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America’s gender-gap election has a long history
The question of whether the US can stomach a woman as president remains openWorld - Financial Times - 6 hours ago -
Heartache, near misses, elusive title dream: Oral history of Liberty's tortured past
An original franchise when the WNBA launched in 1997, the star-crossed Liberty are still chasing their first title.Sports - ESPN - October 16 -
Roberto Saviano to appear at Frankfurt book fair despite Italy delegation’s snub
Gomorrah author and Meloni critic’s non-inclusion in Italy’s lineup angers writers amid claims of censorship. The Gomorrah author Roberto Saviano will appear at the Frankfurt book fair this week ...World - The Guardian - October 15 -
TikTok’s Owner Already Publishes Digital Books. Now It Is Moving Into Print.
ByteDance, the Chinese tech giant that owns TikTok, will focus its publisher, 8th Note Press, on popular genres such as romance, romantasy and young adult fiction.Top stories - The New York Times - October 16 -
Plagiarism expert: Harris book shows 'sloppy writing habits,' not 'wholesale fraud'
Plagiarism expert Jonathan Bailey said Vice President Harris’s 2009 book showed signs of “sloppy writing habits” but pushed back on claims that the Democratic nominee engaged in “wholesale fraud.” ...Politics - The Hill - October 16 -
Amazon's New Full-Color Kindle Could Be A Game Changer For Comic Books
Kindle Colorsoft $280 | Save 20% with Eligible Trade-In | Releases October ...Tech - GameSpot - October 16 -
McConnell called Trump 'stupid,' 'despicable' in private, according to new book
Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell said after the 2020 election that then-President Donald Trump was “stupid as well as being ill-tempered” and a “despicable human being."Top stories - ABC News - October 17 -
Uber has discussed a bid for travel booking company Expedia
Uber has discussed a potential bid for the travel booking company Expedia, CNBC confirmed.Business - CNBC - October 17 -
Siri Hustvedt to write a book about her late husband Paul Auster
The American writer is 120 pages into a memoir about her relationship with the New York Trilogy author, entitled Ghost Stories. Siri Hustvedt has revealed that she is working on a memoir about her ...World - The Guardian - October 17 -
McConnell quoted in new book giving harsh criticisms of Trump
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell has endorsed Donald Trump for president this year. But in a new book, the powerful Kentucky Republican is quoted after the 2020 election describing Trump as a ...Politics - NBC News - October 18 -
The semi-retired book-keeper preparing Sanjeev Gupta’s accounts
Metals magnate turns to septuagenarian accountant after struggling to appoint auditorBusiness - Financial Times - October 18 -
Book returned to Cumbria school library 113 years overdue
Poetry of Byron borrowed by schoolboy Leonard Ewbank, who studied at Oxford and was killed at Ypres in 1916. A book borrowed from a school library before the first world war has finally been ...World - The Guardian - October 19