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Phenotypes
Phenotypes is a novel by Brazilian author Paulo Scott, translated into English by Daniel Hahn and published by And Other Stories in 2022. Longlisted for the International Booker Prize, the book follows Federico, a…
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Don Quixote
Don Quixote is the Spanish classic about an ageing country gentleman who reads so many chivalric romances that he decides to become a knight-errant. With a farmer neighbour, Sancho Panza, as his squire, he rides out to…
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The Martian Chronicles
Ray Bradbury's The Martian Chronicles follows the human settlement of Mars through a chain of linked stories. Early expeditions meet a gentle, sophisticated Martian civilization and wreck it, sometimes by violence and…
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The Iliad
The Iliad is the foundational war epic of the Greek tradition. It is set in the tenth year of the Trojan War and concentrates on a few charged weeks rather than the whole conflict. Its subject is the anger of Achilles…
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Frankenstein
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein follows a young scientist who builds a living being from lifeless matter, recoils from it in horror, and then watches the consequences spread from Switzerland across Europe and into the…
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Great Expectations
Great Expectations follows Pip, an orphan raised among the Kent marshes who is suddenly offered the chance to become a London gentleman. Pip narrates as an adult looking back on his younger self, and the novel traces…
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Three Rules for a Book Blurb That Sells, Explained for New Authors
A practical guide to the three rules behind a blurb that sells: character and conflict, clear stakes, and an ending that holds back. Each rule comes with worked examples and the places where it bends.
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Your Librarian Is the Best Source for Personal Book Recommendations
A skilled librarian can turn your tastes, dislikes, mood, and practical limits into useful reading choices. Digital tools work best as supporting sources, not automatic authorities.
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The Unreliable Editor: What Framed Manuscripts and Fictional Footnotes Do to a Story
Learn to recognize fictional editors, translators, archives, and annotations—and to judge how each intervening voice changes the apparent source, credibility, and meaning of a story.
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