HeyJaredReads With Alicia
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Upcoming October book releases | literary feuds, music, and the wilderness (opens the original)
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October’s book releases are less prolific than September’s, with 13 instead of last month’s 21. That said, these 13 are ones I’m psyched about, with literary feuds, music-fuelled love stories, a forest almanac, and a strange journey into the Norwegian wilderness. There’s also Norwegian contemporary classic that was once considered untranslatable but will soon grace our bookshelves, and not to mention a sequel twenty years in the making.<a class="image-link image2
The book-to-screen adaptations on Jill’s Kanopy watchlist (opens the original)
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Film festival season is upon us, with the San Sebastián International Film Festival, New York Film Festival, BFI London Film Festival, and more all taking place across September and October.What does that have to do with our little bookish corner of the internet, you ask? Well, this week’s guest post is courtesy of , who is sharing six book-to-screen adaptations she is most excited to watch. We’re big fans of libraries here at Reads With Alicia, and Jill is here to tell us about Kanopy: a free s
What my friends are reading this autumn | Reads With Friends (opens the original)
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Autumn starts in a few days, which means it is time for one of my favourite seasonal traditions: a giant Reads With Alicia reading list, generously contributed to by incredible fellow readers on Substack.For this autumn’s edition, we have 116 books from 27 generous contributors, along with a few films, TV shows, and other cosy recommendations. There are gothic classics, Booker Prize longlist books, literary fiction, witchy stories, horror, romance, science, history, family sagas, books set in Sc
We Solve Murders by Richard Osman | book review (opens the original)
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August personal wrap-up | deer, dumplings, and new beginnings (opens the original)
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Hello, book friends, and welcome to the August edition of my monthly personal wrap-up: what I got up to this month, and the things on my mind.August brought wildlife encounters, Malaysian food, a long-awaited first trip to the BBC Proms, old friends, and a return to something fulfilling. I’m also trying something new this month: sharing a few of the essays and articles I have read recently, alongside my usual bookish updates.As usual, the first few items of my personal journal are available for
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