Friday, January 23, 2015

Pg. 99: Udi Greenberg's "The Weimar Century"

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Featured at the Page 99 Test: The Weimar Century: German Emigres and the Ideological Foundations of the Cold War by Udi Greenberg . About...

Seven of the best recent books to give an honest account of war

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Jeff Somers is the author of Lifers , the Avery Cates series from Orbit Books, Chum from Tyrus Books, and We Are Not Good People from Poc...

Sara Raasch's "Snow Like Ashes," the movie

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Featured at My Book, The Movie: Snow Like Ashes by Sara Raasch. The entry begins: I adore Ksenia Solo for my main character, Meira. The ...
Thursday, January 22, 2015

Ten top novels about lost friendships

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Chris Killen is the author of the novels The Bird Room and In Real Life . At the Guardian he tagged a top ten list of novels about lost...

What is Peter Toohey reading?

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Featured at Writers Read: Peter Toohey , author of Jealousy . His entry begins: I’m rereading Ingmar Bergman’s The Magic Lantern . I tr...

Pg. 99: Judy Wajcman’s "Pressed for Time"

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Featured at the Page 99 Test: Pressed for Time: The Acceleration of Life in Digital Capitalism by Judy Wajcman . About the book , from t...

Pg. 69: Alyssa Brugman's "Alex as Well"

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Featured at the Page 69 Test: Alex as Well by Alyssa Brugman . About the book , from the publisher: Alex is ready for things to change, ...

Cover story: "¡Tequila! Distilling the Spirit of Mexico"

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Marie Sarita Gaytán is Assistant Professor of Sociology and Gender Studies at the University of Utah. Her new book is ¡Tequila!: Distilli...
Wednesday, January 21, 2015

The 21st century’s twelve greatest novels

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BBC Culture polled several dozen book critics and asked each to name the best novels published in English since 1 January 2000. The critics ...

What is Jennifer Robson reading?

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Featured at Writers Read: Jennifer Robson , author of After the War is Over . Her entry begins: I tend to have a number of books on the go...

Pg. 99: Raphael Brewster Folsom's "The Yaquis and the Empire"

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Featured at the Page 99 Test: The Yaquis and the Empire: Violence, Spanish Imperial Power, and Native Resilience in Colonial Mexico by Raph...

Pg. 69: Marcus Sedgwick's "The Ghosts of Heaven"

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Featured at the Page 69 Test: The Ghosts of Heaven by Marcus Sedgwick . About the book , from the publisher: Timeless, beautiful, and h...

Alyssa Brugman's "Alex as Well," the movie

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Featured at My Book, The Movie: Alex as Well by Alyssa Brugman . The entry begins: This book is about gender, and the idea that gender is...
Tuesday, January 20, 2015

Five books that defined their respective genres

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Jeff Somers is the author of Lifers , the Avery Cates series from Orbit Books, Chum from Tyrus Books, and We Are Not Good People from Poc...

What is Brian Staveley reading?

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Featured at Writers Read: Brian Staveley , author of The Providence of Fire: Chronicle of the Unhewn Throne . The entry begins: I just dev...

Pg. 99: Srimati Basu's "The Trouble with Marriage"

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Featured at the Page 99 Test: The Trouble with Marriage: Feminists Confront Law and Violence in India by Srimati Basu . About the book, ...

Pg. 69: Nick Cutter's "The Deep"

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Featured at the Page 69 Test: The Deep by Nick Cutter . About the book , from the publisher: From the acclaimed author of The Troop —wh...
Monday, January 19, 2015

Ten of the best quotable novels

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Alex Clark formerly wrote for the Observer Magazine . One entry on her list of the ten best quotable novels , as shared at the Guardian : ...

What is Andrea Jain reading?

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Featured at Writers Read: Andrea Jain , author of Selling Yoga: From Counterculture to Pop Culture . Her entry begins: Michelle Alexande...

Pg. 99: Sonia A. Hirt's "Zoned in the USA"

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Featured at the Page 99 Test: Zoned in the USA: The Origins and Implications of American Land-Use Regulation by Sonia A. Hirt . About th...