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How I identified a probable pen name of Louisa May Alcott
By disguising her name, Alcott could publish in less prestigious venues without worrying about tarnishing her literary reputation.
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45 Years Ago, One Kids Book Series Taught A Generation How To Make Bad Decisions
How 'Choose Your Own Adventure' came into being, and what's next for the retro franchise.
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Edgar Rice Burroughs on How to Become a Great Writer
When published in 1939, Alva Johnston suggested that there was perhaps no greater literary creation within the 20th century than Tarzan, brought to life by Edgar Rice Burroughs, a man who preferred his stories to society.
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Shelf-absorbed: nine ways to arrange your bookshelves – and what they say about you
Whether you alphabetise your books, hoard them or make sure your most intellectual tomes are in sight for Zoom calls, these displays reveal a lot ...
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Hollywood Ghostwriters Tell All (Including Their Names)
You don’t know their names and you certainly wouldn’t recognize their faces — even if their eyes weren’t shaded out — but chances are you’ve read stacks and stacks of their books. THR sits down with six of the top ghostwriters in the celebrity memoir business.
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Why So Many Authors Are Writing Multigenerational Stories
Several new books grapple with displacement and diasporic living in ways that feel particularly resonant in this moment
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National Library Lovers Month 2024 (and Library Lovers Day)
February is National Library Lovers Month in the USA. And February 14 is a very special day for lovers…of libraries! February 14 is Valentines Day, the day for lovers. But it is also a very special day for library lovers, too. And by that I don’t mean people who get cheeky under desks and between the stacks.
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Ukrainian writer Andrey Kurkov: ‘I felt guilty writing fiction in a time of war’
When Putin attacked, the novelist switched his focus to journalism. Two years on, he talks about his new crime series, life in Kyiv, and fiction as an escape from reality
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Stevenson engineering archive fetches £115,000 at auction
The archive spanned four generations of the family, who includes Treasure Island author Robert Louis Stevenson.
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Classic books can be easy to read if you know where to start
Classic books can be challenging reads, but with technology all around, it doesn't have to be. Whether it's using Google to search up unknown words or listening to audiobooks instead of reading, all are useful when it comes to the Classics.
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Romantasies are steaming up the publishing world
A spicy, more adult take on the fantasy genre
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I've published 60 novels - and these 5 free writing tools helped make it possible
From drafting manuscripts to tracking edits and creating book covers, I get the job done with the help of these indispensable - and free - apps.
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How nonfiction authors can tell powerful stories
Margaret Atwood and John Grisham tell powerful stories. Non-fiction writers can learn from them.
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50 Sci-Fi/Fantasy Novels That Everyone Should Read
People say it all the time: they’d love to get into science fiction or fantasy, but they’ve no idea where to start. If this is you (or if you’re one of those stubborn folks who looks snootily down on genre), listen up. Your trusty Flavorwire editors have a few suggestions for you — that is, a whole 50 sci-fi and fantasy novels that are well worth your time, whether you’re brand new to the concept of dragons and/or spaceships or a seasoned veteran.
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16 Bookstores You Have To See Before You Die
These sixteen incredible bookstores have both the looks and the books.
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George Orwell’s Letter On Why He Wrote ‘1984’
Five years before publishing ‘Nineteen Eighty-Four,’ George Orwell penned a letter detailing the thesis of his great novel.
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The Most Powerful Dissent in American History.
A smart new book reveals precisely how and why Oliver Wendell Holmes changed his mind about the first amendment.
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Cross a border, lose your ebooks
Jim O'Donnell was at a library conference in Singapore when his Ipad's Google Play app asked him to update it. This was the app through which he had bought 30 to 40 ebooks, and after the app had updated, it started to re-download them. However, Singapore is not one of the countries where the Google Play bookstore is active, so it stopped downloading and told him he was no longer entitled to his books.
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How to Win a Fight - A guide to avoiding and surviving violence
This book could be titled “How and Why You Should Do Everything Possible to Avoid Getting Into a Fight.”
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'Divergent': First Trailer Debuts During MTV VMAs Pre-Show (Video)
Shailene Woodley is Tris Prior in the big screen adaptation of Veronica Roth's bestselling YA book.
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