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The mad life of Barbara Cartland, the Queen of Romance who hated women
14+ hour, 32+ min ago (55+ words) The Times The mad life of Barbara Cartland, the Queen of Romance who hated women Every element of the prolific author’s life was bizarre, comical or grotesque – and often all three. Matthew Sweet’s The Great Dictator is a gem of…...
Welcome to the New Bacon's Rebellion: A Literary Journey
9+ hour, 35+ min ago (238+ words) To loyal Bacon’s Rebellion readers…. As I explained in my good-bye post, I’m not posting about state/local politics on the blog anymore. And given the toxicity of the national discourse, I’m steering as far clear of Washington politics as…...
Introduction to Noorvale, Pakistan — Fiction Series #1
13+ hour, 43+ min ago (27+ words) In the 17th Century, Europe was going through some of the most groundbreaking scientific advancements. Physics, Modern Chemistry, Biology, and …...
The Southeast Library is Back in Circulation
2+ day, 14+ hour ago (372+ words) Aubrey and Kennedy Smith wanted to be the first to take books out at the new Southeast Library. The two girls, now ten and eight respectively, were once regulars at the small neighborhood library, where they obtained their first library…...
BOMB Magazine | Molly McCloy by CQ Quintana
3+ day, 28+ min ago (782+ words) Nine Grudges (Red Hen Press, 2026). CQ QuintanaWhat made you decide on the structural frame of “nine grudges” for the memoir? Molly McCloySo I started writing a letter. I wanted my dad to apologize for some things, and I couldn't think…...
Imani Thompson’s Grad-School Thriller
3+ day, 2+ hour ago (34+ words) In Honey, the novelist offers a different take on the campus satire....
UTC English professor chases???The Allure of Elsewhere??? in newest book
2+ day, 23+ hour ago (867+ words) September 10, 2026Peyton Schultz In 2014, Dr. Karen Babine packed up her tiny camper, loaded her two cats in the car and left Minneapolis for Nova Scotia. She spent the next month camping her way east, eventually making it to New Brunswick, Nova…...
G??nther Anders, the Philosopher at the End of the World
2+ day, 23+ hour ago (1414+ words) Günther Anders, the Philosopher at the End of the World compactmag.com When Army Air Forces officer Claude Eatherly piloted the plane Straight Flush in support of Enola Gay’s mission to obliterate the city of Hiroshima, his tasks were little…...
Emily St. John Mandel imagines the bleak counterlife of America in Exit Party
2+ day, 23+ hour ago (152+ words) Emily St. John Mandel poses for a portrait on March 30, 2022, in Los Angeles, Calif. The writer grew up in B.C., but has spent most of her adult life in New York City.MORGAN LIEBERMAN/The Globe and Mail Emily St. John…...
Boyhood exploring local quarries is setting for new novel by McFarland
3+ day, 13+ hour ago (464+ words) ALBION – Mike McFarland has written a fourth novel, and this one is more of an homage to a childhood in Albion where children would roam in the neighborhoods, including exploring some of the old quarries. He would swim in the…...