Making well-read sense of the world, one book at a time.
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Signature Reads will be closing at the end of the month, but our mission to make well-read sense of the world lives on. Follow @penguinrandom and @readitforward to continue your pursuit of a life well-read.
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A time-traveling reading list featuring Octavia Butler, @thea_lim, @agreer & many more.
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"Great books don’t need our defense. On the contrary, they defend us. But it would have been a pleasure to make a case for Melville and MOBY-DICK or for Jean Toomer’s CANE." Ron Slate on classics he would have liked to review, plus more on @bookmarksreads. bookmarks.reviews/ron-slate-…
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Your Purchase Gives Back! From #GivingTuesday (November 27) until December 4, 2018, for every book purchased on penguinrandomhouse.com/, Penguin Random House will donate $1 to global literacy organization Worldreader. Learn more: bit.ly/2S8UPgC @worldreaders
“My gratitude for good writing is unbounded; I’m grateful for it the way I’m grateful for the ocean.” @ANNELAMOTT bit.ly/2AaUNh3
How the World Moves: 5 Books on Native American History: bit.ly/2BoQrod #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth
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Have you tried any of these classic #cocktails from literature? @SignatureReads takes a sip of drinks such as Bond's martini in Casino Royale, and the mint julep in The Great Gatsby. signature-reads.com/2018/11/…
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✨ Celebrate #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth and decolonize your bookshelf by reading the work of @NatalieGDiaz, @heyteebs, @joyharjo, and more! Check out the full list over at @SignatureReads: signature-reads.com/2017/11/… 📚
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Remember @NaNoWriMo writers: there will be time to disassemble, destroy, and reconstruct your story later. For now, WRITE! And from our #ThisistheAuthor podcast: "I started and killed seven different novels."-- @gayleforman, author of I HAVE LOST MY WAY #AmWriting #NaNoWriMo
In honor of Sigrid Nunez's 2018 National Book Award for Fiction for THE FRIEND, we look back at our 2014 interview with her: bit.ly/2DIdVHx #NBAwards
Download our FREE 2018 Ultimate Writing Guide cosponsored by @creativelive for don’ts, grammar pitfalls, and more! bit.ly/2EF5uht
“Once you have figured out your voice, do everything you can to strengthen it and make it more compelling.“ @JayneAnnKrentz
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“If you want to keep a secret, you must also hide it from yourself.”— George Orwell, 1984 bit.ly/2qJSe0U
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"I’ve never forgotten that, for me, 'magic' has to be the operative word—getting the prose to go somewhere and do something you couldn’t have foreseen at the outset."
George Saunders, perfect as always.
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@RachelKleinfeld says, "As society decivilizes, actual #violence becomes more expected and more prevalent," in a new interview with @SignatureReads.
Read her take on violence, law enforcement, and what we can do about it here: signature-reads.com/2018/11/…
"When conscience comes into conflict with the wallet, conscience rarely wins." bit.ly/2DkGOrX @garympomerantz
Let's celebrate the #bookbirthday of @MichelleObama's BECOMING with a look back at the Obama years: bit.ly/2OFO8Rh
.@juneericudorie Shares 5 Books that Bring Intersectional #Feminism to the Forefront:
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