The Bee Sting by Paul Murray was nominated for the Booker Reward in 2014 as well as is actually much more exceptional than his 2nd story Skippy Dies which I go through in 2014. It is a picture of the Barnes loved ones that stay in a little Irish city as well as have…
The Watermark by Sam Mills is actually a really screwy as well as adventurous item of metafiction which informs the tale of popular secluded writer Augustus Destiny that abducts Jaime as well as Rachel so he can easily snare all of them in his unfamiliar to provide additional intensity to the personalities. As they make…
Bookish by Lucy Mangan does what every great bibliomemoir should do: it reminded me of lots of books I would like to reread, helped me discover lots of books I now want to read and gave me a new appreciation of books I will probably never read. While Mangan’s previous bibliomemoir Bookworm covered the nostalgia…
Wake The Wild Creatures by Nova Ren Suma Talia’s been forced to live with her aunt’s family, including her cousin Lake, with whom Talia has absolutely nothing in common. Through flashbacks, Talia’s story slowly begins to unfold, explaining why and how she ended up in this living arrangement–and where and how she plans on escaping….
My list of books to read continues to expand and there are lots to look forward to in 2024. All publication dates where known apply to the United Kingdom only. Wellness by Nathan Hill is published in January. I really enjoyed Hill’s debut novel The Nix and his second book is another 600+page…
For the past few weeks, we’ve worked Libby statistics into our more regular book stats coverage. Looking at the user behavior of the wide-reaching library app has been a great way to see how another subset of readers behaves. This past month’s most popular public library checkouts in the US through the Libby app were…
Nine Pints by Rose George is a non-fiction about “the mysterious, miraculous world of blood”. The title refers to the approximate amount of blood we have in our bodies, and George explores various blood-related topics across nine chapters covering disease, cultural attitudes and medical breakthroughs. George‘s global tour includes HIV education in South Africa, the…
After an appealing State Department of Education conference last month where members of the committee tabled a choice to prohibit approximately 10 more books from public schools statewide, this month, the committee voted to prohibit all of the titles. Those 10 titles sign up with 11 others prohibited from every public school in South Carolina…
Since its founding in 1917, the Pulitzer Prize has recognized excellence in journalism, arts, and literature. You can see the winners in all categories, including 15 Journalism categories, at the Pulitzer website. You can also watch the ceremony in full on YouTube below. Here are the 2025 Pulitzer Prize winners in the Books categories. History (Tie):…
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