Bookish Magpie

Book reviewer, writer, and tea guzzler.

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Our Most-Read Longreads Originals of 2022 - Longreads

These essays and reported features are our most-read stories of the year.

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We are delighted to announce the joint winners of the Warwick Prize for Women in Translation in 2022! Osebol, by Marit Kapla, translated from Swedish by Peter Graves (@AllenLaneBooks ) Tomb of Sand, by Geetanjali Shree, translated from Hindi by @shreedaisy (@TiltedAxisPress ) pic.twitter.com/SBR1gbku67

— Warwick Prize for Women in Translation (@WarwickPrizeWiT) November 24, 2022

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'The Laughing Heart' by Charles Bukowski urges the reader to take control of their own life, seizing opportunities and making the most of time. There is a

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Why Novelists Should Write Outlines Just Like Screenwriters - Bang2write

Should or shouldn't novelists write outlines, like screenwriters? Here's B2W's take on the matter & the types of outlines authors can try.

Should or shouldn't novelists write outlines, like screenwriters? Here's B2W's take on the matter & the types of outlines authors can try.

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Women's Prize for Fiction 2021 Longlist

We are delighted to reveal the 2021 #WomensPrize longlist 🙌 HUGE congratulations to all of our longlisted authors. To discover this year's sixteen spectacular books, head to our website: https://t.co/P3KKYacc5E pic.twitter.com/h0DNiEPCET

— Women's Prize (@WomensPrize) March 10, 2021

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This Month’s Best Crime Novels

Check out this month's best crime novels, from @viet_t_nguyen, @FemiKay_Author, @StonexEmma, @HarlanCoben, @nadinematheson, @PeterSwanson3, @Ginsburgmelissa, Benjamin Wood, Alexandra Andrews, and Donna Leon. https://t.co/9UsdPrOld1

— CrimeReads (@CrimeReads) March 4, 2021

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(via Ten Questions for Viet Thanh Nguyen)

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Here are the 14 new books you should read in March https://t.co/ptCxITRKCF

— TIME (@TIME) March 4, 2021

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Author interview: Viet Thanh Nguyen

Pulitzer Prize-winning author @viet_t_nguyen's sequel to "The Sympathizer" is out this week. "The Committed" continues the story of the refugee narrator.@JanCBS spoke with him about his harrowing escape as a child from war-torn Vietnam and how it helped form his creative voice. pic.twitter.com/YBptX6oCof

— CBS This Morning (@CBSThisMorning) March 3, 2021

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Kirkus Reviews: Fully Booked podcast

Kazuo Ishiguro and @MLabrise discuss loneliness, artificial intelligence, and "The Devil Went Down to Georgia" on this week's Fully Booked podcast ◆ https://t.co/IABXJSaTTD His new novel 'Klara and the Sun' is out today from @AAKnopf pic.twitter.com/yzKc1qHVS3

— Kirkus Reviews (@KirkusReviews) March 2, 2021

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(via https://soundcloud.com/user-115260978/542-the-kings-breakfast-by-a-a-milne)

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Here are some of our favourite recent debuts that you may have missed in lockdown. Some are published by us, some by other publishers; we invite you to share any more you've enjoyed, too 👇#DebutsOfLockdown https://t.co/ggOemoOItx

— Penguin Books UK (@PenguinUKBooks) July 10, 2020

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(Penguin Books UK)

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THE 25 BEST FILMS OF 2019: A VIDEO COUNTDOWN

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In conversation with John le Carré