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The New York Times 100 Notable Books of 2018

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The link below is to an article that lists the 100 notable books of 2018 according to The New York Times.

For more visit:
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/11/19/books/review/100-notable-books.html

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Ivan Sergeyevich Turgenev

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The link below is to an article that takes a look at Russian author Ivan Sergeyevich Turgenev.

For more visit:
http://blog.lareviewofbooks.org/essays/melancholic-narratives-bicentennial-ivan-turgenev/

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2018 Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction

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The links below are to articles reporting on the 2018 Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction, including the finalists and winner.

For more visit:
– https://lithub.com/meet-the-six-finalists-for-the-2018-baillie-gifford-prize/
– https://publishingperspectives.com/2018/11/us-author-serhii-plokhy-wins-2018-baillie-gifford-prize-nonfiction/

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Restless Books Prize for New Immigrant Writing

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The link below is to an article reporting on the winner of the Restless Books Prize for New Immigrant Writing, Priyanka Champaneri, for her novel The City of Good Death. This is a US prize.

For more visit:
https://lithub.com/announcing-the-winner-of-restless-books-new-immigrant-writing-prize-2/

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Rules for Novelists

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The link below is to a list of 10 rules for novelists – which should provoke ‘some thoughts.’

For more visit:
https://lithub.com/jonathan-franzens-10-rules-for-novelists/

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Ngaio Marsh

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The link below is to an article that takes a look at New Zealand’s crime fiction writer Ngaio Marsh.

For more visit:
https://crimereads.com/ngaio-marsh-a-crime-readers-guide-to-the-classics/

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Oxford Dictionaries Word of the Year: Toxic

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The links below are to articles reflecting on the Oxford Dictionaries 2018 Word of the Year – toxic.

For more visit:
– https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/word-of-the-year/word-of-the-year-2018
– https://www.npr.org/2018/11/15/668041894/toxic-is-oxford-dictionaries-word-of-2018
– https://bookriot.com/2018/11/15/toxic-2018-oxford-english-dictionary-word/

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Puns

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The link below is to an article that provides a defence of puns.

For more visit:
https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2018/11/15/in-defense-of-puns/

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Shortlist for the 2018 Diagram Prize

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The link below is to an article that takes a look at the shortlist for the 2018 Diagram Prize for the oddest book title.

For more visit:
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2018/oct/26/the-joy-of-waterboiling-is-hot-tip-for-oddest-book-title-prize

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Reading and Depression

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The link below is to an article that takes a look at reading and depression – does reading help?

For more visit:
https://www.theguardian.com/books/booksblog/2018/oct/26/just-how-helpful-is-reading-for-depression