Writers & Books | Scoop.it
From crimereads.com - June 2, 7:43 AM
There’s nothing quite like going on a vacation with a good book. And when the story is set at a resort or on a yacht, well, it’s a bonus. And it was while I was on vacation with my family, reading …
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Crime Fiction: The Five Best Amateur Sleuths of All-Time

Crime Fiction: The Five Best Amateur Sleuths of All-Time | Writers & Books | Scoop.it
From crimereads.com - June 2, 7:41 AM
Amateur sleuths have been a staple of the mystery genre since the first detective crawled out of the ocean.  But to be honest, I think there’s something vaguely condescending about the phrase—it so…
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Neglected Writers: The Death of Mr. Dodsley is a Charming Biblio-Mystery From a Master Stylist

Neglected Writers: The Death of Mr. Dodsley is a Charming Biblio-Mystery From a Master Stylist | Writers & Books | Scoop.it
From crimereads.com - June 2, 7:40 AM
Death of Mr. Dodsley, first published in 1937, is a “biblio-mystery” from a Scot who combined ministry in the Episcopalian church with a varied and successful literary career. John Ferguson was in …
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Fiction: The Women of Greek Myths Are Finally Talking Back

Fiction: The Women of Greek Myths Are Finally Talking Back | Writers & Books | Scoop.it
From www.nytimes.com - June 1, 3:00 AM
Novels that take on the marginalized or vilified women in mythology are flooding bookstores and reigniting questions about who gets to tell these stories, and how.
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Classic Appreciation: The masterpiece of our time — Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn’s The Gulag Archipelago. By Gary Saul Morson

Classic Appreciation: The masterpiece of our time — Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn’s The Gulag Archipelago. By Gary Saul Morson | Writers & Books | Scoop.it
From newcriterion.com - May 31, 10:51 AM
On The Gulag Archipelago at fifty.
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About the essayist: Gary Saul Morson is the Lawrence B. Dumas Professor of the Arts and Humanities at Northwestern University and the author of Wonder Confronts Certainty (Harvard University Press).
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Classic Appreciation: Nineteen Eighty-Four: What Orwell got right

Classic Appreciation: Nineteen Eighty-Four: What Orwell got right | Writers & Books | Scoop.it
From archive.is - Today, 6:11 AM
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17 New Books Coming in June 2024 from Riley Sager, Rachel Cusk and More

17 New Books Coming in June 2024 from Riley Sager, Rachel Cusk and More | Writers & Books | Scoop.it
From www.nytimes.com - Today, 6:03 AM
A biography of Joni Mitchell, two hotly anticipated horror novels, a behind-the-scenes exposé about Donald Trump’s years on “The Apprentice” and more.
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The Top Books to Read from 2000-2023, as Recommended by the Reviewers of The New York Times Books Review

The Top Books to Read from 2000-2023, as Recommended by the Reviewers of The New York Times Books Review | Writers & Books | Scoop.it
From www.nytimes.com - Today, 6:01 AM

Best Books
Since 2000. Looking for your next great read? We’ve got 3,228. Explore the best
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Handwritten ‘draft’ of Albert Camus’s L’Étranger sold in Paris for €650,000

Handwritten ‘draft’ of Albert Camus’s L’Étranger sold in Paris for €650,000 | Writers & Books | Scoop.it
From www.theguardian.com - Today, 5:34 AM
Text appears to have been copied out and backdated by Camus in 1944, possibly as a way to raise funds during Nazi occupation
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Essay: The Impossibility of Translating Franz Kafka. By Cynthia Ozick, award-winning novelist and essayist

Essay: The Impossibility of Translating Franz Kafka. By Cynthia Ozick, award-winning novelist and essayist | Writers & Books | Scoop.it
From archive.is - June 3, 1:13 PM
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Video: Nikole Hannah Jones collaboratively wrote about the Black experience in America, The 1619 Project, and became the target of massive right-wing backlash

Video: Nikole Hannah Jones collaboratively wrote about the Black experience in America, The 1619 Project, and became the target of massive right-wing backlash | Writers & Books | Scoop.it
From www.msnbc.com - June 3, 12:27 PM
Five years ago, investigative journalist Nikole Hannah Jones, in collaboration with other journalists and historians, published a longform piece in the New York Times Magazine, called The 1619 Project. The project, first published in August 2019, marked the 400th anniversary of the beginning of American slavery, and it aims to put race, the consequences of slavery, and the contributions of black Americans at the center of our national narrative. In the years since, Donald Trump’s GOP has launched a sweeping effort against the ideas at the core of the 1619 project, and other initiatives to address issues of race and identity.
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The 25 Greatest Short Stories of all Time?

The 25 Greatest Short Stories of all Time? | Writers & Books | Scoop.it
From www.forbes.com - June 3, 6:41 AM
Explore the core of storytelling, across genres, with the greatest short stories ever written. Unravel the depths of human experience in some timeless classics.
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Five of the Best Feminist Historical Novels - Five Books Expert Recommendations

Five of the Best Feminist Historical Novels - Five Books Expert Recommendations | Writers & Books | Scoop.it
From fivebooks.com - June 2, 11:01 AM
Five of the best feminist historical novels, as recommended by Flora Carr—author of The Tower, a book set in 16th-century Scotland
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Interview: Why Bestselling Novelist Harlan Coben Decided Now Was the Time to Bring Back a Beloved Character

Interview: Why Bestselling Novelist Harlan Coben Decided Now Was the Time to Bring Back a Beloved Character | Writers & Books | Scoop.it
From crimereads.com - June 2, 7:42 AM
Sometimes authors mine their own hallowed grounds, looking to the past in search of today’s treasures. In that spirit, #1 New York Times bestselling wordsmith Harlan Coben presents the long-awaited…
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When Romance Is a Mystery: Books Where Finding Love Is Like Solving a Whodunit

When Romance Is a Mystery: Books Where Finding Love Is Like Solving a Whodunit | Writers & Books | Scoop.it
From crimereads.com - June 2, 7:40 AM
If you’ve spent any time at all on the singles scene, you’d be forgiven for thinking it would be easier to solve a murder mystery than actually finding ‘the one’.  And as unlikely as it seems, roma…
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The Best Recent Crime Fiction Debut Novels

The Best Recent Crime Fiction Debut Novels | Writers & Books | Scoop.it
From crimereads.com - June 2, 7:39 AM
The CrimeReads editors make their picks for the best debut novels in crime, mystery, and thrillers. * Nicola Solvinic, The Hunter’s Daughter (Berkley Books) In Solvinic’s debut, a decor…
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Neglected Authors: A genius at suffering — On the life & writing of Vsevolod Garshin. By Gary Saul Morson

Neglected Authors: A genius at suffering — On the life & writing of Vsevolod Garshin. By Gary Saul Morson | Writers & Books | Scoop.it
From newcriterion.com - May 31, 10:56 AM
On the life & writing of Vsevolod Garshin.
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About the essayist: Gary Saul Morson is the Lawrence B. Dumas Professor of the Arts and Humanities at Northwestern University and the author of Wonder Confronts Certainty (Harvard University Press).
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