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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Publisher’s Graphics Installs New Foliant Laminators from Graphco
Printing Impressions
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June 4, 2025
In a major move to enhance speed, reliability, and output, Publisher’s Graphics (PG) has installed five state-of-the-art Foliant laminators across its three production facilities in West Chicago, St. Louis, and Winnipeg. The systems—supplied by...
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...
Local Author, Restaurateur to Discuss Her Book ‘Ruby’s Revenge’
Noozhawk - California
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June 5, 2025
Christine Gallagher, a local author and restaurateur, will talk about her book ‘Ruby’s Revenge’ at Chaucer’s Books, 3 p.m. Sunday, June 29 at 3321 State St., Santa Barbara. In Gallagher’s book, when Ruby Bixler answers her husband’s phone, she...
Why this author didn't expect her book be published during Trump term
Oak Ridger - Tennessee
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PASADENA, CA − Cristina Jiménez, an author and co-founder of United We Dream, the largest immigration youth-led organization in the U.S., did not expect her memoir to be published under the Trump administration. "I didn't plan for the book to be...
Why this author didn't expect her book be published during Trump term
Marco Eagle - Florida
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PASADENA, CA − Cristina Jiménez, an author and co-founder of United We Dream, the largest immigration youth-led organization in the U.S., did not expect her memoir to be published under the Trump administration. "I didn't plan for the book to be...
New Zealand fantasy writer Steffanie Holmes: From archaeologist to bestselling author
The New Zealand Herald
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June 5, 2025
“I’m using my night vision all the time ... I have really poor depth perception, so I won’t see the edge of a step unless it’s highly contrasted.” Disillusioned with her chosen field, she took her husband’s advice and decided to pivot to something...
Amazon reveals best books of the year so far: Suzanne Collins, S. A. Cosby make the list
AOL
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Amazon Books Editors have once again emerged from the literary battlefield, crowning "Wild Dark Shore" by Charlotte McConaghy the "Best Book of the Year So Far." Around the halfway point every year, the Amazon Books editorial team of eight gathers...
‘The Phoenician Scheme’ review: A little movie that asks big questions
Marin Independent Journal - California
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June 5, 2025
Benicio del Toro in a scene from "The Phoenician Scheme." (Courtesy of TPS Productions/Focus Features via AP) Michael Cera and Mia Threapleton in a scene from "The Phoenician Scheme." (Courtesy of TPS Productions/Focus Features via AP) Show...
Used books find a new home in The Book Attic
Coastal Point
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Bethany Beach Books owner Jackie Inman Burns recently opened The Book Attic in Fenwick Island. The store offers second hand books and other reading materials. The shop is located upstairs from The Book Drop. Coastal Point • Submitted Bethany Beach...
Huron County library branches offering more than books
Exeter Lakeshore Times-Advance
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June 5, 2025
Breadcrumb Trail Links News Local News SOUTH HURON – The Huron County Library system received more than 200,000 in-branch visits in 2024. Advertisement 2 This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Article content That...
Manganese-Induced Parkinsonism: A Review of Etiologies and Treatments
Dove Medical Press
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June 5, 2025
Introduction Parkinson’s Disease With the increasing prevalence of Parkinson’s disease, there is an ever-growing topic of interest in the puzzle surrounding its causes. Especially since this understanding can then clue in on therapeutic strategies...
ARRR You Ready for Entering Books?
The Suburban Times - Washington State
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June 5, 2025
If you are headed for Kingston, WA, this weekend, beware of buccaneers! The 3rd Annual Kingston Pirate Festival is on. Everybody is most welcome to dress the part, big and small, wenches and privateers – there will be a costume contest. Of course,...