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'Nothin' but Blues Skies' tells Rust Belt stories
Edward McClelland's book reminds us of what has transpired in the heartland of America over the past 30 years.
To drive these days through Great Lakes cities — Buffalo, Cleveland, Detroit, among others — is to drive through the nation's industrial past. The iconic images have become Rust Belt clichĂ©: weed-choked parking lots, windowless houses, cold factories stripped of their metals and open to the elements.
'The Sad Passions' paints haunting tale of loss and art
Veronica Gonzalez Peña follows the lives of a middle-class Mexican family that has been shaped by absence, loss, sickness and dead dreams.
Spectral girls and shadow fathers haunt the center and fringes of Veronica Gonzalez Peña's second novel, "The Sad Passions," but this isn't magical realism. These aren't spirits who visit in the middle of the night. These phantom girls and men are living, flesh-and-blood characters shaped by absence and loss, sickness and dead dreams. "The Sad Passions" knows that half-erased people are more devastating than any ghost.
J.R.R. Tolkien's 'Fall of Arthur' and the path to Middle-Earth
The long unfinished poem edited by J.R.R. Tolkien's son, Christopher, provides fascinating insight into the author's work.
The books go ever on and on. Forty years after his death at 81, works by J.R.R. Tolkien continue to appear. The latest, "The Fall of Arthur," lists nine works published during his lifetime ("The Lord of the Rings" trilogy appears as a single title) and 24 posthumously, including the 12-volume "History of Middle-Earth," edited by Tolkien's son and literary executor Christopher.
Khaled Hosseini sets 'And the Mountains Echoed' against Afghan history
A father's decision to give his 3-year-old daughter to a wealthy family in Kabul begins an almost 60-year Afghan history lesson as recounted by the characters in Khaled Hosseini's newest novel.
Although Khaled Hosseini has lived in the United States since he was 15, he remains engaged in the struggles of his native Afghanistan, which he has made palpable for Western readers in two bestselling novels, "The Kite Runner" and "A Thousand Splendid Suns." His beautifully written, masterfully crafted new book, "And the Mountains Echoed," spans nearly 60 years of Afghan history as it investigates the consequences of a desperate act that scars two young lives and resonates through many others.
Judge rules gifts cards from belly-up Borders bookstores worthless
Those clinging hopefully to the old Borders books gift cards stashed in their drawers or wallets are out of luck, a Manhattan federal judge ruled Wednesday.
Those clinging hopefully to the old Borders books gift cards stashed in their drawers or wallets are out of luck, a Manhattan federal judge ruled Wednesday. According to Reuters, there are about 0.5 million worth of such cards that had not been used by the time the bookstore chain went out of business in September 2011. All of which are now "equitably moot."
Paperless public library to open in Texas
A groundbreaking paperless public library system will open in Texas this year, the BBC reports.
A groundbreaking paperless public library system will open in Texas this year, the BBC reports. Bexar County's .5-million BiblioTech project will open its first library branch without a single print book.
Qantas to fly the literary skies
Australia's Qantas Airlines is promoting the announcement of its extended flight routes by commissioning a series of books that last exactly as long as each flight.
Australia's Qantas Airlines is promoting the announcement of its extended flight routes by commissioning a series of books that last exactly as long as each flight.Â
No e-book for Stephen King's new novel, 'Joyland'
In a move to bump up physical book sales, Stephen King will not release an e-book version of his new novel, "Joyland," the Wall Street Journal reports.
In a move to bump up physical book sales, Stephen King will not release an e-book version of his new novel, "Joyland," the Wall Street Journal reports.
Jaron Lanier takes a hard look at the wired world
The Writer's Life: The smart, accessible 'Who Owns the Future?' peers critically at the online state of affairs and finds it out of balance.
Jaron Lanier has a research job with Microsoft. He won't go into specfics, but it has something to do with imagining the future and asking questions.
Mo Hayder's 'Poppet' takes nuanced, compelling look at evil
Detective Inspector Jack Caffery and Sgt. Flea Marley investigate strange occurrences at a psychiatric hospital and the disappearance of a footballer's wife.
Since introducing Detective Inspector Jack Caffery 14 years ago in "Birdman," Mo Hayder has written some of the grisliest crime fiction in recent memory. Caffery's cases in London and, later, in Bristol's Major Crime Investigation Team, have included the murder and bizarre postmortem autopsies of women by a surgically trained serial killer, abducted children and sadistic African rituals. That's enough evil to keep readers awake long after the cases are solved.
Sociality Revisited?
The Use of the Internet and Mobile Phones in Urban Cameroon - By Bettina Anja Frei
Cameroon Anthology of Poetry
Edited by Bole Butake
Democracy and Human Rights in Africa
The Politics of Collective Participation and Governance in Cameroon - By Peter Ateh-Afac Fossungu
The Black Man and his Visa
By Jean Tardif Lonkog
Mama Namibia
By Mari Serebrov
This is not a Flowerpot
By Amy Schoeman
Vanishing Herds
By H.R. Ole Kulet
Tamthilia Mbili za Kifaransa
By Victor Hugo, Jean-Luc Luc Lagarce Edited by Marcel Kalunga Mwela
Absolute Power and other stories
By Ambrose Rotich Keitany
Captive of Fate
By Ketty Arucy
Hireology Releases Educational Recruiting E-Book for Professional Employer Organizations
The selection management platform collaborated with PEOs and associations in order to provide insight on entering the recruiting businessChicago, IL (PRWEB) April 17, 2013 The leading selection management platform, Hireology, announced a new E-book to add to their growing educational content collection. The guide, titled "Succeeding in the Recruiting and Selection Business: A guide for PEOs and ...
ebrary Releases New Military Complete and Project Management Subscriptions; Adds Titles to Government Complete
PALO ALTO, Calif., April 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- ebrary ®, a ProQuest business, is significantly expanding support for corporate and government libraries with two new e-book subscription databases, Military ...
Publisher speeds up libraries’ e-book access
NEW YORK (AP) — The publisher of Khaled Hosseini, Harlan Coben and other popular authors has decided that it’s comfortable with letting libraries offer e-book editions of brand new releases.
Stunning Aerial Photos of Boston Featured in New E-Book from The Boston Globe, with Photos Available for Purchase
“Boston By Air” showcases birds-eye images of Greater Boston, accompanied by an interview with veteran Globe photojournalist David L. Ryan about the experience of shooting from helicopters and planes.Boston, MA (PRWEB) April 12, 2013 For years, The Boston Globe’s renowned photography has informed and inspired readers in print and online. Now, the paper is offering its award-winning photography ...
Busy Mom Workout Expert Holly Rigsby Releases “Melt Your Muffin Top,” a New Kindle e-book Available Now through Amazon
Holly Rigsby, the renowned busy mom exercise expert from Fit Yummy Mummy, has just released “Melt Your Muffin Top: Discover the Secrets to Transform Your Tummy and Burn Off the Mommy Belly Fat!” The Kindle e-book is available now on Amazon.Elizabethtown, KY (PRWEB) April 01, 2013 Holly Rigsby, a postpartum exercise expert, has just released Melt Your Muffin Top: Discover the Secrets to Transform ...
Publisher speeds up e-book access for libraries
NEW YORK (AP) — The publisher of Khaled Hosseini, Harlan Coben and other popular authors has decided that it's comfortable with letting libraries offer e-book editions of brand new releases.
CADLearning Releases Enhanced eBook on AutoCAD 2014 New Features
Expanded CADLearning eBook Series offering now includes AutoCAD 2014 title. This interactive e-book teaches AutoCAD users many of the new and enhanced features of AutoCAD 2014.Bedford, NH (PRWEB) April 04, 2013 4D Technologies, Autodesk Authorized Publisher and maker of the industry-leading CADLearning products for Autodesk software, released today a new CADLearning eBook Series title for ...
Publisher of Khaled Hosseini, others says it will speeds up e-book access for libraries
NEW YORK, N.Y. - The publisher of Khaled Hosseini, Harlan Coben and other popular authors has decided that it's comfortable with letting libraries offer e-book editions of brand new releases.
Publisher Speeds Up E-Books for Libraries
The publisher of Khaled Hosseini, Harlan Coben and other popular authors has decided that it's comfortable with letting libraries offer e-book editions of brand new releases. Penguin Group (USA) tells The Associated Press that starting Tuesday, libraries can offer the publisher's e-books at the same time that the hardcover comes out. The previous policy called for a six-month delay.
Ronald Reagan’s Daughter Patti Davis Releases Lesbian Novel
Patti Davis, the daughter of former U.S. president Ronald Reagan, has written a new book that is based on a lesbian love story. Davis released “Till Human Voices Wake Us,” as an e-book. The novel is about a bereaved mother who falls in love with her sister-in-law. Davis was upset that the publishers did not like the title enough to publish it in hard copy. She has previously written books about ...
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
by Frederick Douglass
AN AMERICAN SLAVE. WRITTEN BY HIMSELF.
I was born in Tuckahoe, near Hillsborough, and about twelve miles from Easton, in Talbot county, Maryland. I have no accurate knowledge of my age, never having s ...
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The Sport of the Gods
by Paul Laurence Dunbar
Fiction has said so much in regret of the old days when there were plantations and overseers and masters and slaves, that it was good to come upon such a household as Berry Hamilton's, if for no other ...
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The Complete Poems of Paul Laurence Dunbar
by Paul Laurence Dunbar
Ere sleep comes down to soothe the weary eyes.
To work some potent spell, her magic plies.
Ere sleep comes down to soothe the weary eyes.
Are bodied forth within the teeming gloom.
Ere sleep comes dow ...
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The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano
by Olaudah Equiano
_The author's account of his country, and their manners and customs--Administration of justice--Embrenche--Marriage ceremony, and public entertainments--Mode of living--Dress--Manufactures Buildings-- ...
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My Bondage and My Freedom
by Frederick Douglass
If the volume now presented to the public were a mere work of ART, the history of its misfortune might be written in two very simple words--TOO LATE. The nature and character of slavery have been sub ...
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Up from Slavery
by Booker T. Washington
From a childhood marred by the cruelties of slavery Booker T. Washington rose to become a champion for black Americans. Here's how he pulled himself up by his boostraps—and his vision for how his di ...
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Uncle Tom's Cabin
by Harriet Beecher Stowe
More than a landmark of American literature, Uncle Tom's Cabin makes a powerful anti-slavery statement about the inhumanity of the "peculiar institution." Throughout Stowe's sentimental tale ...
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Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl Written by Herself
by Harriet Ann Jacobs
One woman's amazing story of abuse, degradation, and courage as she faces the devastating hardships of America's "peculiar institution."
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The Narrative of Sojourner Truth
by Olive Gilbert
Sojourner Truth was beaten, imprisoned, and bought and sold like property in a nation that promised freedom. This is the story of how she found the courage to ask a question that would echo through hi ...
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The Souls of Black Folk
by W.E.B. Du Bois
In 1903, sociologist W.E.B. Du Bois set out to describe the experience and position of African Americans living in the United States. Du Bois was a tireless writer and thinker, seeking an end to the r ...
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So Hot Right Now: Has Climate Change Created A New Literary Genre?
More and more writers are setting their novels and short stories in worlds, not unlike our own, where the Earth's systems are noticeably off-kilter. The genre has come to be called climate fiction — "cli-fi," for short.
The Trustful Detective: A Q&A With An Israeli Crime Novelist
D.A. Mishani is the author of one of the few detective novels written in Hebrew. He talked to intern Lidia Jean Kott about why the genre has historically been unpopular in Israel and about the dangers of reading too much crime fiction.
Oliver Sacks: Hallucinations
In his latest book Hallucinations, neurologist Oliver Sacks collects stories of individuals who can see, hear and smell things that aren't really there--such as strange voices, or collages of unrecognizable faces--and explores the disorders and drugs that can produce such illusions.
Climate Change Takes Flight in New Novel
Writer Barbara Kingsolver is one of a handful of novelists with a science background, and she puts it to use in her new novel Flight Behavior. Kingsolver discusses the book and why she chose to look at the the issue of climate change in a fictional work set in rural Tennessee.
Book News: Two Authors Make 'Time' List Of '100 Most Influential People'
Also: Penguin offers to drop Apple ebook deals over European antitrust case; a page out of Thomas Pynchon's latest novel; and a long-overdue apology.
NPR Bestsellers: Week Of April 18, 2013
The lists are compiled from weekly surveys of close to 500 independent bookstores nationwide.
NPR Bestsellers: Paperback Nonfiction, Week Of April 18, 2013
At No. 8, philosopher Jim Holt asks physicists, novelists and theologians Why Does The World Exist?
NPR Bestsellers: Paperback Fiction, Week Of April 18, 2013
A forensic pathologist tracks Jack the Ripper in Alex Grecian's The Yard. It appears at No. 14.
NPR Bestsellers: Hardcover Nonfiction, Week Of April 18, 2013
Debuting at No. 11, Mark Mazzetti's The Way of the Knife traces the CIA's changing sphere of action.
NPR Bestsellers: Hardcover Fiction, Week Of April 18, 2013
Meg Wolitzer's The Interestings follows six talented friends for four decades. It debuts at No. 7.
A 'Charleston Kitchen' Full Of Foraged And Forgotten Foods
The Lee bothers, Matt and Ted, have written two cookbooks about Southern cuisine, but now they've turned their attention to a more specific region: Charleston, the city they grew up in. Their new book contains recipes and stories from a seafood-centric community with a rich culinary history.
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Following the Clues–Links for Mystery Lovers
In honor of Mystery Month, I’ve been out strolling the internet in search of new websites for the avid mystery lover. I’m going to assume that you are already familiar with the pleasures of sites like Stop You’re Killing Me, the Independent Mystery Booksellers Association, Deadly Pleasures, and Mystery Scene Magazine. Here are a few [...]
Speaking from Among the Bones
My guest blogger, Patty Whitney, hails from Seabrook, Washington where she is the proprietress of Blind Dog Books, a shop that is a little taste of book-browsing/buying heaven. Anyone who enjoys a good mystery, and hasn’t read one of Alan Bradley’s, Flavia de Luce series, needs to stop whatever they are doing this very minute and find [...]
Putting the Fun in Funerals: The Lefty Award
The Lefty Award is my favorite Mystery novel award. It’s given to the best humorous mystery by the attendees of the annual Left Coast Crime convention. Book groups with a penchant for crime fiction will get a kick out of these current winners and nominees and past winners and nominees. Just because the book is [...]
Caught Stealing, by Charlie Huston
For genre fiction with style to spare, interesting characters, and something to say, Charlie Huston is one of my go-to writers. Starting in 2004, he’s published 12 novels now, and there’s not a clinker in the bunch. While elements of the fantastic sometimes sneak into his work, Huston is primarily a crime writer, and if [...]
Book Group Toolbox #78: The American Detective
Looking for references and resources in the mystery genre always turns up a fun surprise. The latest item I found lurking in the 800s is The American Detective: An Illustrated History by Jeff Siegel. The flyleaf makes a grand claim about the 168 page book being “a comprehensive look at the evolution of one of [...]
Back to the City of Saints
When I saw that the Tony Hillerman Prize, an award for mysteries set in the American Southwest, had gone to a novel set in 1930s Salt Lake City, I was thoroughly excited. I’m from Utah, lived in Salt Lake for almost 10 years, and although I’ve been transplanted in the East for over a decade [...]
Debut with a Twist: Nick Dybek’s When Captain Flint Was Still a Good Man
I am often on the look-out for debut novels and coming-of-age novels are a huge draw for me as well. I ended up seeing a paperback copy of Nick Dybek’s When Captain Flint Was Still a Good Man on display in a bookstore and was intrigued by the description. Beautifully written but understated, Dybek’s debut [...]
Discussable Duets: The Artistry Behind the Mystery
Novels that use plots “ripped from the headlines” are usually excellent selections for book groups. When the headline gets back into newsprint, it’s even more interesting for readers. A recently published book group favorite, The Art Forger by B.A. Shapiro, takes a literary look at a 23-year-old crime and, since it’s fiction, takes the initiative [...]
Housewives with shiny knives
The announcement for a new anthology of crime stories couldn’t come at a better time. As you may have gathered, May is Mystery Month at Booklist and Short Story Month everywhere. In August, fans of both can enjoy an anthology with a great title: Troubled Daughters, Twisted Wives: Stories from the Trailblazers of Domestic Suspense. [...]
Crime in short form: Akashic’s Urban Noir series
May is Short Story Month. This is a great time to ease a book group into approaching the short story with more than just trepidation. And what better way than to coat the short story in a little urban grit to make it go down smoother? Start with Akashic Books ‘noir’ series and look for [...]
Robin Roberts Publishing Memoir
Robin Roberts is publishing a memoir that will delve into her struggle with MDS, the rare blood and bone marrow disorder she was diagnosed with last year. Hachette Book Group, the memoir’s publisher, announced the news in a statement on Wednesday. “In her new memoir, Roberts will tell the amazing story of her courageous battle
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Local library joins worldwide Big Library Read eBook event
PROSPER — Patrons of the Prosper Community Library can join a worldwide discussion of a literary work by participating in a first-ever Big Library Read in which libraries around the world offer the same e-book to cardholders, according to Librarian Linda Shaw. “We’re now part of the Northeast Texas Libraries Digital Consortium’s Overdrive program, and
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Small Publisher Pulls Out of Amazon, Will Rely on Alternate Sales Channels
Independent children’s publisher Barefoot Books will be terminating its relationship with Amazon, the largest bookseller in the world and for most publishers their largest client. To replace sales lost by not working with Amazon, the publisher intends on focusing its efforts on in-store “studios” (boutiques inside of other retailers like New York’s FAO Schwarz toy
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Keeping it Real with Author Sexcee Jackson
Sexcee Jackson doesn’t claim to be a spiritual guru with all of the answers. She’s a woman dealing with the same issues that many women face daily. She offers her own insights in hopes of helping women empower themselves in her book “Get Yo Life: 52 Weeks of Spiritual Food”. What was your inspiration for
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Book Review: The Perfect Marriage By; Kimberla Lawson Roby
Certainly no marriage is without issues. If you are married and have never had trouble then that would need to be reevaluated. Mrs. Roby delivers a tale of gut wrenching truth that no one expects to deal with in any lifetime. Derek and Denise Shaw are a very well to do couple, nice source of
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Win a copy of Revenge, Inc. by Keleigh Crigler Hadley
This gripping page-turner from author Keleigh Crigler Hadley shows that all it takes is one bad decision for everything to change. Cherise Holder’s hell on earth begins on her 26th birthday. Unable to cope with a heart shattering loss, she gives in to a familiar addiction. Forced to attend AA meetings, Cherise befriends fellow alcoholics;
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Event: The 7th Annual Black Pack Party
The 7th Annual Black Pack Party, New York, NY Thursday, May 30th 2013 at Londel’s Supper Club Londel’s Supper Club 2620 Frederick Douglass Blvd, Manhattan, NY 10030 Phone:(212) 234-6114 Held duirng BEA, the Black Pack Party is an annual celebration of book industry professionals, authors, and friends which is hosted AALBC.com, Linda A. Duggins, MosaicBooks.com,
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Black and Write with C. Mikki
 How did Black and Write initially come about? I had decided that I was going to produce a documentary film because I enjoy that genre of filmmaking the most. With the advancements in technology, making a film is easier than years ago when you had to buy reels of tape. While planning a different
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Lovely Lies by Lashanta Charles
Makynzee has spent all of her life being dependent on people who’ve always disappointed her, especially her abusive mother. Everyone lies to her – her sister, her uncle, even her beloved father. When her mom strips her of her one true love, gymnastics, she’s determined to find and maintain her independence. There’s only one little
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Lemonade: Inspired by Actual Events by Bernard L. Dillard
Nominated for a 2013 Global eBook Award, Lemonade chronicles the gripping story of Bernard Dillard’s tenuous journey to manhood. Â In this memoir, Dillard describes how he dealt with an emotionally absent father, how he processed sexual abuse, and how he recovered from it all. Â Written like a novel and presented in bite-sized chapters, Lemonade highlights
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Former Irish president Mary Robinson discusses her new memoir 'Everybody Matters'
Mary Robinson, author of 'Everybody Matters,' talked with me about everything from her meeting with the queen of England to the relationship between Ireland and Rwanda.
'Wool': Why all the hype?
Hugh Howey and 'Wool' represent a story-book story about getting a book into print.
Tan Twan Eng wins Man Asian Literary Prize
Tan Twan Eng captured the 2012 award for his book 'In the Garden of Evening Mists.'
Timothy Geithner will release book on 2008 financial crisis
Geithner's book will come out in 2014 and is meant to be a 'play book’ for 'future policy makers,' said Crown Publishing.
Apple update: Tim Cook to testify
Apple CEO Tim Cook has been deposed by the court and will testify for four hours in the Apple price-fixing case.
New Philip Roth documentary doesn't quite 'unmask' him
The new documentary 'Philip Roth: Unmasked' is an insightful look into the famed writer's life, but it doesn't quite go the distance.
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News Channel 411
The Veterans' IT Job Certification Program has been launched. It's a new program just announced by the White House will help US service members gain the training and certifications they need to get good jobs in the super-competitive information technology (IT) industry after separating from the military. You can read more about it in "The Connection" on this web site.
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