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Maine author discusses novel about two women thrust into a truth-seeking mission
WABI - Maine
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June 4, 2025
BANGOR, Maine (WABI) - Suzanne C. Carver is the author of Flight Path. Here is a summary of Flight Path from the author: A plane crash. No survivors. Two widows left behind with everything to lose. Eva’s life in suburbia has dulled the edges of...
New Jersey author donates books and plushies to Woodfin Elementary School
WLOS - North Carolina
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ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — Students at Woodfin Elementary were all smiles when they received donations from a New Jersey woman today. A retired high school teacher and author, Susan Zapfe came to the school to donate over 100 copies of her book "The...
I tried the newest dessert from the creator of the cronut — here's my honest review
AOL
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The Cronut® is a tough act to follow, but the creator of that iconic dessert, Chef Dominique Ansel, is up for the challenge. He recently opened a new bakery, Papa d'Amour. Nestled in Manhattan’s Union Square neighborhood, his latest concept...
Spotlight PA Event: A live Q&A with ‘Long Bright River’ author Liz Moore
Spotlight PA - Pennsylvania
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June 5, 2025
Liz Moore’s Long Bright River became an instant hit, landing on the New York Times bestseller list and being crowned one of Barack Obama’s favorite books of 2020. The gritty novel follows Mickey, a no-nonsense cop, and her sister Kacey, who are on...
Tribune-Democrat publisher wins Pittsburgh Black Media Federation award
The Tribune-Democrat - Pennsylvania
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The Tribune-Democrat Publisher Chip Minemyer received first place in the Columns category at the Pittsburgh Black Media Federation’s Robert L. Vann Media Awards Dinner Thursday for “Addressing what the history books leave out,” “From Brooklyn to...
Author Dr Nauman sues Shoaib Akhtar
The Express Tribune
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June 5, 2025
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's eminent cricket author and a former director at country's cricket Board, Dr Nauman Niaz has sued former express fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar for one billion rupees on derogatory remarks on a television channel. Niaz told...
UCL Press celebrates 10 years of award-winning open access publishing
UCL
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June 4, 2025
This June, UCL Press marks a decade of open access publishing and over 19.5 million global downloads. Launched in June 2015 as part of UCL’s commitment to open research and scholarship, UCL Press provides scholars with the opportunity to publish...
Amazon cuts more jobs, this time in books division
Yahoo Finance
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By Greg Bensinger SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) -Amazon has cut jobs in its books division, including at its Goodreads review site and Kindle units, the company said on Thursday. The Seattle-based retailer said that fewer than 100 workers were impacted...
Beyoncé — Queen Bey goes big in London with a honky tonk twist
The Times
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If ever you needed proof that America’s biggest stars like to take their country’s troubled history and turn it into show business gold, Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter tour provided it. Early on came an impassioned rendition of the Star Spangled Banner...
Review: Land Beneath the Waves by Nic Wilson
Geographical
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June 4, 2025
Image: Shutterstock By Mark Rowe Books about nature as a healer for mental and physical health are two a-penny and more than a few come across as self-indulgent, written by someone looking to monetise a fleeting brush with mild illness with a...
Valérie Bah wins $60K Amazon First Novel Award for Subterrane The annual prize recognizes the best debut Canadian novel of the year. Books |1 hour ago
CBC/Radio-Canada
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Quebec writer Valérie Bah has won the 2025 Amazon First Novel Award for Subterrane. Presented by Amazon.ca and The Walrus, the $60,000 prize recognizes the best debut Canadian novel of the year. In Subterrane, a documentary filmmaker named Zeynab...
Bagley Public Library to host local children's book author, illustrator
The Bemidji Pioneer - Minnesota
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June 5, 2025
BAGLEY — Author and illustrator team Juleigh Prosser and Nikki Besser will share about their new children's book at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, June 11, at the Bagley Public Library, 79 Spencer Ave. SW. The book features the adventures of a chicken...
Romantasy Readers Are About to Have the *Best* Summer—Here Are 8 Books to Have on Your Radar
PureWow
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Julie Soto is on a roll this year after publishing her first young adult book, The Thrashers, in early May (which I listened to on Libro.fm and can't recommend enough—especially if you loved the TV series Pretty Little Liars) and the upcoming Rose...
007 First Light Has A James Bond Detail Never Seen In The Movies (But From The Books That Inspired Them)
Screen Rant
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June 5, 2025
The long-rumored James Bond video game 007 First Light is making some interesting choices in its portrayal of Bond, including one detail that's never made it to the big screen before. First Light was officially revealed at the PlayStation State of...
Author entertains at Manawa Elementary
Waupaca County News - Wisconsin
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MANAWA - Students at Manawa Elementary School welcomed children’s author Stef Wade May 28. Wade is known for her engaging and imaginative children’s books that often tackle important topics in a fun and accessible way. Wade has five books total...
Review: ITCH, Opera Holland Park
BroadwayWorld
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Opera Holland Park has never shied away from audacious programming, and with Jonathan Dove’s Itch, it plunges boldly into radioactive territory—literally. Originally seen here in 2023 and based on Simon Mayo’s YA novel about a teenage element...
Legend of the American punk scene coming to Dundalk's Roe River Books
Louth Live
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June 5, 2025
This summer Culture Club is celebrating 10 years in existence with a series of unique and interesting cultural events, beginning with a curious and entertaining Sunday evening in Roe River Books. Cult hero and polymath Ian Svenonius will be in...
George Orwell estate accused of censorship after putting trigger warning at start of Nineteen Eighty-Four
Daily Mail
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June 8, 2025
By JADA BAS Published: 20:56 EDT, 7 June 2025 | Updated: 20:59 EDT, 7 June 2025 George Orwell's estate has been accused of censorship after a 'trigger warning' was added to his classic novel Nineteen Eighty Four. The preface of the the 75th...
The Most Popular Books of May, According to Libby
Book Riot
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June 5, 2025
For the past few months, we’ve been looking at checkout statistics for Libby—the app that patrons can use to check out ebooks, audiobooks, and emagazines. For May, we’re switching things up a bit. This time, we’re looking at the check-ourt numbers...
Check out these banned books for Usha Vance’s summer reading challenge
Daily Kos
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June 5, 2025
While first lady Melania Trump and her iconic “Be Best” efforts are nowhere to be seen in Washington, second lady Usha Vance has risen to the challenge of getting children to crack open a book while school’s out. “The goal of the summer reading...