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Blog: ‘Imperial nostalgia has become so extreme’: Sathnam Sanghera on the conflict surrounding colonial history from
Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews 1 year, 8 months agoHistorians are terrorised for doing their work while the rightwing narrative has gained traction with those in power. The Empireland author explores the dangers of […]
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Blog: Tom Gauld on the bookshop rebrand – cartoon from
Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews 1 year, 8 months agoContinue reading…
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Blog: Broken Threads by Mishal Husain review – a spectacular family chronicle of partition from
Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews 1 year, 8 months agoThe BBC journalist weaves a tender tapestry with the stories of her four grandparents in the new state of PakistanI have to pay a debt of honour and write […]
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Razorblades for Microsoft’s Recall AI in the group The Fantastic (Group) of Lord Matt, Super Geek: 1 year, 8 months agoRazorblades for Microsoft's Recall AI
I made a thing to poison a Recall database with junk data and text that will test for any faults in Microsoft’s code (unlikely) or any in a hacker’s code […] -
Blog: The Books You Need to Read in 2024: July – December from
Waterstones Blog in the group Waterstones’ blog headlines 1 year, 8 months agoAcross fiction, non-fiction and children’s books, discover the must-read books coming your way from now until the end of the year.
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Blog: Friday Poem – ‘I Phone You From the Sumo’ by Carolyn Jess-Cooke from
Seren in the group Seren Books 1 year, 8 months agoThis week’s Friday Poem is ‘I phone you from the Sumo’ by Carolyn Jess-Cooke from her collection ‘Boom!’.
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Blog: The Fraud by Zadie Smith audiobook review – exuberant and funny from
Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews 1 year, 8 months agoNarrated by the author, this story of a Victorian author and his housekeeper cousin, who is obsessed by the Tichborne claimant, explores the lies people tell […]
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Blog: Emma Donoghue: ‘Jonathan Livingston Seagull blew my tiny mind’ from
Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews 1 year, 8 months agoThe Room author on adoring Alan Garner, inspirational Sylvia Plath and the wisdom of Terry PratchettMy earliest reading memory
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Blog: A Day in the Life: Edith Perez, Senior Sales Executive at The London Book Fair from
The Hub by The London Book Fair | Publishing News in the group The London Bookfair Hub Blog 1 year, 8 months agoWelcome to our ‘A Day in the Life’ blog series, where we’ll be interviewing members of the LBF team, industry professionals, and special guests attending our ne […]
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Blog: The In-Between by Christos Tsiolkas review – the power of love from
Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews 1 year, 8 months agoTwo men in midlife navigate their growing desire to commit to each other in a changing AustraliaPerry is a 53-year-old translator; Ivan is a 55-year-old landscape […]
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Blog: How To Make Money Blogging: 9 Strategies That Work from
Copyblogger in the group Copy Blogger Fans 1 year, 8 months agoFinding customers is one of the biggest challenges brands face when selling products or services. As a blogger, you’ve already…
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Blog: Ruth Ware on Writing a Reality TV Thriller from
Waterstones Blog in the group Waterstones’ blog headlines 1 year, 8 months agoIn her latest page-turning murder mystery One Perfect Couple, the bestselling crime author spins a tale of obsession and back-stabbing rivalry, as a sun-soaked […]
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Blog: Five of the best books about fatherhood from
Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews 1 year, 8 months agoThe author of Going Home, an acclaimed novel about the effects of unexpected fatherhood on a thirtysomething man, shares his favouritesWhen I tried to winnow down […]
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Blog: Christopher Isherwood Inside Out by Katherine Bucknell review – courage and camp from
Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews 1 year, 8 months agoThe Anglo-American novelist’s angsty inner life is under the spotlight in this impressively researched biographyChristopher Isherwood was constantly pulled b […]
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Blog: Our Best LGBTQ+ Books for Pride Month from
Daunt Books Publishing in the group Daunt Books 1 year, 8 months agoReal Life by Brandon Taylor The Booker shortlisted novel is a deeply affecting story about the emotional cost of reckoning with desire, and overcoming pain. The […]
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Blog: LBF Book Club: Top 10 LGBTQIA+ Books to Read This Pride Month from
The Hub by The London Book Fair | Publishing News in the group The London Bookfair Hub Blog 1 year, 8 months agoPride Month is an excellent opportunity to delve into literature that celebrates and explores LGBTQIA+ experiences. The LBF Book Club have put together a list of […]
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What lie does your character believe about themselves? in the group The Muse of Last Resort: 1 year, 8 months agoWhat lie does your character believe about themselves?
We’re not always fully truthful with ourselves. We harbour illusions, misconceptions, and half-truths. Your character probably does too. What is a lie they believe about themselves? -
Blog: Cinema Love by Jiaming Tang review – a debut with real heart from
Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews 1 year, 8 months agoThis intricately plotted tale moves from a cruising spot for queer men in 1980s rural China to immigrant life in New York Jiaming Tang’s debut novel opens in C […]
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Blog: Strange Husbandry by Lorcán Black is a PBS Autumn Recommendation from
Seren in the group Seren Books 1 year, 8 months agoWe’re delighted that Lorcán Black’s forthcoming collection ‘Strange Husbandry’ is a Poetry Book Society Autumn Recommendation for 2024.
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Blog: Signed Wind and Truth Pre-order + Weekly Update from
Brandon Sanderson in the group Brandon Sanderson Fans 1 year, 8 months agoSigned Wind and Truth Pre-order + Weekly Update
Hey, everyone! Exciting week this week. All right? We are at, Bing! 95% after my writing […]
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Help and Support 1 year, 8 months agoThere was an outage for about 45 minutes today. While the problem was fixed by our excellent hosts, there might be a few cache issues for a little while that should go away on their own eventually.
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Blog: 13 best horror books that will send a chill up your spine from
The Independent Books in the group The Independent book reviews 1 year, 8 months agoFrom bone-chilling thrillers to grisly tales, you’ll be sleeping with the light on by the end of these horror books
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You can’t surf on a pond in the group The Fantastic (Group) of Lord Matt, Super Geek: 1 year, 8 months agoYou can't surf on a pond
It should be obvious but you can’t surf on a pond. To surf you need water that flows. More than that you need water that flows in waves. The same is […] -
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You don’t remember what you did last night but now both Heaven and Hell have banned you. in the group The Muse of Last Resort: 1 year, 8 months ago -
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Discovery on the small web in the group The Fantastic (Group) of Lord Matt, Super Geek: 1 year, 9 months agoDiscovery on the small web
We live in the age of the “big” web. A web where a few tech giants control all our content. Well… Not all of it; just most. The web that the giants do […]
