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Book Review: ‘The Body Farm’ by Abby Geni
Little Village Magazine - Iowa
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August 25, 2025
The Body Farm by Abby Geni is a collection of stories rooted deeply in the physical. Although the collection derives its title from the final short story of the book, it is an aptly chosen one; each story focuses on the disastrous effects of life...
Book Review: Pratik Majumdar’s ‘1975: The Year That Transformed Bollywood’
Outlook India
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August 25, 2025
Pratik curates a powerful lineup of films—Sholay, Deewaar, Chupke Chupke, Julie, Jai Santoshi Maa, Aandhi, Nishant, and more—that span the commercial and the cerebral. The book positions Sholay not just as a blockbuster, but as a landmark in...
Author Daphne Brown publishes “Oprah Winfrey: From Jim Crow to Billionaire” to inspire the joy of reading in young people
Madison365 - Wisconsin
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August 25, 2025
Earlier this month, Daphne Brown published her new book, “Oprah Winfrey: From Jim Crow to Billionaire,” primarily because she wanted to increase reading proficiency for African American youth. The book chronicles the life of one of America’s most...
Authors of book on Delphi murders believe jurors got the case right
WXIN - Indiana
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August 24, 2025
INDIANAPOLIS — Murder Sheet podcasters Kevin Greenlee, an attorney, and Aine Cain, a journalist, attended every court proceeding and read every legal filing in the case against Richard Allen, the man arrested in 2022 for the murders a half-decade...
New children’s book tackles dyslexia and social issues facing Ghana’s students
News Ghana
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August 25, 2025
Publishing house Afram Publications Limited has released a children’s mystery novel designed to address inclusion challenges in Ghana’s education system while engaging young readers with learning difficulties. “Suspects in the School – Secrets and...
Local Author, Local Books: Tarrytown Author Unleashes a Badger at School
River Journal - New York
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August 25, 2025
Lauren Glattly has been writing since she was ten years old. Photo supplied River Journal caught up with Tarrytown author Lauren Glattly to find out more about her new picture book, Proper Badger Would Never Trash the Classroom! Below is a Q&A...
‘History Emergent’: Local author tackles ethical ramifications of AI
The American Press - Louisiana
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August 25, 2025
Published 8:25 am Monday, August 25, 2025 It’s not uncommon for authors to change their story ideas mid-novel. While some authors meticulously outline their plots, others embrace a more organic approach, letting the story and characters guide...
Legendary author Atwood delights crowd during Kingston WritersFest kickoff
The Kingston Whig-Standard
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August 25, 2025
Breadcrumb Trail Links News Local News Decorated author spoke of her early life, struggles, triumphs, controversies and more to sold-out WritersFest crowd Canadian literary giant Margaret Atwood speaks with award-winning author Ian Williams at 'A...
’28 Summers’ is Elin Hilderbrand’s best book
Boston.com - Massachusetts
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August 25, 2025
Books By Annie Jonas August 25, 2025 | 10:08 AM 2 minutes to read Share Close Send this article to your social connections. Share Send this article to your social connections. After 10 days and more than 6,000 votes, readers have officially...
James Ransome's new children's book "A Place for Us"
WAMC - New York
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August 25, 2025
Author James Ransome joins us; he is the Children’s Literacy Legacy Award Winner and the author of the new book “A Place for Us.” The book is a poignant wordless picture book about an unhoused boy and his mother. Ransome’s illustrations speak...
"Under the Radar": Short stories from author Rosalia Scalia
WYPR - Maryland
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Author Rosalia Scalia is out with another collection of short stories. It’s called “Under the Radar” and includes tales that catch people at their most vulnerable. Sometimes, because of death, and loss. Sometimes, it’s just because people are...
Pittsfield: Anshe Amunim hosts book talk with Viniar
The Berkshire Eagle - Massachusetts
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Author Barbara Viniar will join professor Robyn L. Rosen for a conversation about Viniar's novel, "Little Bird," at noon Friday, Aug. 29, at Temple Anshe Amunim, an accessible building at 26 Broad St. "Little Bird" tells the story of a young...
The big review: Reading & Leeds Festival 2025
Kerrang!
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Whether your headwear of choice is a red cap or pink cowboy hat, Reading & Leeds have got you covered. And on a baking Bank Holiday Weekend, the annual summer blowout continues its mission statement of showcasing what's hot right now, from the...
Epstein accuser Virginia Giuffre’s posthumous book to expose ‘unsparing’ new details about Ghislaine Maxwell and Prince Andrew
Fortune
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A posthumous and “unsparing” memoir by one of Jeffrey Epstein’s most prominent accusers, Virginia Roberts Giuffre, will be published this fall, publishing house Alfred A. Knopf said Sunday. “Nobody’s Girl: A Memoir of Surviving Abuse and Fighting...
Epstein Accuser Virginia Giuffre's Memoir Is Being Published Posthumously
HuffPost
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August 25, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — A posthumous and “unsparing” memoir by one of Jeffrey Epstein’s most prominent accusers, Virginia Roberts Giuffre, will be published this fall, publishing house Alfred A. Knopf said Sunday. “Nobody’s Girl: A Memoir of Surviving...
Banished Andrew won’t EVER return as Royals worried over new Virginia bombshell book
The Scottish Sun
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August 25, 2025
PRINCE Andrew won't ever return to a public-facing role, an expert claims - as the Royal Family braces themselves for Virginia Giuffre's bombshell book. Andrew’s sex-abuse accuser Virginia is taking revenge from beyond the grave in a memoir - and...
You buy books but don’t read them? You’re practicing tsundoku, and that’s okay
The Citizen of East Alabama
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If you buy books but don’t read them, that’s okay; you’re practicing tsundoku, and that’s okay. The Japanese word describes a habit found across societies where people keep adding books to their shelves even when they remain unopened, and for good...
Virginia Giuffre Book Has No Abuse Allegations Against Trump: Publisher
Newsweek
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August 25, 2025
Virginia Giuffre, one of Jeffrey Epstein's most well-known accusers, did not make any abuse allegations against President Donald Trump in her upcoming book, publishing house Alfred A. Knopf has said. Nobody's Girl: A Memoir of Surviving Abuse and...
Miami Book Fair unveils its 2025 official poster, announces highlights
Biscayne Bay Tribune - Florida
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August 25, 2025
Artist Ian Teresa-Calleja is pictured with the official poster of the 2025 Miami Book Fair. Miami Dade College’s (MDC) 42nd Miami Book Fair (MBF), the country’s finest literary festival, returns Nov. 16-23 with an exciting program for everyone. To...
EXCLUSIVE: Should Sophie and Margo End Up Together on ’The Hunting Wives’? Author May Cobb Weighs In
NBC News
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August 25, 2025
"The Hunting Wives" is now a Netflix phenomenon, a star-studded series about southern housewives behaving badly — and they're packing more than booze and gossip. But it all began with a story author May Cobb's mother told her once, while they were...