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Blog: Source Code by Bill Gates review – growing pains of a computer geek from
Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews 1 year agoThe first volume of the tech baron turned philanthropist’s memoirs focuses on his parent’s struggles to control him – and a painful early lossThe enduring myste […]
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Blog: Colin Barrett: ‘My wife is astonished that I’m able to write’ from
Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews 1 year agoThe award-winning author on his move from short stories to novels, writing marginal characters in small-town Mayo and the Irish fiction he rates mostBorn in Canada […]
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Blog: Tash Aw: ‘There’s something hyper-masculine about writing an epic’ from
Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews 1 year agoAs he embarks on a quartet of novels following one family, the Malaysian author talks about storytelling, family silences – and the legacy of colonialism Twenty y […]
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Blog: ‘I want to be hopeful’: Nobel prize-winning novelist Han Kang on the crisis in South Korea from
Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews 1 year agoWith protests on the streets of Seoul, the celebrated writer talks about the painful process of uncovering her country’s brutal past – and how it felt to win the N […]
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Things New Authors Should Know About Traditional Publishing in the UK (Get An Agent) in the group Author Buzz HQ: 1 year agoThings New Authors Should Know About Traditional Publishing in the UK (Get An Agent)
Earlier this year, I turned to Featured.com for quotes from experts about getting into traditional publishing. I asked what new authors need to […] -
Blog: Tom Gauld on The Shining – cartoon from
Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews 1 year agoContinue reading…
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Blog: Rejection by Tony Tulathimutte review – ‘like being inside the internet’ from
Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews 1 year agoA questionable male feminist, a closet sadist and a disaffected Twitter addict populate this acerbic story collection that captures the spirit of our doomscrolling […]
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Blog: Century of Viewing, Month One, Thoughts and Lists from
Becky's Book Reviews in the group Book bloggers 1 year agoCentury of Viewing Challenge I was able to watch 70 things. (Things = movies, shorts, cartoons, television seasons, etc.) Thirty-one I rated four stars and above. […]
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Blog: Week in Review #5 from
Becky's Book Reviews in the group Book bloggers 1 year agoThe fifth week of the year, I reviewed six books. What I read:9. Lost in the Empire City. Avi. 2024. [October 29] 304 pages.
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Blog: New York Times Book Review – Victory City from
Salman Rushdie in the group Fans of Salman Rushdie 1 year agoThe following review for Victory City ran on the cover of The New York Times Book Review on February 1, 2023. Artwork by Lou Benesch Review by Michael Gorra Pampa […]
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Blog: January Reflections from
Becky's Book Reviews in the group Book bloggers 1 year agoIn January, I read and reviewed thirty books. OF the thirty books, seven books were five-star reads. Ten were four-star reads. So clearly it was a great month for […]
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Blog: Friday Poem – ‘Sir John Soane imagines the Ruins of His yet-to-be-built Building’ by Robert Seatter from
Seren in the group Seren Books 1 year agoThis week’s Friday Poem is ‘Sir John Soane imagines the Ruins of His yet-to-be-built Building’ by Robert Seatter from his collection ‘The House of Everyth […]
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Blog: Intermezzo by Sally Rooney audiobook review – modern love and loss from
Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews 1 year agoThe stark differences between two brothers are thrown into relief as they navigate grief in this moving novel from the Normal People authorIvan and Peter Koubek are […]
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Blog: Niall Williams: ‘When I first read Chekhov, I thought: “He’s not so great”’ from
Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews 1 year agoThe Irish author on Enid Blyton at bedtimes, discovering Dickens, and the brilliance of Edna O’BrienMy earliest reading memory
I am sitting at the kitchen table a […] -
Matthew Brown wrote a new blog post
In what ways is the UK book publishing market innovating or failing to innovate? in the group Author Buzz HQ: 1 year agoIn what ways is the UK book publishing market innovating or failing to innovate?
I’ve been talking to people about the UK book publishing market. I’ve been asking various people in what ways the market has been innovating or failing […] -
Matthew Brown edited the blog post
The Most Significant Developments in Web Development for Professionals And Why it Isn’t AI in the group The Fantastic (Group) of Lord Matt, Super Geek: 1 year agoThe Most Significant Developments in Web Development for Professionals And Why it Isn't AI
I put out a request for comments on what professionals see as the most significant developments in web development for professionals. Many of the answers […] -
Jason Latnar replied to the topic Anyone reading Iain M. Banks? in the forum General Chat 1 year ago
Start with Player of games.
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Blog: The Lamb by Lucy Rose review – cannibalism comes to Cumbria from
Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews 1 year agoA mother and daughter live in isolation in this dark fairytale about family secrets and the passage of adolescenceThe Cumbrian tourist board might have grounds to […]
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Matthew Brown replied to the topic How would you feel if I moved the aspiring author QnA to a group of its own. in the forum General Chat 1 year ago
I’d love to take credit for the smooth change but that all goes to the package maintainers who wrote the functionality.
I chose not to start another blog but am open to suggestions if more people than me want to start posting aspiring author blog posts. The same goes for any cool RSS feeds on the topic.
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Charles Maxwell replied to the topic How would you feel if I moved the aspiring author QnA to a group of its own. in the forum General Chat 1 year ago
Did I even notice the change? Nope, no I did not. Smooth, man. Smooth.
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Matthew Brown started the topic
Jed Herne: 5 Steps to Write Insanely Good Fantasy Villains in the forum Aspiring Authors 1 year ago
