Ursula Le Guin’s writing guide Steering the Craft, reviewed
Ursula Le Guin’s guide to the impossible craft of storytelling.
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Why do books still exist, asks a teenager
When you think about it’s kind of weird that we still have books in our technologically advanced society. But they’re here to stay, argues teen site member Orli.
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Unreleased F Scott Fitzgerald short story finally published
A short story by F Scott Fitzgerald discovered in the archives of Princeton University has finally been published, 75 years after the author of The Great Gatsby died of a heart attack, aged 44.
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Murder most cosy: why mystery novels involving quilts and cats are big business
Not all lovers of crime fiction are looking for tales of blood and violence, with golden-age and “cosy” mystery writing currently undergoing a major renaissance.
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Indian tea-seller who hawks his books on Amazon
The most famous tea seller in the Indian capital, Delhi, Laxman Rao, is also a prolific Hindi-language author whose novels are now available on online platforms like Amazon.
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Alternate titles for the same book are evil
Different titles for the same book (American and UK editions), are evil. This is the second time recently, I’ve accidentally ended up buying a book I already have. This time, it’s book 2 in the Obsidian Mirror/Chronoptika series, by Catherine Fisher. I already had The Box of Red Brocade and wrongly assumed that Slanted Worlds was book 3. Unfortunately, it’s still just book 2 and I could already have owned book 3. Also, apparently, it’s not a three but a four books series. How confusing. Or is it just me being stupid?
The Book Seer | What should I read next
Read a great book and wondering what to read next? Ask the famous bookseer. (There’s also another site called What Should I Read Next that works the same way.)
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Rockets, robots, and reckless imagination
How reading science fiction and fantasy helps create a better society.
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The dog dies…a cautionary list. (145 books)
The dog dies…a cautionary list.
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Five Fascinating Facts about J. R. R. Tolkien
Tolkien was born on this day in 1892.
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