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Toni McHadden started the topic My first NaNoWriMo in the forum General Chat 2 years, 4 months ago
This is my first time doing the NaNoWriMo month. I think it is going well. Anyone else doing it too?
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Blog: Narges Mohammadi: Iranian Nobel laureate begins hunger strike in notorious Evin prison from
The Independent Books in the group The Independent book reviews 2 years, 4 months agoHuman rights activist Mohammadi was awarded Nobel Peace Prize behind bars in October
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Blog: Ed Conway on the Global Extractive Economy from
The Virtual Book Channel – Literary Hub in the group The Virtual Book Channel 2 years, 4 months agoHosted by Andrew Keen, Keen On features conversations with some of the world’s leading thinkers and writers about the economic, political, and technological i […]
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Blog: Lisa M. P. Munoz on the Gender Gap in Science from
The Virtual Book Channel – Literary Hub in the group The Virtual Book Channel 2 years, 4 months agoHosted by Andrew Keen, Keen On features conversations with some of the world’s leading thinkers and writers about the economic, political, and technological i […]
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Your characters are kidnapped in a case of mistaken identity in the group The Muse of Last Resort: 2 years, 4 months agoYour characters are kidnapped in a case of mistaken identity
Try this writing dare: Have your characters kidnapped in a shocking case of mistaken identity. Extra conceptual points if these events help bring them closer to the resolution of the main plot. -
Blog: Québécois Mussel Chowder with Wine Pairings from Margaret Rand from
Hachette UK in the group We love Sarah Waters' writing 2 years, 4 months ago
‘A thick bowl of chowder is spot on in winter. The New England versions, studded with corn or based on tomatoes, seem better for late summer and […] -
Blog: Friday Poem – ‘The Copenhagen Hair Salon’ by Lynne Hjelmgaard from
Seren in the group Seren Books 2 years, 4 months agoThis week’s Friday Poem is ‘The Copenhagen Hair Salon’ by Lynne Hjlelmgaard from her new collection ‘The Turpentine Tree’.
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Our NaNoWriMo Writing Dares Collection in the group The Muse of Last Resort: 2 years, 4 months agoOur NaNoWriMo Writing Dares Collection
For a few years now, The Muse has shared a growing collection of wild writing dares during NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) these are wild […] -
Blog: Anand Varma on the World’s Invisible Wonders from
The Virtual Book Channel – Literary Hub in the group The Virtual Book Channel 2 years, 4 months agoHosted by Andrew Keen, Keen On features conversations with some of the world’s leading thinkers and writers about the economic, political, and technological i […]
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Blog: October Reflections from
Becky's Book Reviews in the group Book bloggers 2 years, 4 months agoIn October, I read forty-one books. Books reviewed at Becky’s Book Reviews165. Kin: Rooted in Hope. Carole Boston Weatherford. Illustrated by Jeffery
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Blog: Former White House Press Secretary and MSNBC Host Jen Psaki to Publish New Book With Scribner from
News and Corporate Information about Simon & Schuster in the group Simon and Schuster 2 years, 4 months agoFirst Book of a Two-Book Deal NEW YORK, October 30, 2023—Former White House Press Secretary and MSNBC host Jen Psaki will publish a new book with Scribner. T […]
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Blog: The big idea: has the digital economy killed capitalism? from
Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews 2 years, 4 months agoRather than turbo-charging the free market, Amazon et al have brought back a kind of feudalism“Enter Amazon and you have exited capitalism. Despite all the b […]
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Blog: White Holes: Inside the Horizon review – Carlo Rovelli turns time on its head from
Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews 2 years, 4 months agoIn his latest brief but dazzling journey to the edges of understanding, the theoretical physicist takes us into the heart of a black hole and out the other sideI […]
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Blog: Richard Osman, Taylor Jenkins Reid, Joseph Coelho and Flavia Z Drago named Authors of the Day at LBF 2024 from
The Hub by The London Book Fair | Publishing News in the group The London Bookfair Hub Blog 2 years, 4 months agoOlympia London | 12 – 14 March 2024 London, 30 October 2023. The London Book Fair (LBF) has today announced the Authors of the Day line-up for the 2024 Fair, which […]
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Blog: Poem of the week: candelabra with heads by Nicole Sealey from
Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews 2 years, 4 months agoA careful look at a sculpture raises harrowing ghosts that might not be seen by other gallerygoerscandelabra with headsHad I not brought with me my mindas it has […]
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Blog: Baumgartner by Paul Auster review – amiable aimlessness from
Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews 2 years, 4 months agoThe celebrated writer’s new novel, about a widowed septuagenarian, opens strongly but can’t resolve the vast number of threads it starts to spinI suspect any […]
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Blog: Concussed: Sport’s Uncomfortable Truth by Sam Peters review – rugby’s shame from
Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews 2 years, 4 months agoThis investigation into the increasing risk to players’ health in professional rugby is a passionate call to actionProfessional rugby branded Sam Peters a p […]
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Blog: Enough review – inside story of the Trump White House by star witness at Capitol riot hearings from
Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews 2 years, 4 months agoWhistleblower and former aide Cassidy Hutchinson dishes the dirt – from crockery-based temper tantrums to sexual harassment – on the former president and his cas […]
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Blog: Friday Poem – ‘Handsome Weeping Boy’ by Kathryn Gray from
Seren in the group Seren Books 2 years, 5 months agoThis week’s Friday Poem is ‘Handsome Weeping Boy’ by Kathryn Gray from her highly anticipated second collection ‘Hollywood or Home’.
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Blog: Richard Armitage: ‘I used to stand on the Lord of the Rings to reach the top shelf in my wardrobe’ from
Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews 2 years, 5 months agoThe actor and author on his love of fantasy fiction, the wisdom of Marcus Aurelius, and why he doesn’t want a second bite of ProustMy earliest reading memoryEnid B […]
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Blog: Sandra Newman on Writing Another View of 1984 from
The Virtual Book Channel – Literary Hub in the group The Virtual Book Channel 2 years, 5 months agoHosted by Andrew Keen, Keen On features conversations with some of the world’s leading thinkers and writers about the economic, political, and technological i […]
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Blog: David Leonhardt on the Decline of the American Dream from
The Virtual Book Channel – Literary Hub in the group The Virtual Book Channel 2 years, 5 months agoHosted by Andrew Keen, Keen On features conversations with some of the world’s leading thinkers and writers about the economic, political, and technological i […]
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Blog: Death Valley by Melissa Broder review – surreality bites from
Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews 2 years, 5 months agoAn author takes refuge in the desert in this hallucinatory tale of grief, sex addiction and a magical cactusSurreal is a word often used to describe Melissa […]
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Blog: M.R. O’Connor on the Regenerative Power of Fire from
The Virtual Book Channel – Literary Hub in the group The Virtual Book Channel 2 years, 5 months agoHosted by Andrew Keen, Keen On features conversations with some of the world’s leading thinkers and writers about the economic, political, and technological i […]
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Blog: A Day in the Life of Abed Salama by Nathan Thrall review – a collision in closeup from
Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews 2 years, 5 months agoThe author’s meticulous reconstruction of a fatal accident in the West Bank allows us to see the region’s injustices afreshThe conflict between Israelis and Pal […]
