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5 SFF books that play with magic and its consequences

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When I was thirteen I wanted to be a witch. I also wanted to be a witch at ten and fourteen and sixteen and twenty-one and let’s face it to this day, but it was at the age of thirteen that my passion reached its height – and became action. And by action I mean, “read every single book about witchcraft I could find in the public library, even the super-dry historical stuff, and project a general ‘I’m a witch’ mood around school.” Well, it worked. Not to be a witch part! The part where I got my classmates inRead News

New Adult Children’s and YA Books: July 2022

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There is no time for summer blues with all the new books coming out this month. Join a witch for her erroneous cooking show, follow a boy solving puzzles all over town, experience the social circles in an elite vampire school, and more in this month’s rally of notable new books for young readers. Kari Allen, illusion. by G. Brian Karas. Random House / Schwartz, $ 17.99 (44p) ISBN 978-1-984852-30-4. Ages 4–8. A boy who loves to create maps meets a girl looking for a unique map, and together they see the world with new eyes. Soon, authority shifts fromRead News

You can’t buy these books

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In their attack on libraries, megapublishers roll a Trojan horse into the courts. In a remarkable brief filed on July 7 in an ongoing lawsuit, four corporate publishing titans (Hachette, Penguin Random House, HarperCollins, and Wiley) accused the Internet Archives of theft, “mass scale copyright infringement,” and “[ distribute] free full-text digital bootlegs.These are wild allegations — especially considering that the Internet Archive Open Library operates in the traditional terms followed by libraries in this country for centuries.The Open Library lends books, which they own, to a patron at one time, for a fixed time — such as other libraries.SuchRead News

Back to School Means Scrambling, Too: These Latest Books Are Here to Help

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They bully. We have collected new and old books, in an attempt to prepare children for the ever-challenging person who, adults know, manifests itself outside of childhood as well. Bullies, the bane of children everywhere. We’ve collected new and old books, up to middle grade and including a number of beautiful illustrations, in an effort to prepare children for the kind of constant challenge that adults know extends beyond childhood. Picture Books Lana Llama and Lori Doody, illus. by the author. Running the Goat. 2022. ISBN 9781927917817.PreS-Gr 2–A charming but conflicted intelligent creature who hates the ways in which sheRead News

9 Books to Bring on Your Summer Holidays

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Recommended by: Alexandra Avila, book sales and coordinator of staff advice at Bookworks in Albuquerque, N.M. In this, her first series of short stories, Lisa Taddeo explores life among strong women in beautiful cities that navigate the difficult world of money, sex and friendship. People are ripped off headlines, some developing new dating sites and others having unique encounters in political fundraising. Ms. said. Avila’s book contains the horror and horror of “Fleabag” and “Sex and the City.” Recommended by: Valerie Koehler, manager of Blue Willow Bookshop in Houston Two elderly women who have been eternal friends are arguing toRead News

New books by Jewish author NorCal appeal to a diverse readership – J.

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“The Dressmaker’s Daughter” by Linda Boroff (Santa Monica Press, 240 pages). It’s 1940, and Romanian-Jewish teenager Daniela, a brilliant student, is striving to become a doctor. But as the Nazis invade, she is captured, deported to Transnistria – part of modern Moldova – and forced to care for wounded Romanian soldiers while serving as co-wife of an Iron Guard chief. She longs for her lover, Mihail, who was hired by her mother to serve as her teacher before the war and has since joined the partisans. Boroff, who lives outside of Santa Cruz, told J. that her hectic young adultRead News

Because parenting books can make you feel bad about yourself

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If you’re a new parent, or if you’re not sure you’re doing a good job, you’ve probably already consulted a parenting book. The idea of ​​a parenting guide goes back hundreds of years; Personally, I know few parents who have not read any child-rearing guides at all. But while many moms and dads find parenting books helpful, consuming parenting advice can have a dark side. In 2017, a study by Amy Brown, an associate professor and researcher in maternal and infant health at Swansea University, showed that reading parenting books can contribute to depressive symptoms in new mothers. While BrownRead News

The 5th Annual Detroit Book Festival brings a large crowd to the East Market

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Hundreds of people brought out their favorite tote bags with catchy quotes like “I love books” for a Sunday of exploring new books and using them to read or record late at Detroit’s Eastern Market. The 5th Annual Detroit Festival of Books, showcased more than 60 buyers with a variety of genres, ranging from horror, poetry and comic books. Along with other vendors in Shed 5 of the Eastern Market traditionally selling body creams, Detroit inspired graphic tees and jewelry. Well -known Detroit bookseller, John K. King Books, a supporter of the cause, was in the building, displaying various books.Read News

Ocracoke recommends books of all kinds

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A place with a spectacular landscape and colorful history is guaranteed to attract writers of all kinds, and Ocracoke certainly does. While the pandemic was at its peak, I decided to tackle several recently published books about the island that have come to our attention. These were sent to us except for one I found in the Village Craftsmen, even though they are technically not in the book business. The Observer receives many unwanted books and cannot review them all. This is a selection of fiction. When reading about one’s place of residence, it is often with a curious eyeRead News

This library director resigned after continuous dramas over outstanding books

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Vinton is a town of about 5,000 in East Central Iowa, halfway between Cedar Rapids and Waterloo. The public library there spent this past week closed after its latest director, the third in the past two years, left amid an ongoing fight over what books are on display, leaving Vinton a another battle in America’s library wars. Janette McMahon served as director of the Vinton Public Library for more than a year until her resignation last July, and she joins us now from DeWitt, Iowa. Thanks for being with us. JANETTE MCMAHON: Thanks for having me. RASCOE: What books wereRead News

Book & Paper Show Moves to Mayville | News, sports, jobs

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The annual Book and Paper Show returns to Chautauqua County the first weekend in August. The event will feature an estimated 20 vendors with a wide variety of books, postcards, maps, posters and more for sale. MAYVILLE – Vintage Book and Paper Show 2022 & Sale returns the first weekend of August to Chautauqua County, and this year it’s in a new and bigger location. The event takes place between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 6, at the Chautauqua Suites, 215 West Lake Road, Route 394, Mayville. The Book and Paper Show will have more than 20 differentRead News

You get to book when you need it – Medford News, Weather, Sports, News

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It was a gift from a caring friend. He gave me a pile of books and a command to “take your time with them.” In the middle of the pile was “The Reading List” by Sara Nisha Adams. A tribute to the author on the cover said: “This book is an absolute joy. A compelling and finely crafted debut. Of course, the word “joy” sounded the most. The print size of the paper copy of the book was too small for my aging eyes, but I took the time to download it to my iPad and began reading with theRead News

Filipinos are buying books to preserve the truth about the Marcos regime

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Updated 0212 GMT (1012 HKT) 17 July 2022 Hong Kong (CNN) Filipinos living abroad cut books about the late Philippine dictator Ferdinand E. Marcos, not only to read about the story, but to preserve it. The rush to buy books documenting Marcos’ devastating 21-year rule comes as his son, Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., takes office after a landslide victory in May. From Marcos Jr. has never publicly acknowledged or apologized for the human rights abuses, corruption and theft that historians say took place under the leadership of his father. And there is fear that now that he is in power,Read News

LIBRARY COLUMN | A recent train trip inspired a list of books about travel

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When it comes to train travel, the truest saying is that life is about the journey, not the destination. My family recently took a train ride that started with a seven hour delay, then we collapsed in the desert, then we got overly polite (or just a stickler for the rules) and let every freight train pass, and finally we arrived over twenty hours late. But I still highly recommend the experience, assuming you don’t need to get somewhere in a timely fashion. The actual journey consisted of going out with my family, eating good food and admiring the sceneryRead News

21,020 children’s books awarded through SMIF’s Early Literacy Grant program – Austin Daily Herald

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Published at 18:09 Friday, July 15, 2022 The Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation (SMIF) recently awarded 21,020 children’s books to 46 organizations as part of its Early Literacy Grant Program. This grant supports early reading and writing activities that increase the school readiness of children up to the age of eight by providing children with books. The books were awarded in collaboration with Capstone and ABDO, publishers of children’s books and Mankato-based digital products and services. In 2002, Capstone helped launch BookStart by partnering with SMIF to distribute thousands of children’s books in the region over a 15-year period. In 2018,Read News

The Metaverse Summer Reading List: The Books Every Scholar Should Read This Summer

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Get ready to improve your knowledge of the Metaverse this summer with this reading list. It is the season for sunbathing, sipping a cold drink, putting your feet up and relaxing with a good book. I suggest that at least one of your summer readings is a book that will tell you more about the future. No. Not one on prediction of the future. But a new career destination … in the Metaverse! Seriously, you can look back on your year in technology, business, or marketing and marvel … it’s been everything I’ve done exciting or important for my future.Read News

Faculty and staff encouraged to send messages about published books

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From: University Relations and University Libraries Virginia Tech employees can share news about their recently published book by filling out a new form developed by University Relations and University Libraries. A list of published books will be compiled for inclusion in an upcoming edition of the Daily Email and will be displayed on VTx. The information collected through the form will also be used for the annual VT Authors event organized by the University Libraries each spring. The form is open to all employees who are authors or editors of a book (or comparable audio CD or DVD) published inRead News

Bookmark: Cabin books are a real find

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When my husband and I went up north with a friend last month, I brought a backpack of books to read. But when I walked into the rented cabin that would be our home for the next two weeks, I almost wished I’d left my own books behind. In the great hall was a white wooden bookcase, eight shelves high, filled with seductive titles and stately old editions. These weren’t your typical cabin books—not dog-eared paperbacks fetched in a canoe and then left, damp and tattered. This was a curated collection. There were old, fascinating books on these shelves, illustratedRead News

Steve Bannon admitted that Trump would ‘lie about everything’, he writes in a new book

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Former White House strategist Steve Bannon has made it clear that Donald Trump is not lying. But according to a new book, Bannon told aides: “Trump would say anything, he would lie about anything.” The former president is lying “to win whatever alternative he has now”, said Bannon. Bannon is quoted in The Big Lie: Election Chaos, Political Opportunism, and the State of American Politics after 2020, by Jonathan Lemire, White House policy director and MSNBC host. The book will be published on July 26. The Guardian has obtained a copy. Lemire’s name refers to Trump’s lie, supported by Bannon,Read News

Mandela’s friends in Washington help with the books of St. Paul in Africa to fight the ‘book famine’ on the continent

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At the Books For Africa warehouse on Prior Avenue in St. Paul, students and administrators from the Mandela Washington Scholarship program Thursday sorted thousands of books into cardboard boxes, which were packed with children’s books and novels. Alongside those boxes, plastic-wrapped pallets of stacked biology and physics textbooks are ready to be shipped across the Atlantic to the African continent. “An enlightened child can do whatever it takes,” said Mike Essien, president of Books For Africa. He believes that the “book famine” on the African continent is a pressing problem, especially for children. This past fiscal year ending June 30,Read News

The Lore of Dark Spirits is released in two Glossary Books

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Souls ’“ Scholar ”Lokey, who is both a student of the series’ history and a fluent Japanese speaker, has delved into the history and themes of the original Dark Souls for years. Now, for the game’s upcoming 10th anniversary, he has put everything he knows into two absolutely gorgeous books that are in preorder. I don’t use “glorious” and “beautiful” lightly; these things are like old fantasy bibles, with no savings in terms of their design or production. Look at this! WiFi anywhere Capable of connecting 4804 Mbps 5 GHz, it covers a much wider range thanks to the eightRead News

10 new books we recommend this week

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What is the #1 book in the world? The most read book in the world is the Bible. Writer James Chapman has created a list of the most widely read books in the world based on the number of copies each book has sold over the past 50 years. He discovered that the Bible sold far more than any other book, with 3.9 billion copies sold over the past 50 years. What is the 2nd most read book in the world? We have a list of the world’s most read books of all time. The Holy Bible. The Koran. TheRead News

Femme Fire Books opens its first store in Riverside

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When 28-year-old Vanessa Nicolle started her online bookstore, Femme Fire Books, she wanted to build a community for readers who weren’t widely represented in the literary world. Two years later, Jacksonville native Nicolle will soon be opening her first brick and mortar store. Nicolle learned in April that Cultivate Jax, a home goods store that has been selling books as part of Femme Fire’s “Blind Date with a Book” program, has opened a space for rent. “The opportunity presented itself, and out of 20 applicants, they chose an indie bookstore,” she said. Since signing the lease in May, Nicolle hasRead News

Accused book thief Filippo Bernardini could evade prosecution in the US

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The man accused by the FBI of stealing hundreds of book manuscripts may not face trial, under an agreement between prosecutors and his lawyers. Filippo Bernardini, Italian citizen who worked with UK publisher Simon & amp; Schuster was arrested in the United States in January, with the FBI alleging that he “acted, defrauded, and attempted to defraud hundreds of individuals” in obtaining unpublished works and drafts. The indictment said Bernardini had registered more than 160 fake internet domains to impersonate others since 2016. Bernardini, charged with wire fraud and serious identity theft, was due to appear in court in earlyRead News

Meet Philadelphia contact writers working on a variety of children’s books

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Children’s books are growing. We buy some of them. According to the NPD Group, sales of fictional stories of children and adolescents have risen by 17% this year, compared to the first 2019 epidemic. And there aren’t just a lot of children’s books in bookstores, school libraries, and shelves for our little ones. Today’s comics – especially picture books – have older content. Authors of children’s books explore complex emotions such as fear, anger, and jealousy. They face frightening topics such as mental illness, illness and death. And many characters are different, with LGBTQ personality and people of all shapes,Read News

Opinion | Latinx Representation in Books

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What percentage of authors publish? Editors and publishers agree that the chances of being published are only 1-2%. This means that they accept and publish only one or two out of every hundred manuscripts they receive. What percentage of authors are successful? So can we say that. 0025% of authors are successful (sell at least 1,000 copies). What percentage of a book goes to the author? Suppose you bought a book (eg Lincoln Michel’s Upright Beasts), how much would the author earn? Author royalty rates vary, but the industry standard is around 8% of the cover price for paperback andRead News

In the suburbs: Reading books is alive and well this summer

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Reading books is alive and well in Fairfield and our bookstore team couldn’t be happier. Remember, Kindles haven’t become outdated, but we’re realizing that more of our customers are looking for a real book they can hold in their hand. This is definitely a summer of reader demand. As responsible for walking at least three times a week at the Fairfield University bookstore, I have a front-row seat to what our customers are specifically looking for. I usually have a stream of readers ordering various books at our computer consultation table and I am happy to refer them to theRead News

Stanford’s 2022 Three Books Program Focuses on Biodiversity – The Stanford Report

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The 2022 Three-Book Program – a summer reading program for new undergraduates – includes two books and a documentary film that address unique approaches to biodiversity and its loss. As Stanford’s incoming undergraduates come from all over the world, they can be part of a shared academic conversation about biodiversity even before they arrive on campus through the Three Book program. “The theme of this year’s three books will connect you with a common thread that we need to persist, to thrive on this planet, and to manage our home for the future,” biology professor Elizabeth Hadly wrote in herRead News

The best books of 2022… So far

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From busy biographies to literary fiction, mysteries, memoirs and everything in between, we have collected the best books of 2022. When a famous novelist arrives on the campus of a small university, the situation between two married professors – a man and a wife who are already dealing with accusations of inappropriate behavior towards him – becomes even more complicated. Dark, funny and perfectly timed for our contemporary moment, the novel explores ideas of desire and duty in a world where blurred lines can be catastrophic. 2 Moon Witch, Spider King This second book in Marlon James’s Dark Star trilogyRead News

New Books: July 12, 2022 – Locus Online

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Who has won the most Hugo and Nebula Awards? Constance Elaine Trimmer Willis (born December 31, 1945) is an American science fiction and fantasy writer. He has won eleven Hugo Awards and seven Nebula® Awards for private works, more important awards than any other writer, most recently the Hugo and Nebula® Awards of the Year for Best Novel for Blackout / All Clear (2010). How do you get nominated for a Hugo Award? There is no submission process for the Hugo Award. There is no presentation or entry fee. Hugo’s voters are good at finding and nominating good works, andRead News