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Liu Cixin’s War of the Worlds

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A leading sci-fi writer takes stock of China’s global rise. [ ]

“Perhaps We’re Being Dense.” Rejection Letters Sent to Famous Writers

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Here at Literary Hub, we’re big fans of rejection. And why not? Everybody gets rejected at some point, including young, aspiring short story writers who go on to win Nobel Prizes in literatur… [ ]

Judgemental characters in novels

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As an avid reader, over the years I've noticed that a lot of characters I thought were flawed but still somewhat caring and kind were often... [ ]

What's similar to 'His Dark Materials'?

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Ive just finished 'The Subtle Knife' and about to set forth straight into 'The Amber Spyglass' I'm a 36 year old male and absolutely loving these... [ ]

Weekly FAQ Thread May 19 2019: What book format do you prefer? Print vs eBooks vs Audiobooks

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Hello readers and welcome to our Weekly FAQ thread! Our topic this week is: Print vs eBooks vs Audiobooks. Please use this thread to discuss... [ ]

Joy Harjo Becomes The First Native American U.S. Poet Laureate

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A member of the Muskogee Creek Nation, the 68-year-old poet and musician says she bears "the honor on behalf of the people and my ancestors," and aims to serve as an "ambassador" of... [ ]

Australian National University researchers launch world's largest database of library borrowing records

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ANU researchers say they have created the world’s largest database of library borrowing records and it's surprising what it shows. [ ]

Market research for Apple – Online essay writing service

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The best comic novel ever written?

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Tristram Shandy is a rambling, anarchic cult classic that was wildly experimental for its time. It also made its author a huge celebrity, writes Thomas Graham. [ ]

Brazilian Photographer Sebastião Salgado Wins 2019 German Book Trade Peace Prize

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During the Berlin Book Days events this week, the Börsenverein has praised Salgado for 'raising worldwide awareness for the fate of laborers and migrants as well as for the living conditions of indigenous... [ ]

Where Are All the Books About Menopause?

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For women, aging is framed as a series of losses—of fertility, of sexuality, of beauty. But it can be a liberation, too. [ ]

Hunger Games prequel announced for 2020

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The untitled instalment, due to be published on May 19, 2020, will revisit the world of Panem. [ ]

Under the radar, underrated, or simply missed: 7 books from 2019’s first half that deserve more attention

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A pair of surrealist story collections in translation, the latest entry in “Anthropocene feminist fiction,” and more. [ ]

10 books besides ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ that tackle racial injustice

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The 1960 novel is a perennial reading assignment for many students, but there are many other great books that tackle similiar topics, educators say. [ ]

Suzanne Collins Is Writing a Hunger Games Prequel, and There’s Already Talk of a Movie

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The choice of time period is intriguing. [ ]

The tree thought to have inspired Dr. Seuss' 'The Lorax' has fallen

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The Lorax would be devastated to hear that the tree that inspired Dr. Seuss' 1971 children's book has fallen. [ ]

Why are books banned in prison? Sex, drugs and a critique of systematic oppression

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Some of the rules prison officials use are understandable. Their execution leaves a great deal to be desired [ ]

How the New York Public Library Brought Novels to Instagram With Unexpectedly Huge Results

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Insta Novels, a Cannes Lions favorite, grew followers 75%. We caught up with the client and agency to learn how it came together. [ ]

Copy of Charles Darwin's 'Origin of Species' sells for record half million | DW | 15.06.2019

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A presentation copy of Charles Darwin's "Origin of Species" has sold for $500,075 — double the amount expected. The book was originally owned by German botanist Robert Caspary, who received the book from Darwin. [ ]

The Hunger Games Prequel Announced

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Fans of The Hunger Games should prepare for a return trip to Panem. Scholastic today announced [...] [ ]

APNewsBreak: 'Hunger Games' prequel novel coming in 2020

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NEW YORK (AP) — A decade after seemingly wrapping up "The Hunger Games," Suzanne Collins is bringing readers back to Panem. A prequel, set 64 years before the beginning of her multimillion-selling... [ ]

'Hunger Games' prequel novel coming in 2020

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The novel, currently untitled, will go back to the years following the so-called "Dark Days," the failed rebellion in Panem. [ ]

Torn apart: the vicious war over young adult books

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Authors who write about marginalised communities are facing abuse, boycotts and even death threats. What is cancel culture doing to young adult fiction? [ ]

Weekly Calendar - June 17, 2019

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Hello readers! Every Monday, we will post a calendar with the date and topic of that week's threads and we will update it to include links as... [ ]

How Sharing Books with My Dad in Prison Made Life Bearable for Both of Us

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When I was a teenager, my father and I shared books. We didn’t share the physical copy, at least not often—my dad was serving a ten-year sentence in California, and I was at... [ ]

The Wide, Forbidding Cosmos: The Weird Fiction of John Langan - Los Angeles Review of Books

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John Langan’s latest collection of weird fiction is a fresh waypoint, if not a landmark, in his creative journey. [ ]

8 Books That Explore What It Means to Be Biracial - Electric Literature

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Memoir, poetry, and fiction about searching for identity and feeling caught in between [ ]

How indie bookshops are fighting back

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Independent bookshops are thriving because they understand readers’ tastes better than an Amazon algorithm [ ]

Jeremy Corbyn on Joyce's Ulysses: ‘Don’t beat yourself up if you don’t understand it'

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Politicians including Joe Biden, Pete Buttigieg and the Labour leader have lined up to praise the impenetrable novel. Ahead of Bloomsday, Corbyn discusses the power of Joyce’s political vision [ ]

In Brazil, a New Rendering of a Literary Giant Makes Waves

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Machado de Assis Real, developed by a Brazilian university and an ad agency, shows the 19th-century writer in color, challenging some long-held ideas about him in the process. [ ]