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Blog: Fundamentally by Nussaibah Younis review – witty debut about Islamic State brides from
Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews 1 year, 1 month agoA young academic travels to Iraq to help a British Asian who joined IS at 15, in this rollicking account of a UN deradicalisation programmeQuestions around our […]
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Charles Maxwell replied to the topic How big is your to-be-read pile? in the forum General Chat 1 year, 1 month ago
Small.
I refuse to buy new books until I have read the ones I’m on. That’s what wishlists are for.
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Jane Smith replied to the topic Is Brandon Sanderson suddenly our new favourate author? in the forum General Chat 1 year, 1 month ago
It was bound to happen, he’s got new teaching videos out.
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Blog: Writer quits Society of Authors over union’s ‘betrayal’ of Jerusalem bookshop raided by Israeli police from
Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews 1 year, 1 month agoMatthew Teller, whose books include Nine Quarters of Jerusalem, said the society’s response to the event which saw two leading booksellers detained was ‘an abj […]
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Blog: Where to start with: Jane Austen from
Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews 1 year, 1 month agoFrom sparkling dialogue to surprise character traits, wit, humour and tragedy, this is the year to appreciate AustenThis year marks what would have been Jane […]
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Blog: The Café With No Name by Robert Seethaler review – lost souls in postwar Vienna from
Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews 1 year, 1 month agoA slice-of-life portrait of a community suffering the after-effects of the second world warAustrian novelist Robert Seethaler is known for his restrained and […]
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Blog: Novelist Susan Barker: ‘I started watching horror when I was five years old’ from
Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews 1 year, 1 month agoFrightened, disturbed, and utterly beguiled … from Ghostwatch to Child’s Play, early exposure to horror got the writer hooked on all things supernatural and sca […]
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Blog: Doctored by Charles Piller review – the scandal that derailed Alzheimer’s research from
Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews 1 year, 1 month agoA dogged account of how the quest for a treatment may have been set back years by fraudulent evidenceLiving to old age is quite literally the best thing that any of […]
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Blog: Beartooth by Callan Wink review – an expansive drama of survival from
Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews 1 year, 1 month agoFamily relationships are explored in this finely executed tale of two brothers drawn into bear poaching in rural Montana The setting of Callan Wink’s second n […]
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Blog: Minority Rule: Adventures in the Culture War by Ash Sarkar – identity fraud from
Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews 1 year, 1 month agoA Marxist critique of left-liberal politics that delivers its message with punch and panacheThe British left used to be a force to reckon with. Edward Heath’s g […]
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AI dangers for writers: Getting sued isn’t the worst that can happen, on the groupblog Author Buzz 1 year, 1 month agoI 100% agree that AI is more of a productivity booster than a true innovator—it can’t replace real developers who understand business logic, problem-solving, and creativity. AI-generated content often feels sou […]
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Blog: WIN a Neom Wellness Gift Set from
Hachette UK in the group We love Sarah Waters' writing 1 year, 1 month agoWe’re offering you the chance to win a Neom Wellness Gift Set when you pre-order a copy of Adaptability by Denise Lewis.
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Blog: Guest post: Emily Cotterill – Now That’s What I Call ‘Significant Wow’ from
Seren in the group Seren Books 1 year, 1 month agoEmily Cotterill muses on the musical influences which have shaped her as a person and a poet.
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Blog: This month’s best paperbacks: Percival Everett, Judith Butler and more from
Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews 1 year, 1 month agoLooking for a new reading recommendation? Here are some exciting new paperbacks, from politicians’ visions for the UK to a Booker shortlisted novel Continue reading…
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[09/02/25] Cruelty in human nature that publishers pretend doesn’t exist in the forum Found News 1 year, 1 month agoHaving not read the article (paywall) my instinct is that the columnist is overblowing things as rage bate. As hot takes go, “publishers don’t explore this bit of human nature” seems lukewarm at best.
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Bob Bobson replied to the topic Is Brandon Sanderson suddenly our new favourate author? in the forum General Chat 1 year, 1 month ago
He was always a favourate
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Foreshadowing for discovery writers in the forum Aspiring Authors 1 year, 1 month ago
