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This week’s bestselling books – June 6
Newsroom
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June 5, 2025
NONFICTION 1 Fix Iron First by Dr Libby (Little Green Frog Publishing, $39.95) A free copy of Dr Libby’s latest bestseller is up for grabs in this week’s giveaway contest. Its subject is iron deficiency, and what to do about it. I called Scott...
Local author shares sequel, journey with autism
Bristol Press - Connecticut
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BRISTOL – Local author Jordan Lopez spoke about his second book, “Looked Down Upon: A Masked Wickedness,” at the Bristol Public Library this week. Lopez, a Bristol resident who is on the autism spectrum, released his second book in March this...
Edmund White – the ‘godfather of gay literature’– is no more: 6 books you should read
The Indian Express
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June 5, 2025
Edmund White, the author who redefined queer literature, passed away on June 3, 2025, at the age of 85. A prolific writer, White penned over 30 books, including autobiographical novels and biographies, that captured the complexities of gay life...
Dan Batchelor, Author of Jack Palmer: A New Order to appear at UK Comic Cons and festivals this summer and autumn
Bucks Herald
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June 5, 2025
Author and educator Dan Batchelor is hitting the road this summer and autumn to meet readers, sign books, and talk all things sci-fi as he celebrates the release of his debut novel Jack Palmer: A New Order. Drawing on his personal experience as a...
The Best Books of Summer 2025
Esquire
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June 5, 2025
Maybe you will be reading on the beach this summer. (Clichéd, but for a reason.) Maybe you will be in a hammock. (We usually find hammocks to be better in theory than in practice, but they’re not bad.) Or in an Adirondack chair, or on a boat, or...
Corsair Nautilus 360 RS review
PC Gamer
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June 5, 2025
It's not often that a liquid cooler flies under the radar these days. Many on the market are adorned with massive screens and more bling than a boxing match. Not the Corsair Nautilus 360 RS. It's a top-notch liquid cooler with solid performance...
Fraudster jailed for stealing £330,000 worth of BOOKS and selling them on Amazon - using wine bar to 'launder the illegal profits'
Daily Mail
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June 5, 2025
A wine bar owner who police say used his business to launder the proceeds of a ‘brazen’ £330,000 book theft escaped jail today by the ‘slimmest of margins’. Christopher Nunn took over the Wine Vaults Bar and Restaurant in Beccles, Suffolk, in 2022...
Black Dagger Brotherhood review: Passionflix's sexy vampire series sinks its teeth into you
What to Watch
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June 5, 2025
Paranormal romance has arrived on Passionflix with the debut of Black Dagger Brotherhood. Based on JR Ward's bestselling novels, the inaugural season of the series follows the events of the first book, Dark Lover, and its vampire protagonist Wrath...
Dan Batchelor, author of Jack Palmer: A New Order, to appear at UK Comic Cons an...
Northampton Chronicle & Echo
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June 5, 2025
Author and educator Dan Batchelor is hitting the road this summer and autumn to meet readers, sign books, and talk all things sci-fi as he celebrates the release of his debut novel Jack Palmer: A New Order. Drawing on his personal experience as a...
US warns Starmer it is 'important' UK hits new Nato target for spending 3.5% of GDP on defence as Labour struggles to balance the books
Daily Mail
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June 5, 2025
By JAMES TAPSFIELD, POLITICAL EDITOR FOR MAILONLINE Published: 10:32 EDT, 5 June 2025 | Updated: 10:34 EDT, 5 June 2025 The US has warned Keir Starmer that it is 'important' the UK hits Nato's proposed new defence spending target. Defence...
Top Books to Read This Summer According to Georgetown Psychology Professors
Georgetown University - Washington D.C.
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June 5, 2025
For the past five years, the Department of Psychology has compiled an annual list of book recommendations by faculty members and graduate students for graduating seniors. Yulia Chentsova Dutton received the 2021 Dean’s Award for Excellence in...
'I'm an author and this is how much I have earned self-publishing my books'
Daily Express
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June 5, 2025
If you've ever wanted to publish your own book but don't know where to start, you can now do it from the comfort of your own home with the help of Amazon. While self-publishing has long been seen as a 'last resort' for authors to get their books...
21 students from across Canada shortlisted for the First Page student writing challenge! Thousands of students wrote about topics ranging from the ethics of AI to climate change and war. Books |June 5
CBC/Radio-Canada
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Books Thousands of students wrote about topics ranging from the ethics of AI to climate change and war. Thousands of students wrote about topics ranging from the ethics of AI to climate change and war CBC Books · Posted: Jun 05, 2025 9:42 AM EDT |...
Perpetual Books Makes A Home For ‘Unusual And Exceptional’ Books In Wicker Park
Block Club Chicago - Illinois
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June 5, 2025
WICKER PARK — Strange and unusual titles wind up alongside bestsellers at Perpetual Books, which opened last week in Wicker Park after its owners spent years buying and selling unique books. Perpetual Books opened Friday at 2136 W. Division St.,...
4th Estate snaps up rights to memoir and novel by Women Talking author Miriam Toews
The Bookseller
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Miriam Toews © Mark Boucher 4th Estate has acquired two new books by the internationally bestselling author of Women Talking and All My Puny Sorrows, Miriam Toews Sign in or register below for free to unlock 2 articles each month and receive...
Problems With Ad Populum's First Payments To Comics Publishers
Bleeding Cool - Illinois
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June 5, 2025
Posted in: Comics, Current News | Tagged: Ad Populum, diamond The first payments due to comic book stores from Diamond Comics purchaser Ad Populum seem not to have been made. What's going on? Ad Populum's first payments to comic publishers after...
Bestselling author William Krueger to speak in Gilman June 27
The Star News - Wisconsin
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June 5, 2025
Area residents are invited to An Evening with William Kurt Krueger on Friday, June 27 at Celebration Hall in downtown Gilman from 6 to 9 p.m. The event will include a book signing and discussion. Krueger is a St. Paul based author who is well...
Book Review: Two Suns by Alan and Sairung Wright
Independent Book Review
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June 5, 2025
Two Suns by Alan Wright and Sairung Wright Genre: Fantasy / Paranormal ISBN: 9798888247631 Print Length: 200 pages Publisher: Koehler Books Reviewed by Nick Gardner Sheriff Sol Jefferson loves his wife, Yaya, more than anything. In their quiet...
Television Q&A: Will Hollywood ever revive author's sleuth character?
GMToday - Wisconsin
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You have questions. I have some answers. Q: My favorite fictional sleuth, John D. MacDonald's Travis McGee, has been poorly served by Hollywood and TV, with only two movies about him, and one moving him from Florida to California! Are there any...
The Basilica of St. Mary publishes a history book
Arlington Catholic Herald - Virginia
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It’s not every day that a parish turns 230 years old. As the Basilica of St. Mary in Alexandria celebrates its milestone anniversary this year, parish historian Kitty Guy and archival manager Virginia Nyce released an updated book on the parish’s...