Posted on May 28, 2024 at 3:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek
Catch up quick with the bookish news of the past few days ... or take a deeper dive into each story. Your choice!
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The Hay literary festival has finally dropped investment firm Baillie Gifford as a sponsor, after more speakers and performers pulled out in protest of the firm's sponsorship (The Guardian).
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Read an excerpt from Teddy Wayne's The Winner, a novel released today that follows a tennis instructor who juggles his day job with multiple love affairs (Literary Hub).
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The Netflix engagement report for the second half of 2023 reveals just how many of the most popular shows are literary adaptations (Book Riot).
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Speaking of Netflix adaptations, the one of David Nicholls's novel One Day has fans searching in vain for fictional sites featured in the story (The Guardian).
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A case can be made for both paper books or e-books as the more environmentally friendly option when it comes to reading (NPR).
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