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Nov 4, 2024 | 
shesociety.com.au | Anthony Doerr |Anne Gibson
If the torrentially traumatic, highly fraught and heartbreakingly gut-wrenching events and permutations of the Second World War had never taken place, and the Second World War had been a story that was entirely ‘made up’, it would be seen to be too unfathomably tragic, and utterly evil in both it’s intensity and far-reaching tentacles of menace and mayhem, to be true. Alas, the Second World War, we know from first-hand accounts and the history books written did in fact occur.
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Oct 27, 2024 | 
heraldbulletin.com | Fran Lebowitz |Anthony Doerr |Tammy Talley
Today is SUNDAY, OCT. 27, the 301st day of 2024. There are 65 days left in the year. On Oct. 27, 2018, a gunman shot and killed 11 congregants and wounded six others at Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life synagogue in the deadliest attack on Jews in U.S. history; authorities said the suspect, Robert Bowers, raged against Jews during and after the rampage. (Bowers was convicted and sentenced to death in 2023.)The San Francisco Giants beat the Kansas City Royals to take a 3-2 lead in the World Series.
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Oct 27, 2024 | heraldbulletin.com | Fran Lebowitz |Anthony Doerr |Tammy Talley
Today is SUNDAY, OCT. 27, the 301st day of 2024. There are 65 days left in the year. On Oct. 27, 2018, a gunman shot and killed 11 congregants and wounded six others at Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life synagogue in the deadliest attack on Jews in U.S. history; authorities said the suspect, Robert Bowers, raged against Jews during and after the rampage. (Bowers was convicted and sentenced to death in 2023.)The San Francisco Giants beat the Kansas City Royals to take a 3-2 lead in the World Series.
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Oct 27, 2024 | 
eastbaytimes.com | Maxine Hong Kingston |Fran Lebowitz |Anthony Doerr
Today is Sunday, Oct. 27, the 301st day of 2024. There are 65 days left in the year. Today in history:On Oct. 27, 2018, a gunman shot and killed 11 congregants and wounded six others at Pittsburgh's Tree of Life synagogue in the deadliest attack on Jews in U.S. history; authorities said the suspect, Robert Bowers, raged against Jews during and after the rampage.
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Oct 26, 2024 | 
thesunchronicle.com | Maxine Hong Kingston |Fran Lebowitz |Anthony Doerr
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Aug 7, 2024 | 
audible.com | Laura Sackton |Ken Follett |Hernan Diaz |Hernán Cortés Díaz |Anthony Doerr
Often based on real people, events, and scenarios, historical fiction gives us the opportunity to learn about worlds and times we will never experience, while introducing fascinating characters and stories set in their midst. Sometimes, the genre can even give us a peek into hidden storylines that routinely go unmentioned in traditional history books, showing us that people from ages past are perhaps not so different from ourselves.
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Jul 24, 2024 | 
beccafreeman.substack.com | Anthony Doerr |Paul Kalanithi |Steig Larsson |Michelle Obama
Hiya!Halfway through the week, halfway through the list. I’m having a great time. Are you? In case you missed it: you can check out slots 100 – 81 here (along with notes on voting and methodology) and yesterday’s letter with slots 80 – 61 here. Before we get into today’s list, the time has come for us to talk about bias. BREAKING NEWS: this list is biased. So is the New York Times’ list. But I don’t think that’s necessarily a bad thing. Let’s talk about our list first.
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Jun 20, 2024 | 
bookbrowse.com | Anthony Doerr |Bonnie Garmus |Abraham Verghese |Delia Owens
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Jun 11, 2024 | 
keysweekly.com | Karen Newfield |Andrew McCarthy |Anthony Doerr |Luke Russert
Walking with SamBy Andrew McCarthyAs a young man, actor Andrew McCarthy completed an extraordinary adventure: the 500-mile trek across Spain’s Camino de Santiago. This legendary pilgrimage, rich in medieval history, leads travelers to a cathedral in the Galicia region of northwest Spain. From the moment Andrew’s son was born, he dreamed they could accomplish this journey together. At 19, Sam was finally ready. Stick in hand, the father-son duo set out on the quiet, arduous task of walking.
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Apr 24, 2024 | 
yourlocallink.co.uk | Anthony Doerr |Hilary Mantel |Sammi Minion
We hear from avid book reader and creative writer, Ben Robinson who shares his monthly book recommendations. Happy reading! As the summer looms I always become excited about day trips to country parks, historical monuments, and medieval castles. With this in mind, here’s a selection of my favourite historical fiction books. ‘All The Light We Cannot See’by Anthony Doerr – This book follows two young people in Europe throughout World War Two and their stories of loss and change.
