@ApostropheBooks

Working tirelessly to discover, incubate and showcase exciting new writers – and republish brilliant books that deserve new life. #ebooks

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Ellie Jordan@ellieFl0w2 May 2024
Replying to @sfchronicle
So sad to hear about Cyra McFadden's passing. Her keen observations in "Serial" really captured a unique moment in cultural history with wit and precision. She will be missed, but her influential work continues to resonate with us.
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RIP Cyra McFadden We are very sad to announce that the incredibly talented author and all-round lovely person, Cyra McFadden, has passed away, aged 86. #TheSerial #fiction tinyurl.com/yc696sky
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The 25 Most Iconic Book Covers in History getpocket.com/explore/item/t… via @Pocket

The 25 Most Iconic Book Covers in History

First things first. What makes a book cover iconic? There are no hard and fast rules, of course—like anything else, you know it when you see it. But in order to compile this list, I looked for reco…

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The New Yorker
@NewYorker20 May 2023
The great British novelist Martin Amis, who has died at 73, had a true literary vitality that was high-spirited and farcical. nyer.cm/mmSTqKY

Martin Amis’s Comic Music

The great British novelist, who has died at seventy-three, had a true literary vitality that was high-spirited and farcical.

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Quite Interesting
@qikipedia28 Oct 2022
Find clips of any time a word or phrase has been said in a Hollywood movie with this website: playphrase.me/#/search?q=int…

PlayPhrase.me: Site for cinema archaeologists.

Type any quote, watch the scenes. Search millions of movie clips for language learning and cinema research.

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Open Culture
@openculture28 Oct 2022
One of the Best Preserved Ancient Manuscripts of The Iliad Is Now Digitized: See the "Bankes Homer" Manuscript in High Resolution (Circa 150 C.E.) openculture.com/2018/04/one-…
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We don't publish this brilliantly written, super funny children's book, but wish we did. Spies, orangutans, villainous Countesses - what's not to like? Even the grown-ups round here are devouring it! #MyMumIsaSpy #ChildrensBooks
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Writer’s block? Sit back and watch our latest film - it’s full to the brim with writing tips and hints from those in the know (including the fabulous @KitdeWaal!) Tune in at bit.ly/film-for-writers- #WritersCorner #AmWriting #WritersBlock #Write
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With immense sadness, we must announce the death of the very talented children's author and former Shakespearean actor, Roger Mortimer. apostrophebooks.com/writers/…
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Absolutely brilliant opening paragraph, Jo. Rest of the novel soonest, please! 👏👏
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Open Culture
@openculture24 Apr 2022
William S. Burroughs Teaches a Free Course on Creative Reading and Writing (1979) openculture.com/2014/03/will… via @openculture
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Open Culture
@openculture23 Apr 2022
60 Free Film Noir Movies openculture.com/free_film_no…
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We're not the publishers of this deeply moving, beautifully written memoir by Georgina Lucas but we wish we were... 'If I were to look closely at the jagged edges of my fragmented heart, I'm sure I'd see that some spaces now shine with gold. And that is what he left for me.'
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Sweet is the country, because full of riches, The people liberal, valiant, active, wealthy
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Letters of Note@LettersOfNote3 Feb 2022
In June of 1945, a striking letter arrived at the home of three-year-old Dennis Helms in Washington, written on a sheet of Adolf Hitler’s letterhead: news.lettersofnote.com/p/he-…

'He was a force for evil in the world'

In 1945, a striking letter reached Washington

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Sanjeev Kohli@govindajeggy30 Jan 2022
“That’s not a pipe. THIS is a pipe” Crocodile Magritte
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Open Culture
@openculture10 Jan 2022
10,000 Vintage Recipe Books Are Now Digitized in The Internet Archive’s Cookbook & Home Economics Collection openculture.com/2020/10/1000…
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Literary Hub
@lithub7 Jan 2022
Do you love books & literary camaraderie in the ether? Apply to be our new editorial fellow! Full-time remote, $16/hour. Apply by 1/18. lithub.com/apply-to-be-our-e…
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AbeBooks@AbeBooks28 Dec 2021
A bit bored? The AbeBooks podcast offers more than 130 episodes featuring interviews with booksellers, authors, collectors and other bookish types. bddy.me/3pA68lA
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