“BAD ACTORS” (Soho Crime, 341 pp., $27.95)the newest Slough House spy novel by Mick Herron, has at last arrived. For those of you who haven’t yet dipped into this series, Slough House is “the end of the pier, the fleapit to which Regent’s Park consigns failures,” where “would-be stars of the British security service are …
When Vincent Zurzolo was 5, he would beg his mother for 10 cents so he could buy comic books at the luncheonette and candy store near his home in Rockaway Beach, Queens. “My first comic book was Ghost Rider No. 19, 1976, Mr. Zurzolo said. “By 15 I started buying and selling them with a …
There’s mother-daughter bonding, and then there’s your mom moving into a college dorm with you. One of the earliest workshops for the musical “Between The Lines” saw international bestselling author Jodi Picoult temporarily live in senior housing at Vassar College, where her daughter Samantha van Leer was a student. Picoult and van Leer co-wrote the …
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For a time, magic in the Marvel Universe was in danger of being erased by a being called the Imperator who was thwarted by Doctor Strange. However, the villain did succeed in greatly reducing the amount of sorcery in the world. Already feeling low after magic was nearly annihilated on his watch from him, Strange …
A fraudster has been impersonating a HarperCollins editorial director and sending out messages offering book contracts. Phoebe Morgan, Editorial Director at HarperFiction, revealed on Twitter that someone has been using a fake HarperCollins account and claiming to be her. She said the impersonator has been using her photo and background information of her, but could …
Amid a wave of challenges nationally to books in school libraries, Pennsylvania experienced more book-banning activity from the second half of last year through this spring than almost any other state, according to a group supporting free expression in literature. A report released last month by PEN America ranked Pennsylvania second only to Texas in …
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This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Tordotcom Publishing From New York Times bestselling author Seanan McGuire comes Seasonal Fearsthe companion novel to middle game. Melanie has a destiny, though it isn’t the one everyone assumes it to be. She’s delicate; she’s dying. Now is …
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What books would you recommend to someone who wants to learn more about Egypt and exploration? Fortunately, nearly all 19th-century explorers wrote books about their travels. Richard Burton alone wrote more than a dozen. For secondary sources, Alan Moorehead’s two-volume classic — “The White Nile” and “The Blue Nile” — is as fascinating today as …
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Bombshell books — or their accompanying recordings — often get public backlash over their timing. There are a few reasons why major revelations appear in books and not the daily news. For books to sell, “if they’re good, they have new information,” a top publishing agent told Insider. loading Something is loading. At a time …
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