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24th Vancouver International Writers & Readers Festival
Oct. 18-23, 2011 in Vancouver, BC, Canada. I find it ironic that in a video promoting a Writers’ festival, they somehow managed to misspell ‘Annually’ as ‘Anually’! Check out the official website of the fest for all the details and events here – writersfest.bc.ca. A few of the famous authors coming to Vancouver this month … Continue reading
Back-To-School Reads: 13 Big Books To Read While The Leaves Fall
Autumn is the time for big books to emerge. We recommend 13 new titles, from Stephen King and Neal Stephenson’s latest to an impressive crop of debut novels.
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In An Absorbing ‘Vortex,’ The Future Is Alien
Aliens exist — and we are their playthings — in the third book of Robert Charles Wilson’s trilogy. Reviewer Glen Weldon calls Vortex a “bittersweet farewell to a soaring science-fiction conceit.”
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Book Review: ‘Partitions’
The novel Partitions by Amit Mujmuday is set in the chaotic period when the newly independent India is rent into two countries, India and Pakistan — one Hindu-dominated the other Muslim.
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Rescue Your Reading With 3 Superhero Sagas
Moviegoers’ fascination with superheroes may be dying down, but author Mat Johnson knows that caped crusaders are alive and well in the medium that started it all. These three books will be kryptonite to your comic book woes.
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Paperback Nonfiction Bestsellers For June 23
A lioness nurses a baby oryx; an elephant befriends a sheep. National Geographic writer Jennifer Holland narrates some of nature’s strangest pairings in Unlikely Friendships. It debuts at No. 10.
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Author Of ‘Robopocalypse’ On The Future Of Robotics
In the summer science fiction book, Robopocalypse, civilization’s technology develops a mind of its own and sets out to destroy humanity. Author Daniel H. Wilson, who has a Ph.D. in robotics, talks about why technology can be frightening, and how to avert the robot apocalypse.
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Pottermore Brings Harry Potter To The Digital World
Pottermore, a new website from Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling, will offer digital versions of the books, plus exclusive content from Rowling and a place for fans to post.
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New In Paperback: June 20-26
Edna O’Brien tells 11 tales of sex, love and death, and Steve Stern romps through 20th century Jewish history. Rebecca Traister surveys how the 2008 election changed politics for women, Darin Strauss absorbs a classmate’s death, and Hilary Spurling resurrects Pearl S. Buck’s life and fiction.
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