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Author Daphne Brown publishes “Oprah Winfrey: From Jim Crow to Billionaire” to inspire the joy of reading in young people
Madison365 - Wisconsin
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August 25, 2025
Earlier this month, Daphne Brown published her new book, “Oprah Winfrey: From Jim Crow to Billionaire,” primarily because she wanted to increase reading proficiency for African American youth. The book chronicles the life of one of America’s most...
Book Review: Pratik Majumdar’s ‘1975: The Year That Transformed Bollywood’
Outlook India
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August 25, 2025
Pratik curates a powerful lineup of films—Sholay, Deewaar, Chupke Chupke, Julie, Jai Santoshi Maa, Aandhi, Nishant, and more—that span the commercial and the cerebral. The book positions Sholay not just as a blockbuster, but as a landmark in...
’28 Summers’ is Elin Hilderbrand’s best book
Boston.com - Massachusetts
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August 25, 2025
Books By Annie Jonas August 25, 2025 | 10:08 AM 2 minutes to read Share Close Send this article to your social connections. Share Send this article to your social connections. After 10 days and more than 6,000 votes, readers have officially...
Czech author and publisher Zdena Salivarová dies at 91
Radio Prague International
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August 25, 2025
Author and translator Zdena Salivarová has died at the age of 91, Czech Radio reported citing the Czech Consul in Toronto, Šárka Ponroy-Vamberová. Salivarová was the wife of writer Josef Škvorecký, with whom she had lived in Toronto since 1969....
"Under the Radar": Short stories from author Rosalia Scalia
WYPR - Maryland
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Author Rosalia Scalia is out with another collection of short stories. It’s called “Under the Radar” and includes tales that catch people at their most vulnerable. Sometimes, because of death, and loss. Sometimes, it’s just because people are...
Journalism Matters: The author’s obsession
Park Record - Utah
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August 25, 2025
This past spring, I found myself reading books by authors I admire that explore where the collection of artifacts becomes theft and why we are so compelled, pack rats all. One was written largely in a second-floor office on Main Street: “The Art...
Local Author, Local Books: Tarrytown Author Unleashes a Badger at School
River Journal - New York
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August 25, 2025
Lauren Glattly has been writing since she was ten years old. Photo supplied River Journal caught up with Tarrytown author Lauren Glattly to find out more about her new picture book, Proper Badger Would Never Trash the Classroom! Below is a Q&A...
EXCLUSIVE: Should Sophie and Margo End Up Together on ’The Hunting Wives’? Author May Cobb Weighs In
NBC News
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August 25, 2025
"The Hunting Wives" is now a Netflix phenomenon, a star-studded series about southern housewives behaving badly — and they're packing more than booze and gossip. But it all began with a story author May Cobb's mother told her once, while they were...
C-SPAN to feature famous authors, top policymakers in book club
Washington Examiner
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August 25, 2025
C-SPAN is adding a new televised book club that will feature the nation’s top authors and policymakers interviewed at Washington’s iconic libraries, the latest programming update from CEO Sam Feist.“America’s Book Club” will be taped before live...
‘History Emergent’: Local author tackles ethical ramifications of AI
The American Press - Louisiana
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August 25, 2025
Published 8:25 am Monday, August 25, 2025 It’s not uncommon for authors to change their story ideas mid-novel. While some authors meticulously outline their plots, others embrace a more organic approach, letting the story and characters guide...
Miami Book Fair unveils its 2025 official poster, announces highlights
Biscayne Bay Tribune - Florida
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August 25, 2025
Artist Ian Teresa-Calleja is pictured with the official poster of the 2025 Miami Book Fair. Miami Dade College’s (MDC) 42nd Miami Book Fair (MBF), the country’s finest literary festival, returns Nov. 16-23 with an exciting program for everyone. To...
TV host and author Kate Humble confirmed to open Craft Festival Wales
Nation.Cymru
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August 25, 2025
(L) Kate Humble and (R) the Capital of Craft talk at Craft Festival Wales Broadcaster and author Kate Humble is now confirmed to open Craft Festival Wales which will take place at Cardigan Castle from September 5-7. Kate will open the show at 10am...
Popular Book by US Doctor ‘Mastering the Art of Patient Care’
Daijiworld News
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August 25, 2025 "Mastering the Art of Patient Care," a fresh book that has become popular among medical personnel and discerning readers, by renowned American medical specialist Dr Michelle Kittleson, is a rare bonanza for the skilled medical...
Who is Banu Mushtaq? Row erupts as BJP leaders object to Booker Prize winner opening Mysuru Dasara festival
Mint
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August 25, 2025
Some BJP leaders have triggered a row after they questioned the Karnataka government's decision to invite Booker Prize-winning author and activist Banu Mushtaq to inaugurate the upcoming world-famous Mysuru Dasara festival. Former Mysuru MP Pratap...
Sex workers in colonial Senegal were policed by France – book explores a racist history
The Conversation
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August 25, 2025
Desiring Whiteness is an award-winning book by historian Caroline Séquin. It explores the intertwined histories of commercial sex work and racial politics in France and the French colonial empire, particularly in Senegal. We asked her five...
Union Minister’s call to Booker Prize winner to ‘skip’ Dussehra inauguration event sparks fresh row
Mangalorean
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August 25, 2025
Union Minister’s call to Booker Prize winner to ‘skip’ Dussehra inauguration event sparks fresh row Bengaluru: Union Minister of State for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises and Labour and Employment, Shobha Karandlaje, on Monday, stirred a...
"Dasara Not Secular": Row After Muslim Author Chosen To Open Mysuru Festival
Cobrapost
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News Author Banu Mushtaq has refused to comment on the BJP leader's remark, but said she has been invited, and she would go. As per news report of NDTV,The Karnataka government's decision to invite Booker Prize-winning author and activist Banu...
Forced to salute, sit on floor, beaten up! 5 interns of Nizamabad Medical College allegedly booked for ragging MBBS student
Medical Dialogues
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August 25, 2025
Nizamabad: In a shocking ragging incident, five interns from Government Medical College, Nizamabad, have been booked for allegedly assaulting, harassing, and intimidating a fourth-year MBBS student in the gynaecology department over an attendance...
Bracket Championship: Crown the best Elin Hilderbrand book
Boston.com - Massachusetts
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Before the sun sets on the summer season, we want to ask Boston.com readers a burning question: What is the best Elin Hilderbrand book? Our Battle of the Beach Reads bracket features 16 of Hilderbrand’s most popular books according to Goodreads,...
Local Beatles expert Bruce Spizer to talk about his latest book, the last in his 9-volume series
Nola - Louisiana
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Internationally recognized Beatles expert and New Orleans lawyer Bruce Spizer has a new book out on the iconic band and its music, and he'll discuss what's expected to be the last in his nine-volume series at 7 p.m. Sept. 2 at the East Bank...