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Four Exciting Author Interviews for Summer Book Reading
Alisa Valdes-RodriquezDirty Girls on TopAlisa Valdes-Rodriguez jump-started the Latina chick-lit movement when she published the best-selling Dirty Girls Social Club five years ago.Now she's back with a sequel, Dirty Girls on Top,which follows Lauren, Usnavys, Rebecca, Amber,... Celebrating old books in NY
" Daybreakers took a look at some books Tuesday morning. Rare first editions and first printings suitable for collecting are the specialty of Old Editions, an antiquarian bookstore in downtown...
created by LilyBillie23 | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago
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One of the Largest Book Fairs in Europe Opens in Deventer, Netherlands
For one day each year the renowned 'Boekenmarkt', one of the largest annual book markets in Europe opens in the Netherlands. Literature and poetry abound, and there are special events for children. Reading...
created by rumana husain | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago
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682 views | 7 recommendations | 5 comments
Nancy Pelosi Book Flops on Amazon
The Drudge Report posted a link to the Amazon.com site where individuals interested in Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi’s latest book, Know Your Power: A Message to America’s Daughters, can be purchased....China bans Australian books mentioning Tibet or the Dalai Lama
" THE Chinese government is refusing to let Australian publishers print books that contain "sensitive" content such as the Dalai Lama or Tibet. Melbourne publisher Hardie Grant and academic publisher UNSW Press were both advised to remove content from their books being..."Eat for the Body, not for the Mouth"...Why Chinese Women Don't Get Fat?
Honestly when I first noticed Why the Chinese don't count calories a new book by Lorraine Clissold (actually her first), I could not help but think of it as a Chinese riff on Why French women don't get fat. Sophie Morris (The Independent) offers her take on the ideas... TYC - EDUCATION - OXYMORON?
Most people who are familiar with the Texas Youth Commission (TYC), know that education and TYC is indeed a oxymoron. A recently released, detailed report about the statewide education program in TYC verified that youth are provided with a poor education. Many were well... Over 40 million stressed at work
Stressed out at work? You’re not alone; statistics show 40% of workers think their job is very stressful. Another statistic shows ¼ of employees view their jobs as the number one stress in their...The freedom seekers guide
Frowned upon by society, idleness is seen as wasting time, wasting potential and is generally regarded as a synonym of laziness. Reading ‘How to be Free’ by Tom Hodgkinson, however, has fleshed out my tendency...New writing success for Salman Rushdie
"The bookshop trestle table clearly ain't big enough for the both of them. Novelist Salman Rushdie yesterday claimed to have broken wine writer Malcolm Gluck's record for book signings after adding his full name to 1,000 books on a tour to promote his latest novel. "His...Paris, Not just Bar Tabac, Literary Cafes as well!
Paris has been known as the refuge for real and wannabe artists over time, be it jazz musicians, poets, painters, writers and others.Isobel Scott covers some New Cafés Littéraires for Globespotters.Amongst them Tea and Tattered Pages "with its second hand English books from... Historical Fiction Novel Exposes Prurience and Violence in 19th Century China
The Lustful Life of Sir Robert Hart:Or, Prurience & Violence in 19th Century ChinaA Critical Review of Lloyd Lofthouse’s “My Splendid Concubine” by Tom Carter Fans of historical fiction...
created by Tom Carter | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago
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Fiction fixes social awkwardness, study says
Contrary to popular stereotypes about geeky, four-eyed bookworms, fiction-lovers are actually more socially adept than most, according to new research. The ability to empathize and consider all sides of a social... Northern Ireland Mums : Where are you all?
I have been searching to find other Northern Ireland mums to make friends with. My husband and I have not long returned home after living abroad for some years. It seems that all the mums in / from Northern Ireland have disappeared....if you're a mum reading... Learn Japanese Tips and Tricks at the 'Urawaza' Book Party (San Francisco, Ju...
After reading The Maker of Balloons (Water Balloons that is) on PingMag, I wanted to learn more about this Japanese Summer tradition. By some twist of fate, I landed instead on Tokyo Mango, one of the voices of Lisa Katayama. She recently published Urawaza (Chronicle Books)... Top Members Today
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