Welcome to Today in Books, our daily round-up of literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more. The Fiction Longlist for the 2024 National Book Awards The final and most closely-watched longlist for The National Book Awards was announced this morning: the ten nominees in fiction. James is the headliner, though Martyr!,
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In this article BTC.CM= Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Jonathan Raa | Nurphoto | Getty Images Despite the increasingly partisan sentiment in the cryptocurrency industry, bitcoin will thrive over the long term regardless of who wins the U.S. presidential election in November. That’s a view many crypto investors are coming to accept, as the
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If it’s Friday the 13th, and you’re a studio (especially Blumhouse), you don’t miss the opportunity to program a genre film, and that’s Speak No Evil this weekend. Directed, written and produced by James Watkins the movie made $1.3M from Thursday previews that began at 2 p.m. The Universal-distributed R-rated title is expected to do
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Welcome to Today in Books, our daily round-up of literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more. How Historical Fiction Redefined the Literary Canon The central data point in this piece on the rise of historical fiction is this: between 1950 and 1980, “about” half of novels that win award-winning novels were
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Welcome to The Best of Book Riot, our daily round-up of what’s on offer across our site, newsletters, podcasts, and social channels. Not everything is for everyone, but there is something for everyone. Welcome to September, where the vibes are all about kids being back in school, many readers are hoping for relief from the
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In this article BRK.A Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Ajit Jain at Berkshire Hathaway’s annual meeting in Los Angeles, California. May 1, 2021. Gerard Miller | CNBC Ajit Jain, Warren’s Buffett’s insurance chief and top executive, sold more than half of his stake in Berkshire Hathaway, a new regulatory filing showed. The 73-year-old vice
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Welcome to Today in Books, our daily round-up of literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more. In The Shack with Robert Caro Good long read on Robert Caro, The Power Broker at 50, and his progress on the next book. Spending decades on a multi-volume biography feels like a relic of
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