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PRH Unveils African Billionaire Prateek Suri’s First Book ‘Gateway To Africa’
Leadership
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August 18, 2025
Penguin Random House (PRH), the world’s largest and most influential publishing house, has officially confirmed the release of ‘Gateway to Africa’, the debut autobiography of Indian-born entrepreneur and African billionaire, Prateek Suri. The...
The Lawrence Brothers Dish On Star-Studded Graphic Novel Inspired By ‘Hardy Boys,’ ‘Scooby-Doo’ & ‘90s Nostalgia
Forbes
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'The Lawrence Brothers: Detective Agency' Courtesy of Z2 Comics It takes a village to make a graphic novel. Or, in the case of The Lawrence Brothers: Detective Agency, two sets of siblings. That’d be ‘90s acting icons Joey (Blossom), Matthew (Mrs....
Colleen Hoover's net worth: How much does she make per bestselling book?
Briefly
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August 18, 2025
Colleen Hoover's net worth, estimated at around $10 million, reflects her success as a bestselling author. She began self-publishing her books in 2012 and has since sold millions of copies. Speaking about her unconventional career path, she told...
One of the Best Comic Book Shows Marvel & DC Didn’t Make Is Leaving Netflix
Comicbook
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August 18, 2025
Marvel and DC have always been the dominant forces in superhero media, with Marvel in particular pumping out multiple television shows every year since the beginning of its Disney+ journey. DC has been delivering critically acclaimed projects such...
Lolita at 70: Rereading Nabokov’s scandalous novel in era of #MeToo and Epstein
The Indian Express
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August 18, 2025
When Vladimir Nabokov completed Lolita in 1954, he doubted it would ever be published. The subject matter – a middle-aged man’s obsession with a 12-year-old girl he calls a “nymphet”– was so incendiary that publishers recoiled. Yet the novel, once...
STARRED Book Review: Rewilding by Lisa Gerlits
Independent Book Review
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August 18, 2025
Rewilding by Lisa Gerlits Genre: Middle Grade / Contemporary ISBN: 9798991123709 Print Length: 288 pages Publisher: One ELM Books Reviewed by Samantha Hui “I guess some things will grow without tending.” Family secrets grow like weeds in a garden:...
The battle to keep games alive after publishers pull the plug
RTE Ireland
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August 18, 2025
When you buy something, you often think that you own it. That it's yours to use whenever and if ever you want to. When you leave the shop with that book, you can read it until the pages fall out. With a CD, you get to play it until the end of...
One Boat by Jonathan Buckley — a hunky Greek, bad poetry and a lawyer at sea
The Times
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Concise, confident, cryptic: you can see why One Boat caught the eyes of this year’s Booker prize judges. The 13th novel from the Brighton-based author Jonathan Buckley promises profound revelations about the human condition delivered with artful...
Harold Mikal Smart publishes book of poems
Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
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August 18, 2025
Features Laurel V Williams 33 Minutes Ago Former primary school prinicpal Harold Mikal Smart with a cope of his latest book, Colours - A collection of poems. - Photos by Lincoln Holder Harold Mikal Smart, 75, of Vistabella, San Fernando, has...
Pakistan promotes cultural and literary ties at Southern China Book Fair
The Nation
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August 18, 2025
BEIJING - Pakistan’s Consul General in Guangzhou, China, Sardar Muhammad, attended the 2025 Southern China Book Fair to promote cultural ties and literary exchange, Gwadar Pro reported quoting a statement from the Consulate General. The fair,...
Eric Claeys Guest-Blogging About His New Book, "Natural Property Rights"
Reason Magazine
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August 18, 2025
I'm delighted to report that Prof. Eric Claeys (George Mason, Antonin Scalia School of Law) will be guest-blogging this week about his new book, Natural Property Rights. Here's the publisher's summary: Natural Property Rights presents a novel...
Covering all the fashion runways into the book shelves: When Fashion Figures become Cultural Storytellers.
South Africa Today
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August 17, 2025
There has always been more to the fashion ecosystem than just garments. Fashion is an entire system of voices, visions, and values, supplanting just the idea of fashion. What fascinates me today is the turning point of designers, models, and the...
The book fair that debates libertarian ideas from the root
Euro Weekly News
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August 17, 2025
Talks, book presentations and a meeting space for distributors, publishers and bookshops. Credit: Grup Anarquista De La Marina Facebook Pedreguer will once again host the book fair Fireta del Llibre Anarquista de la Marina, which this year...
How a short story prompt led to Hilton Head Island author's debut novel
Savannah Now - Georgia
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Mary J. Nestor's debut novel, "Bus No. 7," began as a short story writing prompt at a writers' conference. The novel was published by Bold Story Press, a hybrid publishing house focused on women authors. Authors’ book dedications rarely read as...
Publishers issue warning on AI-created books imitating sports autobiographies
Sky News
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August 16, 2025
The publishing industry has warned that books created by artificial intelligence - often imitating autobiographies - are a growing concern, and called on retailers to issue clearer warnings to consumers. Sky News has spent months tracking apparent...
St Augustine pictured as black in children's book published by Church of England as part of diversity drive
Daily Mail
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August 17, 2025
St Augustine has been depicted as a black man in a children's book written by Church of England officials as part of its diversity drive. The saint, one of the most influential figures in Christian history, has been illustrated as black in a new...
Readings, Conversations on Menu at 2025 NPL Book Party
This Day
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August 17, 2025
Yinka Olatunbosun The CORA-NLNG Prize for Literature Book Party 2025 was a revealing moment for many in attendance, as 11 authors on the longlist shared personal stories behind their works in a lively, celebratory atmosphere. This event, which...
10 Most Iconic Marvel And DC Comic Book Covers, Ranked
/FILM - Indiana
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August 17, 2025
Never judge a book by its cover — unless it's a comic book, then please judge away. When you pick up a title from Marvel or DC Comics, the cover makes all the difference. It holds the ability to sell you the book in an instant, or it could be the...
Book Review: A 'Hiding To Nothing' — Go, Hide In This Gripping Thriller
Free Press Journal
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August 16, 2025
Chhimi Tenduf-LA, the Sri Lankan author of repute, has given the readers a domestic thriller that’s a ‘can’t put it down’. Written in a present-past-present-past-present format, the book travels between 2025 and 2007 effortlessly. It starts with...
Book Review: 'Bring Your Own Shark' – Dive Into Deliberate Growth Through Challenges And Leadership
Free Press Journal
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August 16, 2025
In an era defined by relentless technological advancement and industry upheaval, the traditional pillars of professional development are crumbling. Fixed curricula from universities and training institutes struggle to keep pace with the...