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Blog: The Hotel Avocado by Bob Mortimer review – a not so smashing follow-up from
Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews 3 months agoThe comedian’s flights of fancy are again to the fore in this sequel to his award-winning crime caper, but sadly, momentum and intrigue are a little lackingIn 2 […]
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Blog: The best new novels for autumn 2024, from Sally Rooney to Jonathan Coe and Haruki Murakami from
Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews 3 months agoThe biggest names are back in a stellar season for fiction, with rip-roaring feminist horror, revenge tales, family sagas, spy romps and more. Here’s our e […]
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Blog: Creation Lake by Rachel Kushner review – double dealing in deepest France from
Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews 3 months agoLonglisted for this year’s Booker prize, Kushner’s cleverly paced tale of espionage, narrated by a ‘wild and boastful’ agent provocateur, juggles a killer plot wi […]
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Blog: Clare Chambers: Best and worst compliment? ‘My mum loves your books’ from
The Independent Books in the group The Independent book reviews 3 months agoThe ‘Shy Creatures’ author on what she learnt from Iris Murdoch, the best book she’s read this year, and the bookshop everyone should go to…
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Blog: Warhol idolised her, Thatcher copied her and Kingsley Amis had a deep fear of farting in her presence: but what was the Queen really like? from
Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews 3 months agoFrom terrifying guests with invitations to ‘informal’ lunches to her relationship with the first female prime minister – Craig Brown looks for the woman behind the […]
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Blog: Friday Poem – ‘First Job’ by Bryony Littlefair from
Seren in the group Seren Books 3 months agoThis week’s Friday Poem is ‘First Job’ by Bryony Littlefair from her debut collection ‘Escape Room’.
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Blog: Novelist Francesca Segal: ‘Wuthering Heights did peculiar things to my romantic expectations’ from
Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews 3 months agoThe author on reading Emily Brontë as a teenager, becoming consumed by the Patrick Melrose novels, and the magic of listening to the Midnight’s Children au […]
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Blog: Five of the best books about yearning from
Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews 3 months agoThese exceptional tales explore the sweet, infuriating agony of being overwhelmed by passion and desireTo yearn is to feel the pain and pleasure of being alive all […]
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Blog: Books I Read in July 2024 from
A Little Blog of Books in the group Book bloggers 3 months agoThe Bee Sting by Paul Murray was shortlisted for the Booker Prize last year and is even more impressive than his second novel Skippy Dies which I read last year. It […]
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Blog: A better Matt Parker bingo sheet (generator) from
Matrix Dreams in the group Matrix Dreams 3 months agoMatt Parker (full-time semi-famous maths person) recently made a video about a surprising statistic about bingo. To go with the video, he commissioned a large set […]
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Blog: The Waterstones Round Up: October's Best Children's Books from
Waterstones Blog in the group Waterstones’ blog headlines 3 months agoFrom the return of Skandar and Bunny vs Monkey to wintry romance and enchanting picture books, discover what treats October has in store.
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Blog: How Tyrants Fall by Marcel Dirsus review – road to revolution from
Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews 3 months agoA ‘blueprint’ for bringing dictators down that could equally function as a Machiavellian manual for staying in powerJust when I thought I was out, they pull me bac […]
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Adam Bassman replied to the topic Writing courses? in the forum General Chat 3 months, 1 week ago
Ages ago, I signed up for the Writers’ Bureau. I wish I had not wasted my money. It was a total rip-off.
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Blog: Robert Harris’s Precipice, reviewed: it’s an injustice this great novelist hasn’t won more literary prizes from
The Independent Books in the group The Independent book reviews 3 months, 1 week agoDuring the dawn of the First World War, HH Asquith sent more than 700 letters to an aristocratic young woman almost half his age – but did the Liberal PM actually h […]
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sophia gary replied to the topic Writing courses? in the forum General Chat 3 months, 1 week ago
writing course can really elevate your skills and spark creativity. MasterClass, Coursera, or local workshops are excellent choices to explore. You’ll definitely stay inspired!
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sophia gary became a registered member 3 months, 1 week ago
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Blog: TikToker sparks debate after asking why book ‘has so many words on the page’ from
The Independent Books in the group The Independent book reviews 3 months, 1 week ago‘Why are the pages filled with so many words?’
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Matthew Brown wrote a new blog post
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Blog: Friday Poem – ‘Peau’ by Damian Walford Davies from
Seren in the group Seren Books 3 months, 1 week agoThis week’s Friday Pome is ‘Peau’ by Damian Walford Davies from his collection Viva Bartali!. Viva Bartali! and lots more great poetry titles are currently avail […]
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Blog: Kate Dylan Bookshop Tour from
Hodderscape in the group Hodderscape 3 months, 1 week agoWe’re delighted to announce Kate Dylan will be doing a bookshop tour this October 2024 to celebrate the publication of Until We Shatter. A desperate thief. An […]
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Toni McHadden wrote a new blog post
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Blog: Obama’s summer reading list has dropped – and it includes my favourite new book from
The Independent Books in the group The Independent book reviews 3 months, 2 weeks agoThe 2024 list includes the sci-fi romance Kaliane Bradley’s The Ministry of Time
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Blog: Barack Obama shares his 2024 reading list with books on immigration, conspiracy theories and masculinity from
The Independent Books in the group The Independent book reviews 3 months, 2 weeks agoList shows former president as someone who is politically engaged and a fan of good writing
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Blog: Alice Loxton on Recounting Britain's History in Eighteen Young Lives from
Waterstones Blog in the group Waterstones’ blog headlines 3 months, 2 weeks agoIn her captivating new book Eighteen, the author of the bestselling Uproar! Alice Loxton explores the history of Britain through fascinating portraits of eighteen […]
