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The Controversy Over ‘The Salt Path’—And Its Purported ‘Lies’— Explained As Author Winn’s Next Book Delayed
Forbes
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Topline The publisher behind “The Salt Path,” a bestselling book that claims to be based on a true story, has decided to push back the release of author Raynor Winn’s next book after an investigation by British newspaper The Observer claimed the...
Review: Cafe Blue
Cascadia Daily News - Washington State
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July 9, 2025
In Fairhaven, your options for coffee are myriad. There’s Avenue Bread, the Shirlee Bird, the Mount Bakery, the Firehouse and Cafe Blue. Every one of them has earned their place in the coffee scene — but something about Cafe Blue is greater than...
Kenan Thompson Is Set To Delight A New Generation Of Kids With New Book ‘Unfunny Bunny’
Black Enterprise
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July 11, 2025
Kenan Thompson's comedic chops have entertained multiple generations. He's now creating space for the new generation with the release of 'Unfunny Bunny.' Kenan Thompson, Saturday Night Live’s comedic veteran, is stepping back into children’s...
Award winning Edinburgh book publisher 404 Ink announces it is closing down
Edinburgh Evening News
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July 11, 2025
An award-winning Edinburgh independent book publisher is closing down after 10 years. 404 Ink announced on their website that they will close in summer 2026 as “over the years the costs and obstacles in independent publishing have increased...
Leading Scottish book publisher reveals closure plans after 'labour of love'
The Herald (Scotland)
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July 11, 2025
The award-winning company, which published both books and literary magazines, has been funded by Scottish Government arts agency Creative Scotland in recent years. Read more: In a statement on the 404 Ink website, McDaid and Jones-Rivera said they...
Adoke’s Book Launch: Shettima Not Trying To Denigrate Tinubu’s Administration – Aide
Daily Independent
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July 11, 2025
0 The Office of the Vice President has come out to strongly debunk insinuations making the rounds of a possible friction within the presidency. Stanley Nkwocha, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media & Communications and Spokesman of...
The Salt Path author's next book delayed after 'distress'
BBC
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July 11, 2025
Author Raynor Winn's new book has been delayed because questions about her bestselling work The Salt Path have caused her and her husband "considerable distress", her publisher has said. Penguin Michael Joseph said the decision to postpone the...
Superman Review (A Second Opinion)
JoBlo
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July 11, 2025
Earlier this week, our EIC Chris Bumbray reviewed Superman and was relatively cool on it. Check out his review HERE, but here’s another take on the movie from our man Tyler Nichols! Which one do you agree with? Let us know in the comments! PLOT:...
If books be the root of good, read on
The Bookseller
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How many publishers does it take to launch a reading campaign? The answer, of course, is all of them. And all the booksellers, authors, illustrators, literary agents, librarians, influencers and as many others as we can find. Why? Because, to put...
Book by retired Army man on postcard era released
The Hindu
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July 10, 2025
Das Paise ka Postcard, a tribute to an era when postcards were the only means of communication, authored by S.N. Ahmed, a retired Indian Army officer was released recently by actor and director Vinay Varma. Mr. Ahmed said the book is a poignant...
‘Superman’ Review: A hopeful, political reboot that truly soars under James Gunn
Mint
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July 11, 2025
James Gunn’s ‘Superman’ is not just the beginning of a new DC Universe—it’s a bold statement, an emotional reset, and a love letter to everything Superman stands for. As the first film in the DCU's ‘Chapter One: Gods and Monsters’, Gunn manages to...
Turning the page: How Kenya rose as Africa's book powerhouse
The Standard
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Today we continue with our analysis of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (Unesco) report on the book industry in Africa titled The African Book Industry: Trends, challenges and opportunities for growth. While...
History buff writing book on urban renewal in Benton Harbor
Herald Palladium - Michigan
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BENTON HARBOR — Benton Harbor and St. Joseph may be called the Twin Cities, but decisions made by municipal leaders throughout the decades have led to the inequalities that continue today. That’s according to Jeannette Holton of St. Joseph...
Cool books for a hot summer
Yale Climate Connections - Connecticut
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July 11, 2025
In May, we gave you a head start on your summer reading list with our bookshelf on the nine British novels that contended for the Climate Fiction Prize. (“And So I Roar” by Abi Dare took the prize.) Now we have 12 more titles for you to consider:...
Will Trent’s Book Changes Work Because ABC’s Show Kept Karin Slaughter’s Most Important Creation
Screen Rant
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July 11, 2025
Although Will Trent changed a lot of details from author Karin Slaughter’s book series of the same name, the thing that has made the show an enduring success is entirely the author’s work. Will Trent season 4 arrives in 2026 and the fourth outing...
Heathers: The Musical review: Back off-Broadway and big fun
Mashable
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July 11, 2025
Heathers: The Musical isn't just a clever interpretation of the 1989 black comedy Heathers. This stage show is a rock show, thanks to a gutsy revival production and an audience bursting to experience it. Admittedly, this came as a surprise to me....
Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun Manga Takes 1-Issue Break Due to Author's Sudden Illness
Anime News Network
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Manga returns on August 18 Image via Amazon© Iro Aida, Square Enix, Yen PressThe official X/Twitter account for Square Enix's G Fantasy magazine announced on Thursday that Iro Aida's Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun (Jibaku Shōnen Hanako-kun) manga will go...
Building a Load Review Checklist That Prevents Mistakes
FreightWaves
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July 11, 2025
If you’re running loads without a formal review process in place, you’re running blind. Every missed appointment, every unpaid detention, every “I thought we agreed on that” moment — it all comes back to one thing: a lack of structure. And in this...
Gemma Hill to host ‘Meet the Author’ event in Letterkenny tomorrow
Donegal News
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July 11, 2025
DONEGAL-born author Gemma Hill is delighted to announce a very special ‘Meet the Author’ event, which will be hosted by Bookmark in Letterkenny Shopping Centre tomorrow. Speaking ahead of the event, Gemma shared how it is hard to put into words...
Review: A BEAUTIFUL NOISE at Hollywood Pantages Theater
BroadwayWorld
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There's a moment in "A Beautiful Noise," the jukebox musical about the career of Neil Diamond, where Nick Fradiani, as Diamond, says to his future wife (Hannah Jewel Kohn), "What if woe IS me?" It is at this moment that what had been a lightweight...