A Literary Guide to the 2020 Emmy Awards | Los Angeles Public Library

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Every September, the Primetime Emmy Awards are handed out, celebrating the best that television had to offer from the previous season. Usually, this event entails the red carpet, designer dresses, flashing lights, and giant crowds. Well, this year is going to be a little bit different. This year’s virtual ceremony will combine pre-recorded and live […]

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Agatha Christie and The Art of Opening a Mystery Novel | CrimeReads

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Agatha Christie probably doesn’t need our honors. Born on this day in 1890, in Torquay, England, she enjoyed surpassing fame in her lifetime and lays a current claim to being the bestselling … Source: Agatha Christie and The Art of Opening a Mystery Novel | CrimeReads

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10 Mystery and Thriller Books Starring Older Women When Neha Patel decided to analyze the ages of female protagonists in contemporary fiction, she was surprised to discover that “glancing through all the books I’ve read so far this year, I was shocked to realize that almost all the leads were under the age of 45

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Quotation: “Our Chaotic Weather”

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The New Critics will cry, “Pathetic fallacy,” but I can’t stop thinking that our chaotic weather is a reflection of the country’s mental chaos. –Ron Charles, in today’s issue of “Book Club,” his weekly newsletter for The Washington Post

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When Mums Go Bad: How Fiction Became Obsessed With The Dark Side Of Motherhood “Motherhood and ‘mum noir’ is taking over the psychological suspense shelves, but some portrayals have come in for criticism. Author Caroline Corcoran looks into the trend…” I read a lot of psychological thrillers and mysteries, and women-centered stories have for several

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6 Degrees covers: Rodham, The Red Tent, Circe, The Silence of the Girls, Galileo's Daughter, Loving Frank, Ahab's Wife

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This month we begin with Curtis Sittenfeld’s latest novel, Rodham, published May 19, 2000. According to Goodreads, Sittenfeld’s novel examines this question: “What if Hillary Rodham hadn’t married Bill Clinton?” I have not read this book and am not likely to, because Hillary Rodham Clinton is still alive and well, and more than capable of

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Jesmyn Ward on Her Husband’s Death and Grief During COVID-19 | Vanity Fair

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Please read this piece by award-winning novelist Jesmyn Ward. Source: Jesmyn Ward on Her Husband’s Death and Grief During COVID-19 | Vanity Fair

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Why a Campaign to ‘Reclaim’ Women Writers’ Names Is So Controversial “Critics say Reclaim Her Name fails to reflect the array of reasons authors chose to publish under male pseudonyms” Nora McGreevy reports in Smithsonian Magazine about the Reclaim Her Name project recently launched by the Women’s Prize for Fiction in conjunction with Baileys (of Irish

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Celebrate Independent Bookstore Day!

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Celebrate Independent Bookstore Day August 29 The festivities begin tonight (Friday, August 28) at 4:30 p.m. PDT. Here, thanks to Book Riot, is a list of events as well as links to a couple of other sites that provide more information.

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Birthday at the Zoo

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My husband and daughter took me to the zoo yesterday for my birthday. It was the first time we had seen our daughter in 6 months. I felt especially celebrated because Mount Rainier came out splendidly. The zoo is now offering timed entrance tickets and has done a good job of adapting to necessary COVID-19 restrictions.

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