Entertainment Weekly: Book Coverage

• Review: 'The One Hundred Nights of Hero': EW Review

  

  What starts off as an homage to Scheherazade and her 1001 nights of storytelling quickly turns takes on a life (and story) of its own in Isabel Greenberg’s The One Hundred Nights of Hero. For her second graphic novel, the Eisner Awar…
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• Review: 'Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them' script: EW Review

  

  A published screenplay is a different beast – though one no less fantastical – than full-length novel. Instead of inspiring readers’ imaginations about the worlds they’re meant to be depicting, a pu…
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• Review: 'Beyond the Truth' by Anne Holt: EW Review

  

  When you think of Scandinavian noir, names like Stieg Larsson, Henning Mankell, and Camilla Läckberg probably come to mind, not Anne Holt. That may be about to change. Holt—dubbed “the godmother of modern Norwegian crime…
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• Review: 'Talking as Fast as I Can' by Lauren Graham: EW Review

  

  Through a handful of essays, Graham shares stories from her early days as a struggling actress as well as behind-the-scenes tidbits from her seven seasons (and now the Nov. 25 Netflix revival) as beloved, quick-witted Lorelai Gilmore on Gilmore Girls…
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• Review: 'The Daily Show (The Book): An Oral History': EW review

  

  Jon Stewart left the Daily Show 15 months ago and the country hasn’t been the same since. Perhaps not since the golden age of Johnny Carson had one man so ruled the nexus of entertainment and current events, and Stewart’s re…
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• Review: 'The Princess Diarist' by Carrie Fisher: EW Review

  

  Star Wars fans are likely to have as curious and strained a relationship with Carrie Fisher’s The Princess Diarist as the actress has with the films: a hope for something deeper, disappointment in its glibness, and ultimately a respect a…
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• Review: 'Pretend I'm Your Friend' by MB Caschetta: EW Review

  

  At first the stories in MB Caschetta’s linked collection (following her first novel, Miracle Girls, which came out in 2014) seem like loosely plotted vignettes, windows peering into characters’ lives for a brief moment befor…
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• Review: 'Moonglow' by Michael Chabon: EW Review

  

  Love and war, sex and madness, long-buried secrets and rockets to the moon: Hardly a shade of human intrigue—or a pivotal moment in 20th-century history—goes unexplored in Chabon’s vibrant, sprawling latest. Ins…
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• Review: 'The Fate of the Tearling' by Erika Johansen: EW Review

  

  In the final book of Erika Johansen’s excellent Tearling trilogy, Queen Kelsea Glynn is struggling to save her besieged kingdom from a physical foe, the Red Queen, as well as from a strange supernatural force that has begun gaining…
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• Review: 'Settle for More' by Megyn Kelly: EW Review

  

  Let’s get it out of the way at the very beginning: The Roger Ailes stories in lawyer–turned–Fox News host Megyn Kelly’s book are every bit as lurid and appalling as you might imagine, with the forme…
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Financial Times: Books

• newThe Struggle for Catalonia, by Raphael Minder
  An insightful and timely account of the faultlines in Spanish politics
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• Margaret Atwood, Canadian queen of dystopia
  The award-winning author’s fiction resonates with contemporary concerns
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• Short review: Tug of War by Naomi Howarth
  A vibrant retelling of a west African folktale about a lonely but wily Tortoise
  - 3 days ago, 22 Sep 17, 9:56am -
• Short review: The Gritterman by Orlando Weeks
  An impressive picture book about an elderly widower recalls Raymond Briggs at his darkest
  - 3 days ago, 22 Sep 17, 9:56am -
• Angela Merkel, l’ovni politique, by Marion Van Renterghem
  A lively biography of the German leader from a self-proclaimed French “fangirl”
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• Q&A with author Lawrence Osborne
  ‘What does it mean to be a writer? Permanent financial crisis with moments of serenity’
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• The Poem: ‘The Active Ingredient’ by Claudine Toutoungi
  From ‘Smoothie’
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• Short review: Marx, Capital and the Madness of Economic Reason by David Harvey
  An overview of Marxist thought works as both introduction and contemporary critique
  - 10 days ago, 15 Sep 17, 6:36am -
• Short review: My Cat Yugoslavia by Pajtim Statovci
  A surreal fable examines the dislocation of immigration and political exile
  - 10 days ago, 15 Sep 17, 6:36am -
• Home Fire by Kamila Shamsie — family on the edge
  A gripping novel of racial prejudice, radicalisation and cross-cultural love
  - 10 days ago, 15 Sep 17, 6:36am -

Huffington Post: US Books Blog

• Mormon Church Drops $35 Million On Printer's Manuscript Of The Book Of Mormon
  It's reportedly the highest amount ever paid for a manuscript.
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• Rooney Mara Confronts Ben Mendelsohn In This 'Una' Clip
  See a scene from the new movie based on the Tony-nominated play "Blackbird."
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• Kim Jong Un Insulted Donald Trump And Taught America A New Word At The Same Time
  Here's what "dotard" means.
  - 3 days ago, 21 Sep 17, 10:32pm -
• What Happens When A Big-Name Author Is Sued For Copyright Infringement
  An unpublished author's lawsuit against "The Art of Fielding" writer Chad Harbach has gone public, but his day in court is yet to come.
  - 4 days ago, 21 Sep 17, 12:36pm -
• Hillary Clinton's Book Sets Sales Records, Despite Calls For Her To 'Shut Up'
  Over 300,000 copies later, readers were apparently more than eager to listen to what the former presidential candidate had to say.
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• What Should Have Happened In Hillary Clinton's Useless Book
  An artless and inauthentic memoir, written by the absence of Clinton.
  - 4 days ago, 20 Sep 17, 1:45pm -
• Zadie Smith Thinks We Should 'Retain The Right To Be Wrong'
  "I have seen on Twitter [...] people have a feeling at 9 a.m. quite strongly, and then by 11 have been shouted out of it," the author said. "That part, I find really unfortunate."
  - 5 days ago, 19 Sep 17, 1:57pm -
• Merriam-Webster Isn't Trolling You, It's Just Redefining What That Means
  The language of 2017 is a depressing reminder of how bad things are.
  - 6 days ago, 18 Sep 17, 6:06pm -
• Stephen King Has A Chilling Diagnosis For Donald Trump’s Mind
  The horror master went after the president for his latest tweet.
  - 7 days ago, 17 Sep 17, 11:05pm -
• Whitesplaining Ta-Nehisi Coates
  With help from a few of my fellow commentators.
  - 8 days ago, 16 Sep 17, 5:44pm -

L.A. Times: Books

• newWhite House announces new travel ban as Trump continues feud with NFL players

  

  Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos on Friday rescinded controversial Obama-era guidelines that had prodded colleges and universities to more aggressively - some say too aggressively - investigate campus sexual assaults.The decision left women's grou…
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• newSenate Republicans offer new health bill

  

  
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• newChargers' Chris McCain explains reasons for kneeling during national anthem

  

  If the winless Chargers stage a miraculous rally, win the Super Bowl in February and are invited to the White House, it’s a safe bet defensive end Chris McCain won’t be seen anywhere near the Oval Office. McCain was one of more than a dozen playe…
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• newWWE No Mercy results: Brock Lesnar defeats Braun Strowman, Roman Reigns beats John Cena

  

  WWE’s latest pay-per-view, “No Mercy”, took place Sunday night at Staples Center. Here are the results. Elias d. Apollo Crews The crowd looks forward to Elias singing, then he just sort of plods through the match and gets no reaction. He won wi…
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• newClay Helton, USC laud ability to finish strong after sluggish early quarters

  

  During his time as USC’s coach, Clay Helton has preferred to use his public comments to spread a message of optimism. He does not use media reports as an opportunity to prod a player or his team. So a day after USC’s 30-20 win over California, He…
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• newDwyane Wade agrees to buyout with Chicago Bulls

  

  Dwyane Wade signed with Chicago before last season in large part because the affinity for his hometown was still very strong. A year later, he's about to be on the move. Wade and the Bulls agreed to terms on a buyout agreement Sunday, a person with d…
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• newAnother defeat comes to pass for 0-3 Chargers, who lose another at home, 24-10 to the Chiefs

  

  Philip Rivers walked toward the Chargers bench early in the second quarter, exasperated with how the ball had just left his hand. He ripped off the glove he wears on his left hand and flung it into the air. He unsnapped his chin strap, took off his h…
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• newVarsity Times Insider: The latest sports news from Southern California's high school teams.

  

  Football Sept. 24, 2017, 11:03 a.m. Sherman Oaks Notre Dame, Loyola alumni featured at Vikings-Buccaneers game Eric Sondheimer It was quite a moment on Sunday for alumni of Sherman Oaks Notre Dame and Loyola at the NFL game between the Minnesota Viki…
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• newSons of Marques Johnson, John Williams face off in historic basketball encounter

  

  
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• newMistakes on special teams prove costly for Chargers in loss to Chiefs

  

  A Kansas City Chiefs kickoff 4:30 before halftime Sunday bounced through the middle of the end zone and out of play for a touchback with no Chargers player getting a hand on the ball. It was the the best special teams play the Chargers made in the fi…
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London Evening Standard: Books

npr: Books

• new'Unforgivable Love' Resets Steamy 'Dangerous Liaisons' In 1940s Harlem

  

  The retelling of the 1782 French novel has just as much betrayal and bed-hopping as the original, but in a new locale. Author Sophfronia Scott explains why Harlem — and how she writes good sex scenes.
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• newLeveling Up In The Video Game Industry, Without Checkpoints: 'Significant Zero'

  

  Videogame writer Walt Williams describes his Red-Bull-and-Adderal-fueled advancement in a competitive and secretive industry. Critic Jason Sheehan says the book "plays out ... like a videogame."
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• 'Inside Studio 54' Takes You Behind The Velvet Rope, And Into Some Dark Corners

  

  Owner Mark Fleischman's memoir drops plenty of celebrity names while detailing the day-to-day logistics (and the drugs) that kept the nightspot running.
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• Poetry For Kids Who Are 'Just No Good At Rhyming'

  

  Poetry has to rhyme, doesn't it? Chris Harris talks with Scott Simon about his new book for kids called I'm Just No good at Rhyming.
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• A Suicide Reverberates In 'The Ninth Hour'

  

  NPR's Scott Simon talks to author Alice McDermott about her new novel, The Ninth Hour. It starts with a suicide and then reveals how the kindness of faithful strangers can steer people's lives.
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• In 'The Ninth Hour,' A Tonic For The Ills Of The World

  

  Alice McDermott's new novel immerses readers in the homely details of Irish Catholic Brooklyn in the early decades of the 20th century, but also addresses bigger, universal questions of love and life.
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• In 'The Twelve-Mile Straight,' Characters Are Symbols First, People Second

  

  Eleanor Henderson's novel, set in 1930s Georgia, seeks to portray a time when "slavery was over, but not past," says our reviewer. But a lack of nuance keeps its characters from emerging as individuals.
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• At Duke University, A Bizarre Tour Through American History And Palates

  

  Through the Rubenstein Test Kitchen project, librarians and staff re-create historical recipes from thousands of cookbooks in the collections. Some dishes are culturally telling ... and comical.
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• Novel 'Forest Dark' And Dog Book 'Afterglow' Consider The Meaning Of Life

  

  Critic Maureen Corrigan reviews two books that use experimental forms to tackle weighty topics. "Both of these odd new books offer something special," she says.
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• 'Cuz' Examines The Tragic Life And Death Of A Young Black Man In LA

  

  Danielle Allen's memoir centers on her cousin Michael, who was sentenced to a long prison term for carjacking when he was 15. Three years after his release, he was found shot to death in a parked car.
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PopMatters: Read

• On Memory and Nostalgia: Seth's 'Palookaville 23'

  

  A wonderful addition to Seth’s already brilliant body of work, Palookaville 23 is a reminder of how much time he’s dedicated to his art, and how worthwhile that time has been.There’s a nostalgia that’s inherent to Seth’s stories and art, m…
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• On Memory and Nostalgia: Seth's 'Palookaville 23'

  

  A wonderful addition to Seth’s already brilliant body of work, Palookaville 23 is a reminder of how much time he’s dedicated to his art, and how worthwhile that time has been.There’s a nostalgia that’s inherent to Seth’s stories and art, m…
  - 3 days ago, 22 Sep 17, 7:30am -
• Art Garfunkel's Endearing, Impressionistic, Reflective Thoughts About His Life and Times

  

  In What Is It All but Luminous Garfunkel reveals the soft, lush, probably difficult, and definitely peculiar character that has been taking notes, observing, singing, and remembering for over 50 years.The musical comedy duo of Garfunkel and Oates (R…
  - 3 days ago, 22 Sep 17, 6:00am -
• A World Made of War: On Oriana Fallaci's Fearless Journalism

  

  Cristina de Stefano’s discusses her perceptive insight into the fascinating Italian journalist with Oriana Fallaci, a book delivered in a riveting and engaging narrative style that’s evocative of Fallaci herself.A key component of Fallaci's inte…
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• Bettany Hughes' 'Istanbul' Evokes the Past and Compels the Future

  

  This learned and lively book by award-winning historian, author, and broadcaster Bettany Hughes offers a riveting biography of a city that has remained relevant for well over two millennia. Bridging the worlds of East and West -- both figuratively…
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• Idols, Ideals, and Reminders in 'Generations: Captain Marvel & Ms. Marvel #1'

  

  Ms. Marvel reconnects with her idol, but a choppy narrative limits the impact.Whenever a fan meets their icon, there's usually an unpleasant moment when the fan has a stunning realization: their idol, for all the hopes and dreams they embody, is sti…
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• 'Goodnight, L.A.' and Hello, Hollywood

  

  Unsung heroes of classic rock get their due in this cinematic book.Kent Hartman once wrote an awesome book about the Wrecking Crew, a handful of first call studio session musicians who quietly upped the ante for many of the best songs in the '60s an…
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• Norse Code: The Rise of Nordic Literature

  

  Nordisk Books, a small, UK-based press, is behind the push of a Nordic literature revival. PopMatters talks with Duncan Lewis about taking the genre beyond the usual crime novels.An unfolding nightmare of addiction and infidelity, Havoc is the story…
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• The Tale of a Screenwriter, 'Rewrite Man' Is an Ode to Professionalism, Not Virtuosity

  

  The life and times of forgotten screenwriter Warren Skaaren double as an education on the convoluted beast that was New Hollywood.The premise of Rewrite Man is one of the simplest and most reliable in biography: You’ve never heard the name, but yo…
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• There Is Power in 'Curry'

  

  Naban Ruthnum’s provocative intellectual journey traces the complex roots of curry and its diasporic colonization of the West.“Curry’s just as fake and real as a great novel, as a sense of identity,” writes Naben Ruthnum. “Like the English…
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The A.V. Club: AVBooks

• newStar Trek: Discovery introduces something (and someone) new

  

  The costumes are wrong. The bridge is too dark. And the tech, for a series set ten years before the original Star Trek, is far too advanced; everything’s touch screens and glass monitors and shinier than the inside of an Apple store. The Klingons a…
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• newStephen King adaptation Gerald's Game is potent, horrific—and oddly cathartic

  

  Stephen King is having a moment, and so is Mike Flanagan. Coming off of the modest success and positive critical buzz surrounding last year’s Hush and Ouija: Origin Of Evil, Flanagan decided to cash in his “director to watch” chips and re-team…
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• newIt's a tale of equal parts selflessness and revenge on Vice Principals 

  

  In order to understand Vice Principals and its particular brand of humor, you have to understand that there’s a single character trait within Neil Gamby and Lee Russell that makes them who they are. It’s not their vindictiveness, lack of a filter…
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• newThe Deuce offers multiple perspectives on getting screwed

  

  There are plenty of smooth-talkers on The Deuce, but the show’s third episode prefers to be direct. In an episode titled “The Principle Is All”—so named for the ironic words of a guy who’s just broken the Mann act—Candy lays it out flat t…
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• newMaze Runner becomes Mad Max in the trailer for The Death Cure 

  

  The Maze Runner movies have always seemed like a weirder, more complex dystopian universe than something like The Hunger Games, with the first installment’s story about amnesiac teens trapped in some kind of prison maze leading into some crazy Resi…
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• newClaire and Frank's marriage reaches a boiling point on Outlander

  

  At the top of the opening scene of “All Debts Paid,” Claire and Frank appear to be in a better place in their marriage. Frank finishes cooking a full English breakfast. Claire suggests that they both go out to the movies; she heard from her med s…
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• newJennifer Lopez to donate $1 million to hurricane victims in Puerto Rico

  

  According to Billboard, Jennifer Lopez has pledged to donate $1 million from her shows in Las Vegas to hurricane relief in Puerto Rico. Lopez announced the donation in a press conference with New York governor Andrew Cuomo, during which she also anno…
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• newWe're liveblogging WWE's No Mercy

  

  It’s not often that a B-show pay-per-view contains two WrestleMania-caliber matches, but here we are—in WWE’s autumn doldrums, and its No Mercy card containing John Cena vs. Roman Reigns, and Braun Strowman vs. Brock Lesnar for the Universal ch…
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• newCountry singer Luke Bryan joins Katy Perry on the new American Idol

  

  According to Variety, ABC’s American Idol reboot has enlisted country singer Luke Bryan to be the second judge alongside Katy Perry. Lionel Richie was apparently considered for Bryan’s spot, but he “appears to no longer be in the running,” wi…
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• newEl-P shares clip from "rejected or ignored" Blade Runner 2049 score pitch

  

  As reported by Pitchfork, rapper El-P recently revealed to his Twitter followers that he wrote a score for a Blade Runner 2049 trailer that was “rejected (or ignored).” He says “they”—meaning the producers, presumably—reached out to him a…
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The Guardian: Books + Reviews

• newUnbelievable review: Katy Tur's Trump tale relives an utterly insane campaign
  NBC reporter writes with the bravery and wit she showed as Trump and his fans attacked her. She also exposes the worrying decline of broadcast news itself Towards the end of last year’s election, NBC correspondent Katy Tur and her colleagues played…
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• newTalking to My Daughter About the Economy by Yanis Varoufakis review – provocative and challenging
  The celebrated Greek economist draws on ancient myth, modern culture and personal experience to explore the nature and significance of capitalismThe famed former Greek finance minister has an 11-year-old daughter, Xenia, in Australia. Knowing she wil…
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• newFresh Complaint by Jeffrey Eugenides review – men behaving badly
  Husbands and fathers harbour dark thoughts in the novelist’s witty collection of short stories whose characters prove hard to loveIn the perfectly paced, middle-aged, middle-class drama that completes Jeffrey Eugenides’s first collection of short…
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• newThe Square and the Tower by Niall Ferguson review – a restless tour through power
  The historian’s breadth of reference is impressive in this study of networks and hierarchies – but his conclusions are underwhelmingNiall Ferguson is not the kind of historian who suffers from understatement. He writes big, muscular books with hi…
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• newForgetfulness by Francis O’Gorman review – an open window on history
  Francis O’Gorman explores the different ways we forget, and the danger of ignoring the lessons of our own pastFrancis O’Gorman’s new book centres on his belief that people in the 21st century are detaching themselves from the past to their d…
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• newThe week in TV: Strike; Electric Dreams; Doc Martin; Transparent; Bad Move; W1A
  Chemistry between its stars gave JK Rowling’s detective series magic, and while Philip K Dick still has chilling power, Doc Martin’s return was warmingStrike (BBC1) | iPlayerElectric Dreams (C4) | channel4.comDoc Martin (ITV) | itv.comTransparent…
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• newMr Lear: A Life of Art and Nonsense review – honey and heartbreak
  Jenny Uglow’s moving biography of Edward Lear reveals a tortured, unfulfilled soul for whom nonsense was a necessityIf ever there was an English national literary treasure, he must be Edward Lear. In polls, including a recent one for National Poetr…
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• So They Call You Pisher! by Michael Rosen review – Communism, Clive James and attitude
  A joyful mishmash of a memoir from the novelist and poet ranges from his parents fighting against fascists to Bob Dylan’s singing style‘I can see that, as a body of writing, it is a rag-bag of styles and genres,” Michael Rosen once said of his…
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• The Wizards of Once by Cressida Cowell review – a fantasia of ancient Britain
  A magical excursion into a land of mysterious forests, witches and warriors by the author of How to Train Your DragonA hugely successful series is a hard act to follow. Those of us who loved Cressida Cowell’s brilliant How to Train Your Dragon bo…
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• A Skinful of Shadows by Frances Hardinge review – darkly splendid mystery
  The 2015 Costa prize winner is back with a worthy follow-up to The Lie Tree, set just before the English civil warFrances Hardinge’s last novel, The Lie Tree, won the overall Costa book award in 2015; the only other children’s book to have done s…
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The Independent: Books

• Lolita is back in the picture without controversy

  

  The first illustrated edition of Vladimir Nabokov’s Lolita is published this week. The binding features a leather label inset embossed with the phonetic sounding of the book’s title, “Lo. Lee. Ta”, used by the book’s narrator, Humbert Humbe…
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• Morrissey's debut novel List of the Lost was met with mockery but how have other singers fared?

  

  Morrissey has written his first novel, released yesterday. He was looking for a review and then he got a review… and we can only surmise that, heaven knows, he's miserable now.
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• List of the Lost by Morrissey, first read: Debut novel is a leaden festival of self-pity

  

  “Edgar Allan Poe couldn’t concoct this,” declares Ezra, the ill-fated protagonist of Morrissey’s debut novel. It’s true that the American master of the short story would have baulked at penning this leaden festival of self-pity but, in his…
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• Morrissey's debut novel List of the Lost receives damning first review: 'It is an unpolished turd, the stale excrement of Morrissey’s imagination'

  

  Morrissey’s debut novel has received a lashing from critics who variously described The List of the Lost as “an unpolished turd of a book” and a “bizarre, misogynistic ramble.”
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• Morrissey’s debut novel List of the Lost is about a 1970s relay team cursed by the devil incarnate

  

  Morrissey’s career as a musician is seemingly at an end: he recently announced that he may never tour again as he has no major labels wanting to release his material.
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• Pure by Rose Bretécher, book review: Honest tale of a woman's nude awakening

  

  Imagine being forced to see your boss naked on a daily basis. How about your grandparents, priest or supermarket check-out staff? It sounds the stuff that slapstick comedy is made of, but being plagued by intrusive thoughts about sex and sexuality is…
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• Elizabeth Gilbert interview: Eat Pray Love author reveals how to pursue a creative life in new self-help book Big Magic

  

  Writing Eat Pray Love launched Elizabeth Gilbert into a sort of heady, popular fame, a piece of which both Hollywood and Oprah wanted. Since its publication in 2006, the frank memoir of the American writer's travels through Italy, India and Indonesia…
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• Donald Trump expected to be dead by 40 and never to marry, new biography claims

  

  Donald Trump thought he would be dead by 40, thinks he got the better of Cher during a Twitter fight and blocked the writer’s access after he heard he had spoken to someone he did not like.
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• Roald Dahl's estate team up with McDonald's to give away free books with every UK Happy Meal

  

  In an unlikely partnership that would make Augustus Gloop jump for joy, the estate of Roald Dahl has teamed up with fast-food franchise McDonald's to give away millions of his brilliant books for free.
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• Pottermore redesign marked with 749 new words on Harry Potter from JK Rowling

  

  JK Rowling certainly knows how to keep the Harry Potter fan base sated, today posting new information on his heritage on the refurbished Pottermore website.
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USA Today: Books

• newGet smart with these 6 great new back-to-school picture books

  

  Six new picture books for kids put the fun in learning.        
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• newBooks: New and noteworthy: Stephen King

  

  Look for new books by Stephen King (and son) and Harlan Coben.        
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• Weekend picks for book lovers: 'George & Lizzie' by Nancy Pearl

  

  Spend your weekend reading the love story 'George & Lizzie' by Nancy Pearl. Plus more recommendations from USA TODAY's book reviewers.        
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• #BookmarkThis: Why author David Lagercrantz is 'obsessed' with Lisbeth Salander

  

  USA TODAY did a #BookmarkThis chat with author David Lagercrantz about his new Lisbeth Salander novel, 'The Girl Who Takes an Eye for an Eye.'        
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• #BookmarkThis: Author David Lagercrantz says Claire Foy will be 'absolutely brilliant' as Lisbeth Salander

  

  
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• 70 facts in honor of Stephen King's 70th birthday

  

          
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• 10 cool books for fall, from Dan Brown to Stephen King

  

  From Dan Brown to Stephen King to Alice Waters, the fall books season is stuffed with big names. A preview of the season in bookstores.        
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• New memoir recalls Obama speech that didn't quite nail Trump

  

  Speechwriter David Litt's memoir of life inside the Obama White House is rich with nostalgia. A 3.5-star book review of 'Thanks, Obama.'        
  - 6 days ago, 18 Sep 17, 5:47pm -
• New book: How Howard Hughes helped the CIA steal a Russian sub

  

  Josh Dean's book 'The Taking of K-129' is a true Cold War adventure about a CIA op, a Russian sub, and billionaire Howard Hughes. A 3.5-star review.        
  - 6 days ago, 18 Sep 17, 3:00pm -
• 10 books on non-fiction long list for 2017 National Book Awards

  

  10 non-fiction books have been long-listed for the National Book Awards, from David Grann to Naomi Klein.        
  - 10 days ago, 14 Sep 17, 3:13pm -

WSJ: Books

• Linda Fairstein on James Taylor's 'Fire and Rain'
  Crime novelist Linda Fairstein talks about James Taylor’s ‘Fire and Rain,’ a standard about a tragedy that can still make her cry after almost five decades.
  - 56 days ago, 30 Jul 17, 4:58pm -
• Don't Fear the Robots
  Smart machines will replace some jobs, but they will create many more by generating new wealth and higher demand for products and services.
  - 64 days ago, 22 Jul 17, 10:19pm -
• Best-Selling Books, Week Ended July 16
  Best-Selling Books, week ended July 16, with data from NPD BookScan
  - 65 days ago, 21 Jul 17, 1:58pm -
• The Annoying Everyday Drags on the Economy
  Americans collectively waste billions of dollars a year overpaying for parking. Humorist Joe Queenan adds up the costs of other daily annoyances.
  - 66 days ago, 21 Jul 17, 9:17am -
• Can the Tech Giants Be Stopped?
  Google, Facebook, Amazon and other tech behemoths are transforming the U.S. economy and labor market, with scant public debate or scrutiny. Changing course won’t be easy.
  - 66 days ago, 20 Jul 17, 4:25pm -
• Why Anyone Can Be Chinese
  A Westerner who’s lived in China for more than two decades argues that Chinese identity should be cultural, not racial.
  - 70 days ago, 17 Jul 17, 12:12pm -
• Facebook's Surprising Role in Bereavement
  Research shows that Facebook social networks can play a role in—and possibly enhance—intimacy and grieving after the loss of a close friend.
  - 72 days ago, 15 Jul 17, 6:03am -
• At the Met, Art of the War to End Wars
  Max Beckmann, Otto Dix, helmets as sculpture and poster propaganda: an exhibition at New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art evokes World War I
  - 72 days ago, 14 Jul 17, 5:15pm -
• Elizabeth Strout on 'Blowin' in the Wind'
  Novelist Elizabeth Strout on the changing meanings of the Bob Dylan standby ‘Blowin’ in the Wind’ for a child raised in Maine and later listening as an adult.
  - 72 days ago, 14 Jul 17, 3:25pm -
• The Perils of Cultural Purity
  Amanda Foreman on recent moves to suppress “cultural appropriation” and the need for a free exchange of ideas among societies.
  - 72 days ago, 14 Jul 17, 3:21pm -