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Blog: ‘I’ve dealt with anti-hillbilly bigotry all my life’: Barbara Kingsolver on JD Vance, the real Appalachia and why Demon Copperhead was such a hit from
Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews 1 year, 2 months agoAs the Pulitzer-winning author’s little-known debut – about the 1983 Arizona miners’ strike – is published in the UK, she discusses the roots of division in the US, […]
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Blog: Unleashed by Boris Johnson review – regrets? Not even a few from
Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews 1 year, 2 months agoBilled as offering the unfiltered truth about Brexit, Covid, partygate and more, the former prime minister’s brazen memoir is in fact little more than the latest c […]
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Blog: ‘The facts of the case were so disturbing’: Kate Summerscale on our obsession with true crime from
Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews 1 year, 2 months agoWhen the author began investigating the case of a London serial killer in the 1940s and 50s, she found chilling echoes with current events – and was forced to c […]
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Blog: Word of the Day – Valetudinarian from
For Reading Addicts in the group Book bloggers 1 year, 2 months agoWord of the Day – Valetudinarian (adj)
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Blog: Word of the Day – Valetudinarian from
For Reading Addicts in the group Book bloggers 1 year, 2 months agoWord of the Day – Valetudinarian (adj)
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Blog: 78. When We Flew Away from
Becky's Book Reviews in the group Book bloggers 1 year, 2 months ago78. When We Flew Away: A Novel of Anne Frank Before the Diary. Alice Hoffman. 2024. 304 pages. [Source: Library] [mg historical fiction; mg fiction; world war II] […]
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Blog: 77. Harry Potter and the Order of Phoenix from
Becky's Book Reviews in the group Book bloggers 1 year, 2 months agoHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. J.K. Rowling. 2003. 912 pages. [Source: Library] [4 stars] [mg fiction; mg fantasy; series book]First sentence: The […]
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Blog: Friday Poem – ‘Golden Shovel: After Iris Murdoch’ by Katrina Naomi from
Seren in the group Seren Books 1 year, 2 months agoThis week’s Friday Poem is ‘Golden Shovel: After Iris Murdoch’ by Katrina Naomi from her collection ‘Battery Rocks’.
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Blog: Alan Hollinghurst: ‘I wrote letters to my schoolfriends in dwarfish runes’ from
Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews 1 year, 2 months agoThe author on the brilliance of Burroughs, Penelope Fitzgerald’s concise mastery, and a teenage obsession with Middle-earthMy earliest reading memory
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Blog: Word of the Day – Hygge from
For Reading Addicts in the group Book bloggers 1 year, 2 months agoWord of the Day – Hygge (noun)
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Blog: Word of the Day – Hygge from
For Reading Addicts in the group Book bloggers 1 year, 2 months agoWord of the Day – Hygge (noun)
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Blog: 76. Dogtown from
Becky's Book Reviews in the group Book bloggers 1 year, 2 months ago76. Dogtown (A Dogtown Book #1) Katherine Applegate and Gennifer Choldenko.
2023. [September] 352 pages. [Source: Library] [Animal fantasy; J
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Blog: Boris Johnson’s Unleashed: A memoir that’s twisted, sour and full of yet more lies from
The Independent Books in the group The Independent book reviews 1 year, 2 months agoIn his shameless and predictable 772-page account of events, the former PM forgoes the truth to paint a preposterous picture of himself as a man of destiny, too […]
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Blog: William Collins acquires untold story of feminism as seen from communist Europe from
Press Releases Archive – HarperCollins Publishers – HCUK Corporate in the group Harper Collins 1 year, 2 months agoThe post William Collins acquires untold story of feminism as seen from communist Europe appeared first on HarperCollins Publishers – HCUK Corporate.
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Blog: Pavilion tap into reunion tour glory with new unofficial Oasis activity book from
Press Releases Archive – HarperCollins Publishers – HCUK Corporate in the group Harper Collins 1 year, 2 months agoThe post Pavilion tap into reunion tour glory with new unofficial Oasis activity book appeared first on HarperCollins Publishers – HCUK Corporate.
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Blog: HarperCollins Children’s Books acquires hilarious new picture book from star author Eoin McLaughlin from
Press Releases Archive – HarperCollins Publishers – HCUK Corporate in the group Harper Collins 1 year, 2 months agoThe post HarperCollins Children’s Books acquires hilarious new picture book from star author Eoin McLaughlin appeared first on HarperCollins Publishers – HCUK Corporate.
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Blog: Reese Witherspoon’s book club pick is a gripping thriller worthy of spooky season from
The Independent Books in the group The Independent book reviews 1 year, 2 months agoThe actor has selected ‘Society of Lies’ by Lauren Ling Brown for October’s pick
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Blog: Kingmaker by Sonia Purnell review – a woman of influence from
Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews 1 year, 2 months agoThe extraordinary story of one of the greatest, most gossiped-about political fixers of the 20th centuryIn early 1965, the death of Alma Mahler-Gropius-Werfel, […]
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Blog: The Mighty Red by Louise Erdrich review – a multifaceted rural tale from
Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews 1 year, 2 months agoA love triangle in a farming community provides the central theme in this garrulous small-town satireIn the middle of US author Louise Erdrich’s latest novel, set i […]
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Matthew Brown wrote a new blog post
Thanet Creative’s website gets a fresh new look in the group Thanet Creative: Writers: 1 year, 2 months agoThanet Creative's website gets a fresh new look
Late last night, I gave the website a nice fresh new look. My aim was to simplify things which I hope you might agree, I did. Hopefully, […] -
Blog: Reese Witherspoon announces her debut novel written with Harlan Coben from
The Independent Books in the group The Independent book reviews 1 year, 2 months agoThe thriller novel is set for release in autumn 2025
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Blog: Word of the Day – Catachresis from
For Reading Addicts in the group Book bloggers 1 year, 2 months agoWord of the Day – Catachresis (noun)
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Blog: Word of the Day – Catachresis from
For Reading Addicts in the group Book bloggers 1 year, 2 months agoWord of the Day – Catachresis (noun)
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Matthew Brown edited the blog post
Revising Blog Themes in the group Help and Support: 1 year, 2 months agoRevising Blog Themes
I have started the process of revising the themes on offer to our bloggers. In particular, I want to remove themes that hide their best features […] -
Blog: The Waterstones Podcast – Alan Hollinghurst from
Waterstones Blog in the group Waterstones’ blog headlines 1 year, 2 months agoRace, class and sexuality over the course of seven decades.
