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Book review: An uncensored, unexpurgated version of American life two centuries ago
Journal News - Ohio
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The writer Jeremy Jones was talking to his grandmother. She showed him an old newspaper clipping about the diaries being found and decoded and casually mentioned the diarist was his great great great (I forget how many greats?) grandfather....
Review: ‘Heartbreaker’ a great story of a great band and its ups and downs
The Post & Courier - South Carolina
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August 3, 2025
HEARTBREAKER: A Memoir. By Mike Campbell with Ari Surdoval. Grand Central Publishing. 464 pages. $32. If a memoir is to be judged by its candor and insight, “Heartbreaker” is exceptional — remarkable, in fact — and is easily among the best to come...
Books to chill your blood on a warm, balmy evening...
Westmeath Examiner
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Previous Next Published: Sun 3 Aug 2025, 9:00 AM If you’re the kind of reader who enjoys having your blood chilled on a warm and balmy evening, read on. These thrillers, mysteries, dark fantasies and whodunnits promise to keep a good night’s sleep...
Book Leader Chris Hudson Discusses "Lincoln in the Bardo"
High Plains Public Radio - Kansas
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Lincoln in the Bardo: A Novel by George Saunders, 2017 NOTE: The books in this series contain themes of grief and loss, which may be challenging for some readers. “What I mean to say is, we had been considerable. Had been loved. Not lonely, not...
Books in brief: Rooms for Vanishing, Making Matters and The Writers’ Castle
The Observer
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Rooms for Vanishing by Stuart Nadler (Picador, £18.99) In London, 1979, Sonja Alterman’s conductor husband, Franz, is missing. It’s the latest in a series of shattering losses for her that began decades earlier when she was put on to a...
Review: ‘Shade: The Promise of a Forgotten Natural Resource’ calls for better protection from global warming
The Post & Courier - South Carolina
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August 3, 2025
SHADE: The Promise of a Forgotten Natural Resource. By Sam Bloch. Random House. 336 pages. $32. The cities of ancient Mesopotamia were oases for travelers trying to escape the sun’s heat. Urban shade was created by the buildings themselves with...
Basil Joseph on how films like Ponman changed his outlook in the industry
OTTplay
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Malayalam actor Basil Joseph discussed how his 2025 movie Ponman altered his idea of himself as a performer in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter. He continued by talking about how it also altered how the industry regarded him. According to...
From hymn books to hashtags
The Express Tribune
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August 3, 2025
PUBLISHED August 03, 2025 In the region of Pakistani Punjab, particularly in urban centre's such as Lahore, Sialkot, Sheikhupura, and Faisalabad, Christian hymnody has undergone a transformative process, emerging as a hybrid and multilingual...
‘End of a chapter’ as Dunbeath-based Whittles Publishing hands over to English company
John O'Groat Journal & Caithness Courier
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August 3, 2025
Keith Whittles points out that the Whittles Publishing name is ‘not disappearing overnight’.Publisher Keith Whittles has confirmed that it is “the end of a chapter” after the assets of his Caithness-based company were bought out by another...
6 Singapore children’s books to read this SG60
The Straits Times
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August 3, 2025
SINGAPORE – As Singapore commemorates its 60th year of independence on Aug 9, it is not just a time for celebration. It also presents a valuable chance for your children to develop a deeper understanding of the country’s heritage, including its...
Speedprints Ghana Ltd Expands Services To Include Government Tender Printing And Book Publishing
MENAFN
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August 3, 2025
(MENAFN- Market Press Release) August 2, 2025 12:29 am - SpeedPrints Ghana Ltd now offers expert government tender printing and book publishing services in Ghana. SpeedPrints Ghana Ltd, a trusted name in Ghana's printing industry, is expanding its...
How the Edinburgh International Book Festival found itself in the culture wars
The Herald (Scotland)
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August 3, 2025
At about the time Noel and Liam were getting ready to kiss and make up last year the EIBF found itself embroiled in controversy over sponsorship, a row which more than a year on has expanded to include funding and platforming. But how did we get...
Eagerness to be near books still drives my love of reading: Junot Díaz
Frontline - The Hindu
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August 3, 2025
Born in the Dominican Republic and raised in New Jersey, US, Junot Díaz is the author of four books, including The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, which won the 2008 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. Over his career, Díaz has been awarded a fellowship...
Kamala Harris Unveils Simon & Schuster Deal With Book on 107-Day Campaign
Business Ghana
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One day after formally declining to throw her hat in the ring for California governor, Kamala Harris has unveiled her new memoir, a book following the tumultuous 107-day campaign for president in 2024. “My new book is a behind-the-scenes look at...
Inaugural Atlanta Book Festival caters to Gen Zers and millennials
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution - Georgia
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ExploreThe Little Shop that could celebrates 20 years of books in DecaturThe ability to focus on the upside of a situation is indicative of the enthusiasm the Douglasville native brings to her endeavors. A graduate of Emory University with a...
Spencertown Academy Festival of Books Returns Labor Day Wekeend
Chronogram - New York
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What began in 2006 as a modest fundraiser with card tables of dusty hardbacks has blossomed—somehow without losing its old-school charm—into one of the region’s premier literary gatherings. The Spencertown Academy Festival of Books, celebrating...
David Archuleta will release his memoir ‘Devout’ in early 2026
OUTinPerth
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August 3, 2025
Pop singer David Archuleta is set to release his autobiography in early 2026, it’s titled Devout: (Losing My Faith to Find Myself). The book will trace the singer’s path from devout Mormon teen to international pop star to embracing his sexuality...
‘Trump fired Powell’, Rich Dad Poor Dad author Robert Kiyosaki sparks debate with questionable claim
Financial Express
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Rich Dad Poor Dad author Robert Kiyosaki had the Internet up in arms over one of his recent social media posts that inaccurately insinuated that Donald Trump had “fired” Jerome Powell, the Chair of the US Federal Reserve. “‘YOU’RE FIRED:’ When...
The strangeness of Edinburgh’s race review
The Spectator
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August 3, 2025
The University of Edinburgh’s recently released ‘Race Review’ is an intriguing document. Commissioned after the death of George Floyd and the Black Lives Matter protests, you would think it would look at present problems with racism at the...
Book review: A caustic columnist revisits his takes on Alaska politics and people
Anchorage Daily News - Alaska
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“The Impertinent Question: The Words and Adventures of a Liberal Columnist at a Conservative Newspaper in the Red State of Alaska” By Dan O’Neill; Cirque Press, 2025; 273 pages; $15. Fairbanks resident Dan O’Neill, author of the well-respected...