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New novel 'Bloodline' takes readers on a ride through…
The Clarion Ledger - Mississippi
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Lee Clay Johnson's "Bloodline" is a gritty Southern Gothic novel set in Appalachia. The story centers around the Alcorn family, led by the unscrupulous Winston, and their impact on their community. The novel explores themes of greed, family...
Publishing this week: A James Baldwin bio, the hope of solar, Snow White reimagined
KCCU - Oklahoma
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August 19, 2025
"Not everything that is faced can be changed," James Baldwin famously explained in 1962, "but nothing can be changed until it is faced." At the time the late author, who is profiled in a new biography publishing Tuesday, had been talking of a...
Read an Excerpt From the Finale of Simon Tolkien’s Historical Fiction Saga The Room of Lost Steps
Paste
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While author Simon Tolkien’s famous last name is no doubt attention-grabbing—yes, he’s the grandson of that Tolkien—his literary career couldn’t be more different than that of his most famous relative. While J.R.R. Tolkien wrote doorstopper...
Book Review: ‘High Season’ is a twisty thriller about the murder of a teenage girl in paradise
WTOP - District Columbia
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August 19, 2025
Kate Bishop finds heart and poignancy at the center of her artfully crafted thriller, “High Season,” setting it apart from… Kate Bishop finds heart and poignancy at the center of her artfully crafted thriller, “High Season,” setting it apart from...
'Novel take on the Constitution': Trump gives away the game on claim GOP is 'party of states’ rights'
AlterNet
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August 19, 2025
CNN analyst Aaron Blake said President Donald Trump is now leading Republican party in its assault on states’ rights. “[Trump] has spent much of his second term attempting to chip away at states’ rights — or at least, the ones he doesn’t like,”...
16 books like Rebecca Yarros' 'Fourth Wing' to read while you wait for the next 'Empyrean' novel
Business Insider
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August 19, 2025
2025-08-19T15:59:45Z Share Facebook Email X LinkedIn Reddit Bluesky WhatsApp Copy link lighning bolt icon An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link Save Saved Read in app Rebecca Yarros released the third book in the "Empyrean" series...
Opinion | I Used AI to Teach Kids About Idioms in My First Book
Mississippi Free Press
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August 19, 2025
It has always been a goal of mine to publish a book. I’ve always loved to write and have always felt that pull to see my own words in print. Sure, I got featured in a few poetry anthologies when I was younger. Those opportunities scratched a part...
Four decades into his career, Austin author Louis Sachar releases first adult novel
KACU 89.5 - Texas
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In the mid-1980s, Louis Sachar was a published author who couldn’t make a living as a writer. “I had a lot of angst about it,” he said. “I’d think, ‘I really got to buckle down and get a job. I can’t just keep on writing.'” At that point in his...
Martin's Must Reads: 'People of the Book'
KRCU - Missouri
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August 19, 2025
Have you ever found a random photo or feather or ticket in a borrowed book and stopped to wonder if there was a story behind it? I’m Betty Martin with Martin’s Must Reads and if you have, then you must read People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks....
Polari book prize cancelled after row over gender-critical novelist
The Guardian
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August 19, 2025
A prize celebrating LGBTQ+ literature has cancelled its awards this year, after a row over the longlisting of an author who has described himself as a “Terf” – the acronym for trans-exclusionary radical feminist. From a total longlist of 24, 16...
Former Essex Reporter editor publishes first book, set to launch 44 Vermont Library Tour
The Essex Reporter - Vermont
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Photo by Sharon Coleman A headshot of Warren Baker, former editor of the Essex Reporter, who has recently published his first book. ESSEX —Warren Baker, editor and publisher of the Essex Reporter from 1999-2004, published his first book, a poetry...
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Trauma, Blame, Guilt and Redemption: Read an Excerpt From The Elements by John Boyne (Exclusive) By Lizz Schumer
People - New York
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NEED TO KNOW Over four weeks leading up to publication, PEOPLE has exclusive serial excerpts from bestselling Irish novelist John Boyne's The Elements Read the first excerpt below The Elements arrives on shelves Sept. 9 from Henry Holt and Company...
Every Torah portion, a poem: Rabbi’s 3-year journey becomes a book
St. Louis Jewish Light - Missouri
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August 19, 2025
Rabbi James Stone Goodman has long worked in the space where poetry, music and Torah meet. His new book “Black Fire White Fire” is the fullest expression yet of that calling — a complete Torah told in poetic verse, where one foot is rooted in text...
#1 best-selling Performing Arts author returns with second book
WBBJ - Tennessee
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August 19, 2025
#1 BEST-SELLING PERFORMING ARTS AUTHOR, ASHLEY KATE ADAMS, RETURNS WITH SECOND BOOK ON GRIEF AND PRODUCTIVITY FOR THE ARTIST, AUGUST 19TH Pre-Order begins for the second book in the #BYOP: Be Your Own Producer Series, written by the Broadway...
Penny Zang, Greenville Tech professor, releases debut novel
Greenville Journal - South Carolina
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August 19, 2025
Penny Zang, an English professor at Greenville Technical College, will stop at M.Judson Booksellers in Greenville to promote her debut novel, “Doll Parts.” Zang had multiple inspiration points for the book, including the sudden and unexpected...
A Year in Beer: Poetry and pints at Burning Blush Brewery
Mountain Xpress - North Carolina
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August 19, 2025
On Jan. 1, Christopher Arbor and his friends pledged to visit one Asheville brewery each week for all of 2025 in the order that they opened, then share the experience with Mountain Xpress readers. To read about their trip to 12 Bones Smokehouse...
MOPPIYON KAHI DIID PATOY: Readings in Kidapawan History: Datu Patadon Tungao’s Letter
Minda News
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August 19, 2025
[In celebration of Kidapawan’s 78th foundation anniversary, I make public for the first time the letter of Patadon Tungao, what I consider Kidapawan’s oldest known work of creative nonfiction. Dated 18 July 1945 and addressed to Datu Gumbay Piang...
Ali Stroker — Award Winning Actress, Author, Singer & New Mom
ABILITY Magazine
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Ali Stroker is an American actress and singer who made history as the first actor in a wheelchair to appear on Broadway in Deaf West’s acclaimed 2015 revival of Spring Awakening. Ali is also the first person with a disability to be nominated for...
Bridget Jones author Helen Fielding to visit Mallorca for Magalluf Literature Festival in October
Majorca Daily Bulletin
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August 19, 2025
British novelist Helen Fielding, best known for creating the Bridget Jones phenomenon, will headline this year’s Festival of Expanded Literature in Magaluf (FLEM). The 2025 edition of the event will be held from 2 to 5 October at the Innside...
E-books: We’re innovating to remain in business, say book sellers
Nigerian Current
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August 19, 2025
Some bookshop owners in Abuja said they are innovating to overcome the challenges posed to their business by the advent of e-books and digital libraries. They said this during interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Tuesday....