Friday's Top 50 Book News & Stories
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What is Bill Gates ‘ favorite business book? Business Adventures by John Brooks , a 1960s collection of New Yorker stories which profiles different companies. Warren Buffett recommended the book to Gates back in 1991, and Gates sa...
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The US Federal Trade Commission is suing Amazon for not having enough safeguards in place to prevent children from racking up millions of dollars worth of virtual currency and in-app purchases. FTC chair Edith Ramirez said in a statement...
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To mark his birthday, we'd like to highlight some the great author interviews Berton had over the years.
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Germany thrashed Brazil 7 to 1 this week. Author Kevin Roose says Ernest Thayer's classic poem on failure, "Casey at the Bat," might cheer the Brazilian soccer team up.
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Germany thrashed Brazil 7 to 1 this week. Author Kevin Roose says Ernest Thayer's classic poem on failure, "Casey at the Bat," might cheer the Brazilian soccer team up.
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About Flight of the Sparrow : Based on the amazing true story of Mary Rowlandson’s capture in 1675, FLIGHT OF THE SPARROW depicts this monumental moment in our nation’s history with vivid detail, impeccably researched facts, and vibrant ...
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By Todd Melby ST PAUL Minn. (Reuters) - Former Minnesota Governor Jesse Ventura said Friday he has not been in a fight in decades as he took the stand in his trial accusing a former Navy SEAL sniper of making up a 2006 altercation betwee...
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The National Library Board removed the books following complaints from parents, according to officials.
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Four years ago for my birthday, my boyfriend and I drove a rental car half an hour north of New York City to eat at a restaurant on a farm, Blue Hill at Stone Barns. Dan Barber, the chef, had just earned an award from the James Beard Fou...
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Twenty-five years ago this week — July 19, 1989 — United Airlines Flight 232 from Denver to Chicago experienced extreme mechanical malfunction while at a cruising height of 37,000 feet. Its cockpit crew made a heroic effort to bring the ...
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Sometimes debates come up that clarify the values and conflicts of our society. They needn’t involve the grand questions of the day — which most often are endlessly partisan and complex — but they nonetheless can offer unmistakable insig...
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And here to take us into the weekend, a new stack of books and ARCs what arrived at the Scalzi Compound this week. What catches your eye? Let me know in the comments.
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While Amazon’s latest offer in its ongoing dispute with the Hachette Book Group may look like they are trying to be more friendly towards authors, the Authors Guild isn’t buying it. Essentially on Tuesday, Amazon told Hachett...
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Years ago I realized I couldn't really write much when I was busy running from obligation to 'have to,' 'got to,' and it will 'only be a few minutes.' My high school writing teacher warned me about "spreading myself too thin." Too bad I ...
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Harlequin has signed a six-figure three-book deal with Josh Bank and Hayley Wagreich at Alloy Entertainment (NA) to pen a series of books based on the CW vampire television show The Originals . Margo Lipschultz will edit the books. The b...
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The American epic comes in many forms, encompassing an Aaron Copland composition, Orson Welles’ The Magnificent Ambersons or Paul Thomas Anderson’s There Will be Blood, or even walking through an art museum and falling int...
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Mr. Beller’s new book is part biography of the reclusive Salinger and part memoir.
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A look at the books “Gotham Unbound: The Ecological History of Greater New York,” “Liberty’s Torch: The Great Adventure to Build the Statue of Liberty,” and “Carving a Niche for Himself: The Untold Story of Luigi Del Bianco.”
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Diamond Dust by Vivian Arend. $ .99 From the Jacket Copy: She can’t shift, but she can shake their world. Takhini Wolves, Book 3 Caroline Bradley is having one hell of a week. Her wolf lover has sniffed out his... more
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Politicians are literally killing us with their incompetence
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Can pumping iron pump your grade point average? New research from Michigan State University says yes. An MSU study released this week compares 4,843 freshman and sophomores on the basis of whether they had membership to the school's recr...
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Last month when Amazon issued an update for their iOS and Android Kindle reading apps to add support for Immersion Reading, the syncing of audiobooks and ebooks together, they started a new promotion of giving away a free classic ebook a...
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A new project will analyze handwritten notes scrawled in the margins of centuries-old books.
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A new project will analyze handwritten notes scrawled in the margins of centuries-old books.
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Today’s Bargain Books are all from various Simon and Schuster publishing imprints. Plain Truth ($1.99 Kindle), by Jodi Picoult [Atria] Book Description Jodi Picoult has touched readers deeply with her acclaimed novels, such as Keep...
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Granma Nineteen and the
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Bill Gaston’s new collection of short stories offers up the occasional sharp surprise
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Jeff VanderMeer has won the World Fantasy Award three times and been translated into 20 languages. The Globe and Mail said ofAnnihilation , the first book in his new Southern Reach trilogy, “it is so riveting, destabilizing and utterly s...
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Not the beginning beginning – like the Big Bang and the dawn of the universe and the unfolding of all of matter – but at the beginning of Canada
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Music journalist Vish Khanna says that if you like The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini, you'll love Niko by Dimitri Nasrallah. Find out why.
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The Tale of the Dueling Neurosurgeons: The History of the Human Brain as Revealed by True Stories of Trauma, Madness, and Recovery By Sam Kean
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"Harry Potter" actor Dave Legeno died while hiking in Death Valley National Park in California, TMZ and Yahoo have reported. Legeno's body was found "in a remote wash" by a pair of hikers on Sunday, July 6, according to a Yahoo report. P...
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Mr. Beller's new book is part biography of the reclusive Salinger and part memoir.
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Artist Mike Stilkey uses the covers of discarded books as the canvas for colorful paintings featuring the likes of animals dressed up in costumes or playing instruments. Thisiscolossal.com visited his recent solo show at The Gilman Co...
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Vicki Constantine Croke discusses her new book, about the role of elephants in World War II.
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Vicki Constantine Croke discusses her new book, about the role of elephants in World War II.
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TAKE A COOL PIC, WIN FREE BOOKS! Do you love to snap pictures with your phone? Feeling a tad creatively stifled during the dog days of summer? Want to win free books? Then I have the contest for you! It’s simple to enter and the prize is...
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WATCHING THEM BE Star Presence on the Screen from Garbo to Balthazar By James Harvey Faber and Faber. 380 pp. $27 Read full article >>
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Todd “Legitimate Rape” Akin is back with an unapologetic memoir that describes what he calls his “political assassination.” The St. Louis Republican sank his campaign for the U.S. Senate in 2012 by claiming that “ legitimate rape ” rarel...
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The ongoing dispute between Amazon and Hachette Book Group has once again ramped up a notch. (Full disclosure -- I'm a Hachette author and an Amazon customer, and I have blogged here about this subject before, as well as in social media....
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Today on Amazon’s Gold Box, get 70% off on The Rodgers & Hammerstein Collection (Amazon Exclusive). Celebrate the world’s most beloved movie musicals — The Rodgers & Hammerstein Blu-ray Collection contains all six films n...
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Dear Ms. Sandro, When I first heard about your debut, my interest was piqued. A non-contemporary romance NA? Featuring non-white characters? Give it to me! Interests in diversity aside, I’m curious to see if NA can expand beyond co...
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Proving anything but
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DARK AEMILIA A Novel of Shakespeare’s Dark Lady By Sally O’Reilly Picador. 436 pp. $26 Read full article >>
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One of the most popular and often-quoted mantras is "Honesty is the best policy." But what if you get so busy trying to be nice and cordial that you're not even honest with yourself? It happens. All your life, you've been nodding your he...
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Did you spend your whole week craving A Taste of Temptation ? Here's what you missed on the RT site! *** HISTORICAL ROMANCE: Looking for your next read? Try These! >> ROMANTIC SUSPENSE: Bestselling authors discuss their heroes. Joi...
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Garry Wills Pope Francis has acted fast on his preferred issues—poverty and economic justice. He has been slower to apologize to victims of sex abuse by priests, authorize a panel to study the problem, and promise reforms. Is it be...
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Archie Comics plans to re-launch their superhero imprint under a new name, Dark Circle Comics. This division was previously known as Red Circle Comics. The executives plan to announce some of the new work-in-progress titles on the Dark C...
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Jane and Sarah answer listener mail about beta heroes and friends to lovers plot lines. Prepare ye for book recommendations! Here are the books we discuss in this podcast: This podcast is brought to you by InterMix, publisher of Pieces.....
