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A new blog for my visual novel in the group The Fantastic (Group) of Lord Matt, Super Geek: 11 months, 2 weeks agoA new blog for my visual novel
I’ve been posting here from time to time about my visual novel plans. Before I get to the giant epic that is the story of a tea-drinking wizard, I have set […] -
Jane Smith started the topic
How to edit your first draft in the forum Aspiring Authors 11 months, 2 weeks agoI found this super helpful
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Blog: 23. Happy Town from
Becky's Book Reviews in the group Book bloggers 11 months, 2 weeks ago23. Happy Town. Greg Van Eekhout. 2024. [October 22] 208 pages. [Source: Library] [j fiction, mg fiction, j dystopia; mg dystopia, speculative fiction; 4 […]
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Blog: This month’s best paperbacks: Mick Herron, Armistead Maupin and more from
Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews 11 months, 2 weeks agoLooking for a new reading recommendation? Here are some fantastic new paperbacks, from a vital portrait of urban Native American identity to gripping crime novels […]
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Blog: The best recent science fiction and fantasy – review roundup from
Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews 11 months, 2 weeks agoThe Unworthy by Agustina Bazterrica; Dissolution by Nicholas Binge; The River Has Roots by Amal El-Mohtar; When the Moon Hits Your Eye by John Scalzi; The Foot on […]
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Blog: Killing Time by Alan Bennett audiobook review – quietly subversive comedy from
Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews 11 months, 2 weeks agoThe author narrates his darkly comic novella about lockdown life in a care home during the pandemicSet in the north of England in the early days of the pandemic, […]
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Blog: Hunchback by Saou Ichikawa review – favours for furikake from
Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews 11 months, 2 weeks agoThe narrator muses on everything from pornography to David Lynch, in this gloriously transgressive debut from JapanIn my local bookshop, many of the titles on the […]
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Blog: Friday Poem – ‘Poem in which I’m a transnational drug smuggler’ by Bethany Handley from
Seren in the group Seren Books 11 months, 2 weeks agoThis week’s Friday Poem is ‘Poem in which I’m a transnational drug smuggler’ by Bethany Handley from her pamphlet ‘Cling Film’.
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Blog: A Brief History of the End of the F*cking World by Tom Phillips review – apocalypse not from
Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews 11 months, 2 weeks agoA gag-filled doomscroll through the history of armageddon demonstrates that, for some, the end has always been nighAt 9.45pm on 13 April 2029, you might want to […]
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Blog: Alive by Gabriel Weston review – a revelatory study of the body from
Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews 11 months, 3 weeks agoA doctor draws on science, history, art and her own experiences to help us see human anatomy anewUntil the early 17th century, scientists believed that the heart […]
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Blog: Flesh by David Szalay review – brilliantly spare portrait of a man from
Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews 11 months, 3 weeks agoFrom youthful curiosity to midlife resignation, the protagonist is buffeted by forces beyond his control in this thrilling exploration of what it means to be […]
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Blog: LBF25 announces Absurd Ventures & legendary video games writer Dan Houser as Main Stage Keynote for Day 2 from
The Hub by The London Book Fair | Publishing News in the group The London Bookfair Hub Blog 11 months, 3 weeks agoLONDON, 1pm GMT, Tuesday 4 March 2025: Following the announcement of his debut novel, A BETTER PARADISE Volume One: An Aftermath, based on the award-winning, #1 […]
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Blog: Author Sue Hincenbergs Reveals The Story Behind The Retirement Plan – our MOST ENTERTAINING DEBUT of 2025 from
Hachette UK in the group We love Sarah Waters' writing 11 months, 3 weeks ago
Click to access BEHIND-THE-BOOK-THE-RETIREMENT-PLAN-1.pdfYou can pre-order a copy of The Retirement Plan here.
The […]
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Blog: The Antidote by Karen Russell review – a magical realist Dust Bowl tale from
Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews 11 months, 3 weeks agoA ‘prairie witch’ who can remove unwanted memories is at the centre of this 1930s-set parable about climate refugees, amnesia and the ethnic cleansing of Native peo […]
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Blog: Mood Machine by Liz Pelly review – a savage indictment of Spotify from
Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews 11 months, 3 weeks agoThe global streaming behemoth has made music blander and life harder for artists, according to this enraging portraitIn November and December last year, Spotify’s c […]
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Blog: 22. The Secret of Honeycake from
Becky's Book Reviews in the group Book bloggers 11 months, 3 weeks ago22. The Secret of Honeycake. Kimberly Newton Fusco. 2025. 368 pages. [Source: Library] [j historical fiction, j fiction] [5 stars]First sentence: One thing you […]
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Blog: 21. Camera Man from
Becky's Book Reviews in the group Book bloggers 11 months, 3 weeks ago21. Camera Man: Buster Keaton, the Dawn of Cinema, and the Invention of the Twentieth Century. Dana Stevens. 2022. 447 pages. [Source: Library] [nonfiction, […]
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Matthew Brown started the topic
Villain motivations in the forum Aspiring Authors 11 months, 3 weeks ago -
Blog: The new Hunger Games book is coming soon – and it’s half price when you pre-order from
The Independent Books in the group The Independent book reviews 11 months, 3 weeks agoThere’s already a feature film adaptation in the works
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Blog: Picture books for children – reviews from
Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews 11 months, 3 weeks agoLaughter abounds with tales of mini beasts at bedtime, a box filled with babbling babies and an odd-couple comedy from Julia DonaldsonThe day is done. It’s time f […]
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Blog: Conflict, imperialism, escape and the rise of Big Tech feature in Women’s Prize for Fiction 2025 longlist from
The Independent Books in the group The Independent book reviews 11 months, 3 weeks agoBooks by renowned authors including Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie are among the works selected by a panel of expert judges, along with nine debut writers
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Blog: Ash Sarkar: ‘I no longer care about microaggressions – pronounce my name however you want’ from
The Independent Books in the group The Independent book reviews 11 months, 3 weeks agoThe so-called ‘Queen of Woke’ – as Tories love to call her – is declaring time of death on the culture wars. As she publishes her first book, she speaks with Ma […]
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Matthew Brown's profile was updated 11 months, 3 weeks ago
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Blog: Century of Viewing, Month Two, Thoughts and Lists from
Becky's Book Reviews in the group Book bloggers 11 months, 3 weeks agoCentury of Viewing ChallengeI was able to watch 86 things. (Things = movies, shorts, cartoons, television seasons, etc.) Twenty-three I rated five stars. I’ll […]
