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Imaginary regions: travel book ‘journeys’ to fictional literary locations | Books

Despite the decades that have passed since they were conjured into existence, not everything has changed in Macondo or in Umuofia. The denizens of Gabriel García Márquez’s fictional Caribbean town remain condemned to solitude and questionable realities, while the people of Chinua Achebe’s allegorical Nigerian village are still dealing with the fallout from the things …

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Actor Colton Haynes has written a memoir, "Miss Memory Lane."

Colton Haynes, Channing Tatum, David Sedaris: New books this week

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In search of something good to read? USA TODAY’s Barbara VanDenburgh scopes out the shelves for this week’s hottest new book releases. All books are on sale Tuesday. 1. “Miss Memory Lane,” by Colton Haynes (Atria, nonfiction) What’s about: The “Arrow” and “Teen Wolf” actor pulls back the curtain on his life, from his childhood …

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Novelist and NJ construction worker Bud Smith wrote book on his iPhone

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Every workday, New Jersey construction worker Bud Smith has a coffee break and a lunch break. That leaves him 15- to 30-minute intervals to type up the ideas swirling around in his head. That’s how Smith, 40, came to write his novel “Teenager,” (Vintage Books) a Bonnie and Clyde-esque teenage love story — which he …

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Can an AI application write a book?

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At some point every week, when I get a moment in between meeting the regular publishing deadlines that allow me to make a living, I tell myself that I really should be working on another book. And then I put aside that thought because truth be told, the time/effort/compensation equation just doesn’t work out in …

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Kevin Smith Offering Chance to Be a Character in His New Comic Book

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Kevin Smith is offering fans a chance to be a character in his new comic book. On Twitter, the director announced that QUICK STOPS would be adding a new character to the roster. All fans would have to do to be included was to buy a Mooby’s Pop Up jacket before Midnight on Sunday. After …

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Sabba Khan and Maisie Chan triumph in Jhalak prizes for writers of color | Jhalak prize

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Sabba Khan’s “striking” and “impeccable” debut, The Roles We Play, has won the Jhalak prize for best book by a writer of colour, becoming the first graphic novel to win the award. The children’s and young adult prize, meanwhile, was awarded to Maisie Chan for her “warm and funny” children’s novel Danny Chung Does Not …

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David Dastmalchian brings Kansas City into world of comic books

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A Hollywood actor from the Kansas City area is trying his hand at comic books. The series, Count Crowley, on shelves now is from the mind of David Dastmalchian. It tells the story of a television journalist who finds themselves in a rut and in a world full of monsters. Mahomes …

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Best Recent Book Adaptations | Book Riot

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This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Book adaptations are such a tricky thing. For starters, the format is really important. There’s just no way to fit in as much detail in a movie (or show) as in a book. But that doesn’t mean that …

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Books by women that every man should read: chosen by Ian McEwan, Salman Rushdie, Richard Curtis and more | Books

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The film-maker Richard Curtis realized during the first lockdown that he would at last have time to immerse himself in books. More specifically books by women, “to compensate for 63 years of male bias”, he explains. “It’s been an amazing two years: the glory of Anne Tyler, Ann Patchett, Ali Smith, Zadie Smith, Daphne du …

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8 Books About Women in Space

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This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Women have played a crucial role in many groundbreaking discoveries over several decades of space exploration. From mathematicians whose calculations on the ground helped fuel some of NASA’s biggest achievements to astronauts and mission specialists who boarded shuttles …

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