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Three Slow Burn Novels For the Fall: A Fictional Account of 12 Century Poet Marie de France, a murder-mystery, and Happy Hour, a Debut Novel about 2 Young Women Navigating a Hot NYC Summer
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(Books)
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Happy Hour: A Novel
By Marlowe Granados
(Verso Fiction)
Happy Hour, the debut novel by Marlowe Granados, follows Isa and Gala, two best friends in their early 20s, as they survive a sweltering summer ...
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Created on 14 September 2021
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Free Your Mind: New Non-Fiction From B-Movie Queen Elvira, Mistress of Darkness, and Believing, a Cultural Analysis on Gender-Violence from Anita Hill
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(Books)
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Yours Cruelly, Elvira: Memoirs of the Mistress of the Dark
By Cassandra Peterson
(Hachette Books)
Elvira is one of those celebs who seems to have sprung from the ground fully formed—sky-high ...
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Created on 09 September 2021
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New Trailer Alert: Issa Gets Her Sh*t Together in Fifth and Final Season of HBO's Insecur
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(TV)
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... viewers have followed the fictional Issa Dee, a late 20's Black woman coming-of-age in Los Angeles.
In the trailer, Issa has one of her trademark mirror chats with her internal self via her reflection, ...
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Created on 03 September 2021
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Black Canary Spinoff in the Pipeline with Jurnee Smollett Reprising Role in the DC Films Sequel. Misha Green of Lovecraft Country Set to Write
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(Movies)
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... and Lord knows, I follow Misha wherever she leads me.”
There’s no word yet on when we can expect production to start, but in the meantime catch the Eve's Bayou actor in the upcoming science-fiction film ...
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Created on 23 August 2021
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"It Does Revenge In A Small Way": Violet Kupersmith On Ghosts, Trauma, And Her New Novel, "Build Your House Around My Bod
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(Books)
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... So that’s what drew me to it originally and there’s just the delicious opportunity with speculative fiction to kind of – you have all this extra margin room to just play with things and do different things ...
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Created on 09 August 2021
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She's a Winner Baby! Karrueche Tran Snags a Daytime Emmy, Makes History as the First AAPI Winner in the Leading Actress Category ...
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(TV)
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... actress in a daytime fiction program, becoming the first AAPI leading actress to win an Emmy at either the Daytime or Primetime awards.
The Los Angeles native snagged the trophy she did so for her role ...
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Created on 21 July 2021
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Vanessa Riley's Historical Novel "Island Queen" Focuses On The Journey, Not The Destination Of Dorothy "Doll" Kirwin Thomas: BUST Rev
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(Books)
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Island Queen: A Novel By Vanessa Riley (William Morrow)
“Tu ikiwa uko huru.” Dorothy “Doll” Kirwin Thomas’ mantra in Vanessa Riley’s historical novel, Island Queen, means, “Only if you’re free, then ...
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Created on 09 July 2021
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Loneliness Is As American As Apple Pie In Kristen Radtke's Graphic Novel "Seek You": BUST Revi
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(Books)
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... “me.”
For lovers of creative nonfiction, this title has the rare ability to interweave facts with personal anecdotes in such a way that one cannot help but feel a little less alone. Examining loneliness ...
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Created on 09 July 2021
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Billie Marten's New Album "Flora Fauna" Will Give You All The Feels This Summer: BUST Revi
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(Music)
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... for basking in the summer sun and feeling things.
Billie Marten Flora Fauna (IMPERIAL Music/Fiction Records)
By Carlee McManus
This article originally appeared in the Summer 2021 print edition of ...
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Created on 30 June 2021
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Jenny Slate's Film "The Sunlit Night" Is An Earnest And Honest Attempt At Translating Creative Thinking Onto The Screen: Revi
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(Movies)
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... Loving Vincent, to name a few).
But for the medium of film to not only establish a fictional artist protagonist, but also to successfully convey that protagonist’s approach to their own creative process ...
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Created on 25 June 2021
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Happy Birthday, Octavia Butler! 4 Powerful Life Lessons From the Renowned Science Fiction And Afrofuturistic Feminist Writer
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(Living)
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June 22 is Octavia E. Butler’s birthday! Butler was a renowned Black author who wrote groundbreaking science fiction, Afro-futurist, and feminist books. She received a MacArthur “Genius” Grant and PEN ...
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Created on 22 June 2021
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8 Excellent Books By Immigrant Authors To Read This National Immigrant Heritage Month
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(Books)
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June 2021 marks the eighth annual National Immigrant Heritage Month, a time to acknowledge and honor the contributions and achievements of immigrants in the United States. Despite the country's designation ...
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Created on 14 June 2021
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Groundbreaking Robotic Art Pioneer Adrianne Wortzel Reveals The Secrets Behind Her Most Magical Creations On BUST’s “Poptarts” Podcast!
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(Poptarts)
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... drawings, texts, robotic and telerobotic performance productions, artist’s books, photography, and online pieces. Her writing includes articles, fiction, and scripts. And her international collaborations ...
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Created on 10 June 2021
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9 Books By International LGBTQ+ Authors For Present And Future Pride Celebrations
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(Books)
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The LGBTQ+ community is vast and experiences are varied. In honor of Pride month, here are nine LGBTQ+ authors from around the world whose works offer compelling insight into the diversity of the community ...
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Created on 03 June 2021
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Author Roxane Gay Amplifies Underrepresented Voices With Her New Publishing Imprint Roxane Gay Books
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(Books)
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... voices, and must classify as fiction, non-fiction, or memoir. Submissions both agented and unagented will be temporarily accepted, depending on the volume of manuscript pitches. The first call for submissions ...
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Created on 27 May 2021
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Happy Masturbation Month! Here Are 6 Books For Your Reading Pleasure
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(Books)
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May is International Masturbation Month! The month is coming (ha) to a close, but there’s still a few more days to celebrate May’s lesser known designation. There’s still quite a bit of stigma surrounding ...
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Created on 26 May 2021
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Zakiya Dalila Harris' Slow-Burn Thriller "The Other Black Girl" Is An Indictment Of The Publishing Industry's Overwhelming Whiteness: BUST Revi
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(Books)
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Book publishing was put under a microscope last year when people started buying up anti-racist titles by the thousands in response to that summer’s Black Lives Matter protests. The result of this scrutiny? ...
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Created on 26 May 2021
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5 Rad Reading Recommendations From Florence Shaw of Dry Cleaning
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(Music)
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... often in fiction. I love this book.
2. Melody: Story of a Nude Dancer by Sylvie Rancourt This is a collected series of comic books made when Sylvie Rancourt was working in a Montreal strip club ...
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Created on 25 May 2021
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Are You A Bibliophile Looking For A Fun, Book-Loving Online Community? Check Out These 10 Cool BookTubers!
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(Books)
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... books from a variety of genres, including adult fiction, YA, fantasy, sci-fi, and more. If you're looking for a fun, diverse community of book lovers, then check out the following 10 BookTubers and their ...
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Created on 12 May 2021
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In Honor of AAPI Heritage Month, Read These 10 New and Upcoming Works By AAPI Authors
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(Books)
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May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month! But since there’s really no reason to restrict it to just one month, here is a list of new and upcoming works by AAPI authors to read all year ...
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Created on 10 May 2021
