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Book lovers to unite at Columbus Book Festival Saturday and Sunday
The Lantern - Ohio
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July 9, 2025
Attendees of previous years walk through the entrance of the Columbus Book Festival. Credit: Courtesy of the Columbus Metropolitan Library Book lovers throughout Columbus will celebrate their love of literature this weekend at the annual two-day...
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...
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....
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...
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...
Simon Reeve: Al-Qaeda made me a bestselling author — and quite a bit of cash
The Times
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Simon Reeve grew up in Acton in west London and left school with one GCSE. At 17 he considered suicide before taking a job as a post boy at The Sunday Times. His 1998 book The New Jackals, investigating the 1993 bombing of the World Trade Center,...
'The Salt Path' is a book that captured the hearts of millions. Now it's mired in controversy
Spectrum Bay News 9 - Florida
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July 12, 2025
LONDON (AP) — “The Salt Path” is a memoir of resilience and courage that captured the hearts of millions and which was subsequently adapted for the big screen, with actors Gillian Anderson and Jason Isaacs taking the lead roles. But now, the book...
Every comic book character in Superman, listed in order of appearance in James Gunn's new movie
Newsarama
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July 11, 2025
Superman is now soaring in theaters. But James Gunn’s new movie isn’t just the latest in a long line of Super-reboots, it’s also the launch proper of a new interconnected comic-book universe with DCU: Chapter One Gods and Monsters now well...
Tip booking trial to go ahead but council accused of 'appalling communication'
Dorset Echo
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The issue, and the way it was handled, has damaged the reputation of Dorset Council, according to several opposition councillors. The council Lib Dem administration has been accused of “appalling communication” over its decision, and U-turns, on...
‘Superman’ movie review: James Gunn’s kinetic take sets the Man of Steel to soar
The Hindu
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July 11, 2025
A still from ‘Superman’ | Photo Credit: DC Studios DC Universe’s Supermanbegins with a short history lesson in multiples of three, including the fact that a baby landed on Earth from the dying planet of Krypton 30 years ago and debuted three years...
Review: By Royal Appointment, Mayflower Theatre, Southampton
New Milton Advertiser & Lymington Times
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July 9, 2025
WITH an all-star cast and an engaging and touching narrative, Daisy Goodwin’s new play By Royal Appointment draws back the veil of the royal life, to show seemingly innocuous styling choices help definite one of the most iconic women of the modern...
India News | Books Discontinued in Rajasthan Schools as They Glorified Nehru-Gandhi Family, Says Minister
Latestly
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July 11, 2025
Jaipur, Jul 11 (PTI) School students in Rajasthan will no longer study two-part supplementary textbooks with state Education Minister Madan Dilawar arguing that these reading materials are not required because they glorify the Nehru-Gandhi family...
Media Review: July 11
Bulgarian News Agency
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POLITICS Mediapool.bg quotes Continue the Change (CC) Co-Chair Assen Vassilev who said: "July 8 passed [the day when the final decision was taken for Bulgaria's accession to the euro area]. From now on we are a clear opposition. We have clearly...
Lisa Jewell draws a crowd at Bookface events
The Scotsman
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July 10, 2025
Bestselling author Lisa Jewell made a splash in Glasgow this week as she attended two Bookface Sip & Swap events to launch her latest thriller, Don’t Let Him In. Over 250 guests turned out across two city centre venues to hear from the...
Authors featured at IOP pool bash
The Post & Courier - South Carolina
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Buxton Books and The Club at Wild Dunes invite families to make a splash at the Girl Who Built a Spider Pool Party, a vibrant summer event geared toward young and middle grade readers, happening Saturday, Aug. 9 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Wild...
Cumbrian author's new book to explore historic postal paths
News & Star
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The Postal Paths by Alan Cleaver details the routes taken by rural post workers to deliver letters to some of the country's most remote cottages and farmhouses, long before all deliveries were made by van. Alan's latest book explores postal routes...
Boss Mustapha’s full lecture at Garba Shehu’s book launch
Eagle Online
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July 11, 2025
The theme of this lecture: “President Muhammadu Buhari’s Contribution to National Development,” is both a reflection on leadership and an exploration of the institutions, policies, and principles that defined his presidency. While we are gathered...
Trump attributed survival at Butler rally to 'hand of God': Author and witness reveals firsthand account
Fox News
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'Butler' author Salena Zito joins the ‘Brian Kilmeade Show’ to reflect on the attempted assassination of President Donald Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania, nearly one year later, and the phone call she received from Trump shortly after. NEWYou can...
Author Steve Jordan and his book, "The Historic House Handbook"
WXXI - New York
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July 9, 2025
Maintaining and repairing old homes requires sensitivity, a commitment to preserving historic characteristics, and an understanding of modern functionality. Author and restoration expert Steve Jordan provides guidance for homeowners in his new...
Superman movie review: James Gunn`s directorial is imminently watchable
Mid Day Mumbai
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July 11, 2025
It may not be the best superman ever but you can’t help but get persuaded by the ‘crash, burn and resurrect’ cycle that this film appears to takeoff on Superman, the latest instalment in the ‘man-of-steel’ franchise has writer-director James Gunn,...