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Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay $22.99

The New York Review of Books has an excellent piece up on Elena Ferrante, 'the most powerful and enigmatic writer to emerge from contemporary Italy'.

How to organise a bookshelf.

Five tips for editing literary works in translation.

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WALLS OF BOOKS IN EVERY ROOM OF THE HOUSE.

Excellent photo portraits of famous authors. (And their dogs, in the case of Faulkner.)

ELIZABETH: So look, we only came to Pemberley because my aunt and uncle wanted a sticky beak and…whoa.

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Watch the trailer for the film adaptation of Ron Rash's The World Made Straight.

How do writers read?

The abstract mathematics behind freelance writing: Read more

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Francis Plug Paul Ewen $29.99

'I have a bottle of Scotch in my bag. Would you care for some?' Francis Plug, star of Paul Ewen's How to Be a Public Author, offers advice on how to talk to famous authors.

The state of ebooks—now in handy infographic form.

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Today, Elsewhere
A-Z of Convicts in Van Diemen’s Land Simon Barnard $49.95

Simon Barnard's second career choice seems strange, but I suppose shouldn't be so surprising, given his choice of book subject.

An argument for finishing every book you start.

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17 Jane Austen characters, if they were on Tinder.

5 scathing book reviews.

A look at the homes of famous writers.

Pairing classic books with pizza, or, my Friday night.

31 fairly obscure literary monsters.

Excellent literary conspiracy theories and I believe them all.

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Some ideas for adorably bookish kids' Halloween costumes.

Tiny books about cats.

The 50 best book-to-movie adaptations.

Call me pissed. Complaint letters from literary greats.

9 coffee and book pairings.

How to write a romance story, with boats.

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Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay $22.99

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5 excellent writer's sheds.

The creepiest children of literature.

I will make time for reading, the way I make time for meals, or brushing my teeth. I will make an effort to carry a book with me at all times.
A manifesto for reading.

The best characters in queer literature.

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