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Blog: Daisy Johnson: ‘I wasn’t a fan of David Szalay, but Flesh is a masterpiece’ from
Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews 2 days, 10 hours agoThe Booker-shortlisted author on a momentous teenage encounter with The Bone People, getting a buzz from Peter Høeg’s Miss Smilla, and trying to avoid The Lo […]
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Blog: Stories of the Raksura Volume Two, Martha Wells from
RogerBW's Blog: reading in the group Book Reviews by RogerBW feed 2 days, 11 hours ago2011 fantasy anthology: five stories of the Raksura.
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Blog: Light and Thread by Han Kang review – a tantalising book of reflections from
Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews 2 days, 11 hours agoThese essays from the Nobel literature winner open up her novels and offer beautiful imageryWhen Korean novelist Han Kang won the Nobel prize in literature in 2024, […]
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Blog: Hooked by Asako Yuzuki review – follow-up to global hit Butter from
Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews 2 days, 13 hours agoA Tokyo high-flyer tries to befriend her favourite blogger in a novel that wears its aura of black comedy lightly, and its political statements more heavilyAsako […]
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Blog: Strange Beach by Oluwaseun Olayiwola audiobook review – a debut that dances with passion from
Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews 3 days, 5 hours agoThe dancer and author gives this collection clarity and warmth as he narrates poems about family, queer identity, hedonism and raceThe first poetry collection from […]
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Blog: We Are Legion (We Are Bob), Dennis Taylor from
RogerBW's Blog: reading in the group Book Reviews by RogerBW feed 3 days, 11 hours ago2016 SF, first of what was announced as a trilogy but is now up to
five volumes. Bob Johansson has just sold his software company and is
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Blog: Monster Of The Week 312: BigWorld from
Night of the Hats in the group Night of the Hats 5 days, 12 hours agoMonster Of The Week 312 is Bigworld, in awe at the site of this lad, absolute unit, does the world dream itself into being, what then of our petty squabbles, our […]
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Time for a fresh coat of paint? in the group Help and Support: 6 days agoTime for a fresh coat of paint?
I am seriously considering redesigning the Author Buzz UK site with a fresh new theme built from scratch. The site has a few broken bits that no […] -
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What are you currently reading and would you recommend it? in the group Author Buzz HQ: 6 days, 6 hours agoWhat are you currently reading and would you recommend it?
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What is the best way to cope with negative feedback? in the forum Aspiring Authors 6 days, 6 hours agoI’m so sorry. That sucks. Don’t let them get you down.
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Arves Corral replied to the topic
What is the best way to cope with negative feedback? in the forum Aspiring Authors 6 days, 10 hours agoDid your other readers give you nicer feedback?
I know how bad it feels when you get negatives. It only takes one to drown out hundreds of positives if you let it.
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Matthew Brown replied to the topic
What is the best way to cope with negative feedback? in the forum Aspiring Authors 6 days, 10 hours agoThey hated everything? It sounds like it might not be you. I would say that this reader just does not like the genre and story type you have written. I’d be very surprised if it had anything to do with your writing.
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Blog: March Stories Update from
Night of the Hats in the group Night of the Hats 6 days, 12 hours ago10 stories I read in 2025****1. The Widow Parkhurst by Hugh J O’Donnell in Factor Four
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Jane Smith started the topic
What is the best way to cope with negative feedback? in the forum Aspiring Authors 1 week agoI felt crushed when I received some beta reader feedback that was all negatives. My reader hated everything about the story, the character, and the setting.
I felt like giving up, and I haven’t written a thing since then. How do you all deal?
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Blog: How can we really protect Britain’s environment? from
Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews 1 week agoWell-intentioned laws designed to safeguard nature frequently have the opposite effectThe importance of protecting nature is not up for debate. One in six species […]
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Blog: Vladimir author Julia May Jonas: ‘We’re imprisoned by our obsessions’ from
Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews 1 week agoAs her debut novel becomes a Netflix series starring Rachel Weisz and Leo Woodall, the American author talks about comparisons with Lolita, moving on from #MeToo […]
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Punning in the group Dad Jokes and Funny Memes 1 week agoI don’t like lightning. It’s too flashy.
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Blog: March Film Update 3 from
Night of the Hats in the group Night of the Hats 1 week ago10 more films from 2025. Are we done yet? No, not even close, sorry!****1. One Million AC/DC
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Blog: Chicken Thigh Casserole from
Night of the Hats in the group Night of the Hats 1 week, 1 day agoWe’re back here again, variations on a theme. This is what my Mum calls a “one pot wonder,” an entire course cooked in one pot (pictured).Three chicken thighsBacon […]
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Emoji things code: thisCall() in the group The Fantastic (Group) of Lord Matt, Super Geek: 1 week, 2 days agoEmoji things code: thisCall()
So, I recently made a little toy I call Today In Emoji. It shows you some emojis that relate to the day. If you mouse over them, you get some text […] -
Jane Smith posted an update 1 week, 2 days ago
I’m feeling crushed after a load of negative beta reader feedback.
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Blog: The Romance Edit: March from
Mills & Boon Blog in the group Mills and Boon fans 1 week, 2 days agoWelcome to the March issue of The Romance Edit. Love is blooming, and from F1 romances, to billionaire love stories, … Continued
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Blog: Hex and Hexability, Kate Johnson from
RogerBW's Blog: reading in the group Book Reviews by RogerBW feed 1 week, 2 days ago2023 historical fantasy-romance, third of its loose series. Tiffany
Worthington has one job: to marry well and get out of her brother’s
household. This would be […]
