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Mel @nichollsm86.bsky.social · 10h

some new books and I could not resist this cute tote with a subscription from @twolinespress.com 📚✨

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Andrei @theuntranslated.bsky.social · 2d

This looks promising:

scandinavian literature: reviews, translations & independent coverage of independent books

lonningspils.ca

lønningspils

scandinavian literature: reviews, translations & independent coverage.

lonningspils.ca

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John Self @john-self.bsky.social · 2d

Dawn Powell will be published in the UK for the first time in decades starting next June, when Pushkin Press (which acquired her publisher Steerforth Press) publishes her 1942 novel A Time to be Born.

Catalogue info for the book.

A TIME TO BE BORN
DAWN POWELL
CLASSICS
A long-overdue revival of Dawn Powell with this dazzling tale of ambition, betrayal and romantic chaos set amid the upper reaches of Manhattan's media elite

Amanda Keeler has clawed her way out of Ohio into the affections of Julien Evans, New York's newspaper magnate. To those back home, she has it all. But behind the glittering façade, Amanda is restless. When a school friend, Vicky, arrives in the city, Amanda finds the perfect cover for secret trysts with old flame Ken.

But desire doesn't follow plans. Vicky falls for Ken, and a volatile love triangle ignites.

DAWN POWELL (1896-1965) was a prolific American novelist, known for her sharp wit and named by Ernest Hemingway as his favourite writer.

A TIME TO BE BORN
ISBN: 9781805333265
FORMAT: PAPERBACK
PRICE: £10.99
PUBLICATION: JUNE
EXTENT: 344

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Words Without Borders & WWB Campus @wwborders.bsky.social · 4d

Read the ten Nobel laureates in literature in the Words Without Borders archive: Svetlana Alexievich, Jon Fosse, Abdulrazak Gurnah, Han Kang, László Krasznahorkai, J. M. G. Le Clézio, Naguib Mahfouz, Herta Müller, Olga Tokarczuk, and Tomas Tranströmer.

Nobel Laureates Archives - Words Without Borders

A collection of writing by winners of the Nobel Prize in Literature from the Words Without Borders archive, including László Krasznahorkai and Han Kang.

wordswithoutborders.org

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Stu Hennigan @stuhennigan.bsky.social · 4d

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Marina Benjamin @marinabenjamin.bsky.social · 6d

The future of UK Independent presses hang by a thread. Supporting the sector is vital: this is where ALL the bravery lies. The big houses are risk averse, but copycat small press successes to revitalise their lists. Small presses are the motor!
www.thebookseller.com/comment/open...

Open letter on the future of small press publishing in the UK

The industry must work together to ensure the longevity of the UK’s independent presses.

www.thebookseller.com

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Tom Smith @smithtm.bsky.social · 7d

September reading. Favorites were Occupation Journal and Look at Me. #NYRBWomen25 #SpinsterSeptember

Stack of books:
Occupation Journal by Jean Giono
Ring the Hill by Tom Cox
No One is Talking About This by Patricia Lockwood
Machines in the Head by Anna Kavan
Maigret's Failure by Georges Simeon
Look at Me by Anita Brookner
Picnic at Hanging Rock by Joan Lindsay
The Stone Door by Leonora Carrington

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Mel @nichollsm86.bsky.social · 5d

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Mel @nichollsm86.bsky.social · 5d

from A Distant Mirror: The Calamitous 14th Century by Barbara W. Tuchman

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Mel @nichollsm86.bsky.social · 5d

A Distant Mirror: The Calamitous 14th Century by Barbara W. Tuchman is long but so addicting 📚

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Dorothy, a publishing project @dorothyproject.bsky.social · 8d

Congrats to all the National Book Awards finalists! It was so much fun to see Lana's book make the longlist, and we're grateful that that no doubt helped get the book into more readers' hands.

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Mel @nichollsm86.bsky.social · 8d

books I bought with bday gift cards 📚✨

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Mel @nichollsm86.bsky.social · 8d

book mail! 📚

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Paul Wilson @bibliopaul.bsky.social · 9d

Book mail! The latest Olga Ravn from my New Directions new classics subscription (can’t wait!) and an amazing gift from the always lovely @wendywhidden.bsky.social based on our mutual love of Indian literature!

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Mel @nichollsm86.bsky.social · 10d

working on Sundays

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Remedios Varo @remediosvaro.bsky.social · 12d

Floral bouquet with birds
https://botfrens.com/collections/69/contents/19529

"Floral Bouquet with Birds," inspired by the captivating style of Remedios Varo, features an enchanting arrangement of vibrant flowers interwoven with colorful birds. The artwork reflects Varo’s surrealist influences, exploring themes of nature and fantasy in a harmonious fusion.

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minor literature[s] @minorliteratures.bsky.social · 14d

[un]inhabited initials [after Holbein] — a cross genre essay in images and words by Eoghan Carrick @eoghancarrick.bsky.social

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Mel @nichollsm86.bsky.social · 13d

from The Stone Door by Leonora Carrington

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Mel @nichollsm86.bsky.social · 13d

The Stone Door by Leonora Carrington is a mind trip, oblique, a book I will have to read again. The afterword is interesting as well and more of her work is on tbr, The Hearing Trumpet is a favorite 📚✨

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Mel @nichollsm86.bsky.social · 14d

books read in September, highlights are Two Serious Ladies, a perfect novel! I am still thinking about Lili Is Crying and The Möbius Book is Lacey’s best yet. Highly recommend the poetry as well and Taiyo Matsumoto rules 📚✨

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Mel @nichollsm86.bsky.social · 16d

book mail from the always stellar Revolving Books and Barbed Wyre Books on Instagram 📚✨

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One Bright Book @onebrightbook.bsky.social · 17d

y'all we recorded a banger today... our thoughts on Leonora Carrington, coming soon...

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Mel @nichollsm86.bsky.social · 17d

thinking about Lili is Crying by Hélène Bessette, tr. Kate Briggs

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Mel @nichollsm86.bsky.social · 18d

new books and one vintage! I had to get the Dino Buzzati when saw it on Instagram. Plus releases from @nyrb-imprints.bsky.social, @ndbooks.bksky.social and @deepvellum.bsky.social 📚✨

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Imogen Reid @imogenreid.bsky.social · 18d

My contributor copy has arrived! Extreme excitement on opening my book post this morning! With work by Ian Critchley, Pippa Goldschmidt, Alison Moore, Okechukwu Nzelu, Simon Okotie, C. D. Rose, Iain Sinclair, Naomi Wood, lucky old me et al. Thank you @saltpublishing.com & @nicholasroyle.bsky.social

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Mel @nichollsm86.bsky.social · 19d

more upcoming books in English translation 📚

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