Non fiction

Calcutta: After the two years of the Covid-19 pandemic, artists have started performing again. Many districts in Bengal have started hosting 'macha' performances. Actors who are popular as TV presenters or protagonists of mega soap operas…

Renaissance House Retreat for Writers and Artists in Martha's Vineyard will celebrate its 23rd season by offering three exciting writing programs in June, July and September 2022 at its original location in Oak Bluffs – a home where…

What does pop icon Janet Jackson love most about spending Kentucky Derby weekend in Louisville? It's not the thoroughbreds, the fashion, or the pageantry of the historical event. It's something even better.It's you."It's always been the…

Kathy Kleinman. Grand Central, $30 (320p) ISBN 978-1-538718-28-5Law professor Kleiman recounts in her fantastical debut the vital but little-known role that six women played in the history of computers. While researching computer…

Rolling Stones frontman Sir Mick Jagger reads two books at a time. The 78-year-old rock legend is an avid reader and always aims to enjoy two books at once; a fictional novel and a factual book. Mick doubles his reading in case a…

Walker Books acquired India, Incredible Indiaan "inspiring" debut novel written by award-winning author Jasbinder Bilan, illustrated by Nina Chakrabarti. Publisher Denise Johnstone-Burt and editor Becky Watson acquired worldwide rights…

Apple Original Films has secured the rights to an untitled feature film about the life and times of Michael J. Fox. Oscar-winning director Davis Guggenheim is set to direct. Currently, the film is in production in New York, Los Angeles…

Picture: Paul Schiraldi/HBO We own this town is not a sequel to Thread. Based on the…

How do you grasp something as complex and chaotic as becoming a mother? How do we survive it? In Mothertongues, acclaimed author Ceridwen Dovey and writer and actress Eliza Bell – both mothers – attempt to answer the question through a…

Readers' Favorite announces the book review of Non-Fiction - Memoir "The Satisfied Introvert" by Benjamin Plumb, currently available at http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09RTZX4LN. Readers' Favorite is one of the largest book review and…

Eastpointe Memorial Library director Sue Todd admits to being an extremely curious person. It is this thirst for knowledge, coupled with positive interactions with other local librarians, that has led Todd to his 35-year career. "If I have…

New Delhi: A deep dive into India's outstanding role in the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War is the subject of a new book'December in Dhaka' by KS Nair, who wants to shed light on a little publicized aspect of the war in the country.…

This content contains affiliate links. When you purchase through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. While attempts at book bans and censorship in the United States have reached an all-time high in the past two…

HBO Max has quickly made a name for itself as a major game streaming player. Thanks in part to the controversial partnership with Warner Bros., the service has seen multiple exclusive 30-day release windows for some of 2021's biggest…

Award-winning political journalist and broadcaster - and former Sunday Times political editor - joins the team Launching TalkTV on Monday, April 25 on linear TV platforms, connected TV, streaming services and social media platforms…

There are the stories from our past that we all know and celebrate. And then there are the stories that we don't talk about and that we often don't know. "How the Word Got Through: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across…

The growing number of school districts voting to remove certain books from school libraries has been making headlines for months, as works by authors ranging from Toni Morrison to Art Spiegelman are challenged and banned…

What happens when the whole town leaves and doesn't come back? It's "It's the End of the World and I'm in My Bathing Suit," a comic novel for average readers by Justin A. Reynolds of Cleveland.It takes place in Carterville, a lakeside…

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov praised Russian-Indian relations on Friday as the Kremlin seeks closer ties with India after Moscow's decision. break with the West over Ukraine. The…

NEW DELHI, March 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- A book that gives a credible, detailed and accessible account of Chinese intelligence agencies, of which almost nothing is known. Non-fiction/ Paperback// INR 699Released on 1st April 2022 |…

Independent bookstores are an important part of a healthy high street. They offer bibliophiles a shopping experience that simply cannot be achieved when shopping online. Bookstores are a delight for the senses, from the wide range of!-->…

Don't feel bad if you know Gillian Jacobs primarily through her acting work. Whether it's the confrontational Britta Perry of Communityhalf of the Netflix series Love Where his role in the hit series GirlsJacobs has been creating…

A year ago, I wrote about 15 of the best nonfiction books I had read in the first year of the pandemic. I didn't know at the time that we still had a full year of the pandemic left, but here we are. The company has been a little more open…

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Residents of Victoria are invited to spend their spring months with a virtual book club, reading poetry, fiction, short stories and narrative non-fiction from four area authors. Open from March to June, the book club is a new…

Valerie Boyd, world renowned author of the definitive biography of Zora Neale Hurston, Wrapped in Rainbows: The Life of Zora Neale Hurston, passed away on February 12, 2022, after a long battle with pancreatic cancer. Originally…

Sovereign Attachments: Masculinity, Muslimness, and Affective Politics in PakistanBy Shenila Khoja-MooljiUniversity of California Press, USAISBN: 978-0520336803288pp. The Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, following the US…

The round also saw participation from existing investors including 3one4 Capital, Vertex Ventures and India Quotient, with Founder Bank Capital and Verlinvest joining as new investors New Delhi, Delhi, India (NewsView) While deal activity…

We are looking for a creative, adaptable and business-minded marketer for an exciting new role at Bloomsbury Publishing: UK Brand Manager for #1 bestselling author Sarah J. Maas. You will develop, oversee and execute the UK brand strategy…

Kolkata: From Manjira Dutta's 'The Sacrifice of Babulal Bhuiya' (1987) to Ranu Ghosh's 'Quarter No: 4/7' (2012), women with ties to Bengal have quietly done groundbreaking work in non-fiction film -making. On International Women's Day,…

Wiradjuri woman Tara June Winch won the SA Premier's Award for her novel, The yield, at a ceremony held on the first evening of Adelaide Writers Week. The novel has already won the Miles Franklin, the Voss Literary Prize and the Prime…

(This is the twenty-fifth entry in The Modern Library Nonfiction Challenge, an ambitious project to read and write about Modern Library Nonfiction books from #100 to #1. There is also The Modern Library Reading Challenge , a fictional…

Washed Ashore: Making Art From Ocean PlasticBy Kelly CrullMinneapolis, Minnesota, March 01, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Every day we use plastic products. Too many of these products end up in the ocean when we are done with them. In Washed…

Andrew Garfield is set to star in FX Network's new True Crime miniseries, Under the banner of heaven.The upcoming series is inspired by the 2003 non-fiction bestseller of the same name, written by Jon Krakauer.Under the banner of heaven…

Steve Braunias Steve Braunias edits Newsroom's books section,…

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) – Virginia Beach students will have the opportunity to talk to their favorite authors thanks to the Virginia Beach Public Library. Throughout late February and early March, the Virginia Beach Public…

The apocalypse of the last two years has been marked in my life, not only by the COVID-19 pandemic, but by the subjects of the books I have read. I started reading more regularly during this time and found myself immersed in a…

As an avid reader and teacher, when I arrived in Glasgow from India in 1969, I headed straight for bookstores. Immediately, I became aware of a huge void. There were hardly any books written by colored Scottish writers. Now, as a…

Jacqueline Kennedy said, “There are many ways to expand your child's world. The love of books is the best of all. (https://www.blacksailbooks.com/blog/36-reading-is-important-quotes). Books are the basis of the library. The…

Reeperbahn Special Unit 65 German network broadcasters ARD NDR, SWR, WDR and RBB have ordered Reeperbahn Special Unit 65, a new docuseries telling the story of FD65, the very first German police unit dedicated to the fight against…

Shaun White is the hottest name on the internet right now. His retirement led to an avalanche of posts on social media, where almost every celebrity congratulated the legend on an incredible career. People had gotten used to seeing Shaun…

Carol Shields (Neil Graham) Two years after the announcement of the Carol Shields Prize for Fiction, nominations are open for the inaugural prize, which will honor a Canadian or American author. “We are thrilled to…

SALINA, Kan. (KWCH) — An issue that has been the subject of national discussion emerged in Kansas on Tuesday night, with some parents asking the Salina School Board to remove a certain book from school libraries.The book in question is a…

It would be difficult, you might think, to make a boring biopic around the life of Alexander the Great. Whether considered a hero or a villain, it was certainly an eventful life and a cultural relevance that lasted over 2,000 years. This…

Doug Cox was the lucky winner of the January reading contest at the North Webster Community Public Library. He holds a stocking cap, a book and a movie as prizes. Photo provided by the library. Press release NORTH WEBSTER - Go blind and…

The writer and founder of the University of Iowa's nonfiction writing program has died at 89. Carl H. Klaus, founder of the University of Iowa nonfiction writing program and critically acclaimed essayist, has died. He was 89 years old.…

Former Zeppelin director Amparo Castellano has joined rival Spanish prodco The Mediapro Studio to lead the creation and production of non-fiction content in Spain and internationally.Amparo CastellanoCastellano's appointment to the newly…

Showtime Documentary Films has acquired North American distribution rights to 2nd chancea feature film that premiered at this year's Sundance Film Festival. The feature-length documentary debut of…

The authors are incredibly proud of their published work that probably took years to write. Sometimes these works become so popular that they receive a film adaptation. Some people make it a point to read the book before watching the…

How about peeking into the private correspondence between two famous people known for their literary talents and political views? A little curiosity, perhaps? Or a thrilling excitement mixed with pangs of guilt? It's hard for many…

BATON ROUGE, La (BRPROUD) – Lights, cameras, action! Louisiana Public Broadcasting (LPB) is seeking entries for the upcoming PBS Short Film Festival. Submissions must be received no later than Wednesday, February 23, and will…

Reinventing Seattle: Ebo Barton The challenges of the last two years have changed the way we live, the way we work and the way we show ourselves to each other. They also gave us a rare chance to collectively reimagine our future. Through…

FICTION hardcover 1. "Cloud Cuckoo Land", by Anthony Doerr (Scribner)2. "Klara and the Sun", by Kazuo Ishiguro (Knopf)3. "The Lincoln Highway", by Amor Towles (Viking)4. "William!" by Elizabeth Strout (Random House)5. "Blueberries for…

There are two milestones on The Star's bestseller lists this week:First, this may be the first time (in my memory, certainly, and maybe even forever) that a single author has had four books in the top 10 for original fiction. Colleen Hoover…

COVID-19 has brought a huge lifestyle change among people and the impact of COVID-19 has changed the way people work, do business and study. From working professionals to students, everyone has made changes in the way they do their…

Doha: After a one-year hiatus due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) presents two years of new Arabic and English books in all genres at the 31st International Fair Doha Book Fair (DIBF) 2022…

Barack Obama continues to dominate the non-fiction section of the Greater Victoria Public Library, where his book A promised land leads the list of top 10 borrowers. Keeping it all about family, Michelle Obama completes the list…

“Mission: Impossible” was a TV show and later a movie series. The real-life non-fiction story unfolds in front of the entire footballing world thanks to Cardinals defensive lineman JJ Watt and his dramatically unthinkable comeback story.In…

The United States Mint began shipping the first coins of the American Women Quarters (AWQ) program. These outstanding quarters honoring Maya Angelou are manufactured at the Mint's facilities in Philadelphia and Denver. Pieces featuring…

Authorized Biography of Tata Sons Chairman Emeritus Ratan Tata, one of India's best-known industrialists and philanthropists, set record in non-fiction publishing in India, with HarperCollins winning global…

Research from the McKinsey Global Institute looked at the type of jobs that will be lost, as well as those that will be created, as automation, AI and robotics take hold. And he deduced the type of high level skills that will become…

The fourth principle of Kwanzaa is "ujamaa", the Swahili word for cooperative economy.Beyond sharing the name, the Ujamaa bookstore is an appropriate representation of the practice.For example, Mustafaa Shabazz opened the Driving Park store…

The holidays are over, the weather is cold, and there are a myriad of other reasons you want to stay indoors and snuggle up with a book. Local authors have some ideas, with books published on a variety of topics published in recent…

Day 2 of 2022. We crawled out of our hangovers, found homes for all our leftovers, and renewed our vows to be model citizens in the event of a pandemic. The past year has been troubling, and I have my foot on the pedal, but not without a…

Charles P. "Charlie" Conrad de Montclair, whose long career in book publishing included editing some of the biggest names in fiction and non-fiction, died on November 21, 2021 at his home of complications of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.…

The best part of my job is that I read a lot. If a St. Louis author has a new book - or even a non-St. Louis' author's new book touches the city so much that it almost always ends up in my mailbox.…

On Thursday, it was announced that prolific writer Joan Didion had passed away at the age of 87. An executive at her publisher, Knopf, confirmed the author's death to TODAY in an email and said Didion died at her Manhattan home from…

The Reporter is excited to present their first short story writing competition. The contest titled "A Winter's Tale: 2022 Iron County Reporter Short Story Contest" is the first of its kind at The Reporter. Entries for…

The list of judges by John Grisham • • • • • John Grisham released his latest crime thriller, The list of judges, just in time for the Christmas presents. Over the past 33 years he has written 37 novels and it would be hard to…

Grace Larson's book becomes award-winning screenplay A screenplay based on local author Grace Larson's non-fiction book "Once in a!-->!-->!-->…

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(New York) - Vietnamese authorities should drop all criminal charges against prominent human rights activist and blogger Pham Doan Trang and release her immediately, Human Rights Watch said today. On November 4, 2021, a…

Hoopla has announced the launch of its new BingePass service which will be available to libraries that are already partners of hoopla digital. The new functionality also integrates with the familiar hoopla digital interface, which will…

The project website provides instructors with hundreds of stories, from movies and TV clips, and…

Breitbart is the unreliable classic narrator. Throughout the book he believes he is showing some reality through his anecdotes, but because he comes forward with such a sense of persecution, exaggeration, and self-glorification, he…

The long delayed Benedetta, the most recent film event from acclaimed director Paul Verhoeven, is a period film that reaches new heights for the filmmaker. It is a story of religion, sex, and the failings of institutions brought together…

Top-selling titles at Copperfield's Books in Petaluma for the week of Nov 22-Nov. 28, 2021 It's a little hard to believe, but the very first book in Diana Gabaldon's hit "Outlander" series hit bookstores exactly 30 years ago. The…

Bangalore : The New India Foundation has announced the winner of the fourth edition of the Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay NIF 2021 Book Prize. The 2021 winner is Dinyar Patel for Naoroji: pioneer of Indian nationalism (Harvard…

Jerry H. Summers, a prominent Chattanooga lawyer and self-taught historian, has published a new book: Reflections of the Three States: Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia. Released just in time for Christmas presents, the book is a…

Ely Percy's novel Duck Feet was named Scottish Book of the Year.Duck Feet from Ely Percy, who had to relearn to read and write after suffering a brain injury at the age of 14, has been named the overall winner of Scotland's National Book…

Presented by Dubray Books. Newly shining under Christmas lights, Dubray Cork has just opened its doors on the city's busiest thoroughfare, and now is the perfect time to step in or peek out of the Christmas window, while getting a head…

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Amitava Kumar A time outside of this time reads less like a novel and more like a validation of all the fears, anger and disbelief with which we have lived in recent years, in the face of the worrying rise of global right-wing…

Rare and never-before-seen live footage of David Bowie will form the basis of a new film from documentary director Brett Morgen.According to Variety, the American director has relied on thousands of hours of footage for his untitled Bowie…

North Carolina writer Jason Mott won the 2021 National Book Foundation Fiction Award for his novel Hell of a Book.The 72nd annual American foundation awards, presented online solely due to Covid-19, were announced Wednesday evening.The…

The difference between a “social media influencer” and an online “creator” may be no difference. The definition of these terms has more to do with opinion or perspective than with actual divergence. Thus, influencer and…

On this day in 1821, Fyodor Dostoyevsky was born in Moscow into the family of a military doctor who worked in a hospital for the poor. After completing his studies in Moscow, Dostoyevsky…

The Friends of the Verona Public Library will be organizing their annual December Book Sale from December 2-5 at the library. This is the biggest Friends of the Year book sale, with 10,000 fiction and non-fiction titles for adults and…

Western Australian author Liz ByrskiWhen WA's beloved author Liz Byrski was a young girl growing up in Britain, her mother took her to the Brussels Exhibition, a special event that stuck in her mind. This, and the polio epidemic at the…

Author Ryan Dennis, who grew up on a dairy farm in upstate New York, just called for fiction, non-fiction and poetry submissions for a 30-40 page booklet titled “Voices From The Land”. Ryan has been selected as one of…