In ‘Spell Heaven,’ find solace by the sea
KALW.ORG On this week’s Out in the Bay, Toni Mirosevich reads from her new book, Spell Heaven and other stories. In Spell Heaven, a lesbian...
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The best new books of 2022 so far
FORTUNE Here are some of the best books already published in 2022 to date, as read and nominated by the staff of Fortune, in no...
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The Dish: Al and Kitty Tait on creating baked goods, new cookbook
CBS NEWS In their new book “Breadsong,” Kitty Tait and her father… www.cbsnews.com
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15 Brilliant New Books to Celebrate Pride, Selected by Goodreads
FODORSTRAVEL Celebrate Pride with these unique, thoughtful, and warm reads that champion the LGBTQ+ experience. The incredible thing about Pride month is the opportunity to...
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Philip Larkins profound and beautiful poetry sent me back to the classroom
THE GUARDIAN It must be possible to believe that a curriculum should not be preserved for all eternity in aspic – that some measure of...
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George Michael biography, Lidia Yuknavitch’s ‘Thrust’: 5 must-read new books this week
USA TODAY In search of something good to read ? USA TODAY’s Barbara VanDenburgh scopes out the shelves for this week’s hottest new book releases....
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Our June Book Club Pick Tells the Unsung Stories of Black Women Who Shaped Pop Music
FODORSTRAVEL Danyel Smith’s luminous ‘Shine Bright’ puts the spotlight on the oft-forgotten Black women who created pop music as we know it today. When we...
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This, but Again
SLATE This story is part of Future Tense Fiction, a monthly series of short stories from Future Tense and Arizona State University’s Center for Science...
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Summer books: Bernardine Evaristo, Hilary Mantel, David Nicholls and more pick their favourites
THE GUARDIAN Picking their favourite summer reads … Top row, left to right: Ali Smith, Colm Tóibín and Bernardine Evaristo. Bottom row: Pankaj Mishra, Hilary...
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Summer reading: the 50 hottest new books for a great escape
THE GUARDIAN Illustration: Monsie Fiction The Exhibitionist by Charlotte Mendelson Longlisted for the Women’s prize, this is a darkly funny portrait of a dysfunctional family...
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Forgotten sisters of WB Yeats step out of the shadows
BBC A blue plaque on a house in Chiswick, London, commemorates three famous men who lived there. On it are John Butler Yeats, portrait painter,...
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Michael Rosen marks Anne Frank anniversary with new poem
THE GUARDIAN ‘So alive and so full of hope’ … Anne Frank. Former children’s laureate Michael Rosen has written a new poem to mark the...
