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Blog: Guest Post – Alex Hubbard: Have you ever seen the rain? from
Seren in the group Seren Books 2 months agoAlex Hubbard shares some of the songs he listened to whilst writing his debut novel ‘Storm‘. Find his book in bookshops and here on our website!
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Blog: The Romance Edit: October from
Mills & Boon Blog in the group Mills and Boon fans 2 months agoWelcome to the October issue of The Romance Edit. It’s spooky season, and from billionaire romances to festive favourites we’ve … Continued
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Blog: A Desperate Path Through the Stars, M. H. Questus from
RogerBW's Blog: reading in the group Book Reviews by RogerBW feed 2 months ago2025 SF. Erika Kiora is an exploration corps officer whose last
posting ended in disaster and the loss of her ship. But war is
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Matthew Brown wrote a new item, on the site Matthew D Brown 2 months ago
In Dratham, as with many southern cultures, the name one chooses upon coming of age is considered a sacred contract between one’s present and future life. No one places greater emphasis on chosen names than the […]
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Blog: Poetry Wales Press awarded $30,000 Grant from Hawthornden Foundation from
Seren in the group Seren Books 2 months agoPoetry Wales Press, which includes Seren Books and Poetry Wales magazine, has been awarded a $30,000 grant from the US-based Hawthornden Foundation.
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It has to be said in the group The Muse of Last Resort: 2 months agoIt has to be saidThis book of prophecy is terrible.
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Blog: ‘My poems are part of my flesh’: Palestinian poet Batool Abu Akleen on life in Gaza from
Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews 2 months agoAt just 20, the poet is one of the most vivid witnesses to the conflict. She talks about dreams of Oxford, the deaths of friends and how tragedy has shaped the […]
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Blog: Eclipse, Celia Lake from
RogerBW's Blog: reading in the group Book Reviews by RogerBW feed 2 months ago2021 romantic fantasy. Thesan Wain is in charge of Astronomy at
Schola, the preeminent magical school of Albion. Isembard [sic]
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Blog: How to live a good life in difficult times: Yuval Noah Harari, Rory Stewart and Maria Ressa in conversation from
Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews 2 months agoFrom superintelligent AI to the climate and democracy, three leading thinkers discuss how to navigate the futureWhat happens when an internationally bestselling […]
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Blog: Bethany Handley and Alison Binney are Highly Commended by the Forward Prizes 2025 from
Seren in the group Seren Books 2 months agoWe’re delighted that Highly Commended poems Bethany Handley and Alison Binney feature in the Forward Book of Poetry 2026.
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Blog: The best recent poetry – review roundup from
Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews 2 months agoSo Far So Good by Ursula K Le Guin; Thrums by Thomas A Clark; Sculling by Sophie Dumont; Magadh by Shrikant VermaSo Far So Good by Ursula K Le Guin (Spiral House, […]
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Blog: On Friendship by Andrew O’Hagan review – ties that bind from
Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews 2 months agoThe novelist on the relationships that shaped his life, from schoolmates to the Stone Roses and Edna O’Brien Continue reading…
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Blog: Sarah Hall and Charlie Porter among writers on ‘genre-defying’ Goldsmiths prize shortlist from
Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews 2 months agoThe £10,000 award, whose judges include Mark Haddon and Megan Nolan, recognises ‘mould-breaking’ fictionSarah Hall, Charlie Porter and Yrsa Daley-Ward are amon […]
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Blog: What we’re reading: writers and readers on the books they enjoyed in September from
Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews 2 months agoWriters and Guardian readers discuss the titles they have read over the last month. Join the conversation in the commentsI am really excited by Namanlagh, the first […]
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Blog: Stephen King is the most banned author in US schools, according to report from
Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews 2 months agoDuring the 2024-2025 school year, there were more then 6,800 instances of books being pulled, led by the horror authorA new report on book bans in US schools finds […]
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Blog: I Regret Almost Everything by Keith McNally audiobook review – the life of a hospitality legend from
Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews 2 months agoRichard E Grant narrates the restaurateur’s candid memoir about his life’s highs, lows and biggest regrets – including barring James CordenThe memoir from Keith […]
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Blog: Mistworld, Simon R. Green from
RogerBW's Blog: reading in the group Book Reviews by RogerBW feed 2 months, 1 week ago1992 SF, first of its series. Mistworld is a marginally-habitable
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Blog: The fanfiction written on a notes app that’s become a bestseller – with a seven-figure film deal from
Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews 2 months, 1 week agoSenLinYu’s debut started life as Harry Potter fanfiction. The Alchemised author shares why they were drawn to a war-torn love story, how a conservative upbringing s […]
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World Boxed: A story of sorts in the group Matthew D. Brown (Author): 2 months, 1 week agoWorld Boxed: A story of sorts
The first five chapters of World Boxed is available to read on my website, now. World boxed charts the narrative in my head as I play World Box. -
Matthew Brown wrote a new item, on the site Matthew D Brown 2 months, 1 week ago
And lo, the god did look and hell had two villages. This was good and as it should be and not in any way a set-up for a worldwide invasion later. And then it was that the humans form Eden did see the island […]
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Matthew Brown wrote a new item, on the site Matthew D Brown 2 months, 1 week ago
A new age dawned, and this made it significantly easier to see. And the people took this as a sign that it was time to hop across the water with their boats and start a new village where they could chop […]
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Matthew Brown wrote a new item, on the site Matthew D Brown 2 months, 1 week ago
And, lo, darkness did cover the world and the god thought to himself, “I’m no fan of night cycles”. So the god went and checked out the heavens he had made. He beheld that they were still kind of nice to […]
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Matthew Brown wrote a new item, on the site Matthew D Brown 2 months, 1 week ago
The god said to himself, “If these fools are going to grow crops, I’d better send rain or something.” And thus the first rains did fall, and the people elected a weather forecaster because getting soaked is not […]
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Matthew Brown wrote a new item, on the site Matthew D Brown 2 months, 1 week ago
East of Eden, the god made a new land with lots of stuff that an empire might need. He filled this island with trees and cool animals. West of Eden, he made another land which was basic. Onto the basic […]
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