Woman & Home

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Set in Cornwall in the winter of 1972, three lighthouse keepers seemingly vanish from a locked tower 15 miles out to sea during a storm. But what really happened? Inspired by a real story, this beautifully written novel alternates between the narrati

Woman's Weekly

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Growing up, sisters Rajni, Jezmeen and Shirina were never close, but, respecting their mother’s dying wishes, they travel to India together to carry out the final rites. In a life-affirming read that’s emotional and humorous, we see tensions play out

Writing Magazine

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‘I hadn’t intended to write The Death of Mungo Blackwell for at least three more years. My agent had been actively shopping my indie-published series for middle grade readers with no success. The market just wasn’t acquiring middle grade. My agent re

The Millions

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This month marks the entrée of two newcomers. The post The Millions Top Ten: September 2017 appeared first on The Millions.

SFX

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RELEASED 7 MAY 596 pages | Hardback/ebook Author Nick Martell Publisher Gollancz It’s a bold move to have the protagonist of a novel introduce their tale by describing it as “the greatest story ever told”, but Nick Martell’s fantasy adventure falls f

WHO

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Laced with her usual quirky humour, sass and darkly charming tone, Australian author Sally Hepworth brings her latest tome – tipped to be her breakout – to shelves. Delivering a knockout novel about the lies that bind two sisters, Hepworth tells the

You South Africa

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EMMANUEL CASTIS sure knows how to sweep a woman off her feet. The Trackers actor proposed to his long-term partner SHARLENE ECONOMOU, at the luxury Komati George Lodge in Mpumalanga in front of her family and friends last month. The couple have been

TIME

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Edith and Helen Calder haven’t spoken in decades. The sisters’ rift began after the death of their father, who left all the money from the family’s farm to Helen so she could fulfill her dream of opening a brewery. In J. Ryan Stradal’s The Lager Quee

Watch

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In this latest of the best-selling FBI Thriller series, agents Savich and Sherlock are solving their most twisted case yet, involving a missing CIA analyst and a kidnapper with powerful connections. For nearly a decade, Taddeo followed three American

India Today

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At the centre of Poomani's novel, Heat, is Chidambaram, a boy who, in an act of daring and planning beyond his years, strikes down his elder brother's killer, Vadakkuraan. A powerful land-grabber, Vadakkuraan is always surrounded by his own armed men

Woman

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It’s Christmas 1845, and the Bronte sisters are back as amateur detectives when they discover the bones of a child have been found in the walls of a local house. It’s not long before they’re on to a trail of other lost children. An absolute treat for

SFX

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RELEASED 4 FEBRUARY 336 pages | Hardback/ebook/audiobook Author TL Huchu Publisher Tor The first book in this new series from TL Huchu features one of the strangest and most compelling fantasy worlds you’ll see all year. Set in Edinburgh on a world t

Cricket Magazine Fiction and Non-Fiction Stories for Children and Young Teens

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A house painter named Mr. Popper dreams of being an Antarctic explorer. When he gets a penguin, his dream comes true. Soon one penguin turns into two, and soon a dozen penguins are in the household. It’s too expensive to take care of ten babies, so M

TIME

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CERTAIN BOOKS LEAVE READERS FEELING THEY KNOW EVERY MINUTE detail of a character’s inner life, as if they were lifelong companions and daily confidants. Paul Auster’s massive new novel, 4 3 2 1, is such a book. The concept behind the 866-page tome b

The Millions

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After six months of smashing success on our list, The Practicing Stoic surely becomes the first philosopher's resource to grace our Hall of Fame. The post The Millions Top Ten: November 2019 appeared first on The Millions.

The Atlantic

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A new dynamic collection of short stories from Emily Fridlund revels in discomfort and disorientation.

SFX

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RELEASED 3 MARCH 304 pages | Paperback/ebook Author Sara Holland Publisher Bloomsbury Adolescence is hard enough at the best of times, but throw in a murdered brother, a mother on death row and a high school full of bullies that really don’t apprecia

New Zealand Woman’s Weekly

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1 Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone is the best-selling individual novel of all time, with sales of 120m. Second with 85m sales is: a. The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown b. The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger c. The Lion, the Witch and the War

Literary Hub

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Gre Iles most recent book, Mississippi Blood, concludes his Natchez Burning trilogy. What was the first book you fell in love with? Arty the Smarty by Faith McNulty. I was three or four years old when I read that, and it shaped me as a writer. It’s

Literary Hub

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Scott Turow’s latest book, Testimony, is available now from Grand Central.  What was the first book you fell in love with? The Count of Monte Cristo by Dumas, which I read during one of my many malingering periods of absence from grade school at the

India Today

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Labelled as autobiographical fiction, For the Love of a Man by Amrinder Bajaj tells the story of a woman who did not have the luxury to make the choices in her life but had to always accede to the wishes of the people around her. Even though the prot

You South Africa

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This is a time-honoured tale of a boy’s journey into manhood. The unnamed narrator is a sensitive soul who grows up to be an artist much to the disappointment of his brutish father. He is horribly betrayed by a trusted cousin which leads him on a que

Writing Magazine

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There’s some good writing here. This short extract has covered a lot of ground and established that Edwina is a recently widowed woman thanks to the sinking of the Titanic. Her interior voice is skilfully rendered and there are some subtle touches su

Writing Magazine

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‘When I read the submission draft of How the One Armed Sister Sweeps Her House, I was drawn by the immediacy of Lala’s story, the awful brutality that she, her mother and grandmother all endure in different ways, and their stoicism and honesty and ca

Literary Hub

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In the 30 Books in 30 Days series leading up to the March 16 announcement of the 2016 National Book Critics Circle Award winners, NBCC board members review the 30 finalists. Today, NBCC board member Jane Ciabattari offers an appreciation of fiction f

New Zealand Woman’s Weekly

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Born in Wellington, she now lives in Melbourne, working as a newspaper journalist. This is her first novel. This novel was inspired by… “My career as a journalist and by my extended family. My great, big, fat, political, union, social-justice family

SFX

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Novels getting another run-out this month include Alastair Reynolds’s SHADOW CAPTAIN 5 September, Gollancz), the follow-up to his Firefly-esque pirates-inspace book Revenger. It continues the adventures of sisters Adrana and Fura Ness, as they’re pur

Literary Hub

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Alexander McCall Smith, best known for the No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency series, sees his latest book, My Italian Bulldozer, hit American shelves today. What was the first book you fell in love with? When I was a very young boy I had a book called G

Literary Hub

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Eileen Myles’ Afterglow is available now from Grove Atlantic. What was the first book you fell in love with? Little Women: because there was both a female writer, Jo, in it and there was a rich boy, Laurie, I longed to be. Name a classic you feel gui

New Zealand Listener

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Bernard Beckett began writing The Tunnel of Dreams a few years back as bedtime reading for his twin boys, completing a section each day. The novel opens with twins Arlo and Stefan deciding to investigate an abandoned house late at night. They spot a