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Qualicum Beach couple publishes 1st book of photography
Parksville-Qualicum Beach News
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July 20, 2025
Vancouver Island: The Art of the Landscape represents a 20-year photographic journey of two nature lovers, husband and wife Dave Hutchison and Kelly Hutchison, who recently moved to Qualicum Beach. The book is a visual journey and celebration of...
Lakeshore authors finding platform with local book…
The Herald Times Reporter - Wisconsin
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Fresh Water Press, a new publishing house in Two Rivers, focuses on supporting local writers. Fresh Water Press offers a collaborative experience for authors, assisting with editing and marketing. Authors appreciate the support and resources...
The Artful Anchor: Why Coffee Table Books Define Modern Design Identity
urdesignmag
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July 20, 2025
In the curated realm of high-end interiors, where architecture harmonizes with intentional living, one element transcends décor to embody intellect and style: the coffee table book. These substantial volumes are sculptural centerpieces, silent...
'I've read more than 100 books so far this year — I couldn't put these five down'
Daily Express
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July 20, 2025
I've read over 100 books so far this year - these are five of the best (Image: Talya Honebeek) I've always been an avid reader, but my love for books intensified in 2024 when I transitioned from reading a book a month to consuming several novels...
Open Book Festival calls for urgent community funding
Cape Town ETC
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July 20, 2025
Calling on all readers, yes, you, magazines count. Cape Town’s Open Book Festival has issued a heartfelt public appeal, asking the community to help raise R500 000 before September to ensure the beloved event can continue. Urgent need for...
Hancock community yard sale, church fair, silent auction
Bangor Daily News - Maine
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July 20, 2025
HANCOCK – The Union Congregational Church of Hancock will hold its annual Community Yard Sale, Church Fair and Silent Auction on Saturday Aug. 2 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., rain or shine. The church is located at 1368 Route 1. Books, puzzles, quality...
Reeves ‘eyes £5bn windfall from sale of seized cryptocurrency’
Yahoo Sports - Canada
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July 20, 2025
Rachel Reeves is eyeing up a £5bn pre-Budget windfall as the government considers selling off seized cryptocurrency to plug a hole in the public finances. The Home Office is reportedly working with police forces to offload at least £5bn worth of...
A road trip through history: a new book argues the Trans-Canada isn’t just a highway but a lifeline
Vancouver City News
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July 20, 2025
Craig Baird feels there is something reassuring in knowing that the Trans-Canada Highway even exists. “I used to live in a community called Gull Lake, Sask., and from my front yard, I would be able to see the Trans-Canada Highway,” he said. “And...
Singapore’s Chiral Comics partners Archie Comics for exclusive SG60 book cover
The Straits Times
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July 20, 2025
SINGAPORE – Home-grown outfit Chiral Comics has teamed up with American comic book publisher Archie Comics to launch a Singapore-themed variant cover for the first issue of Betty & Veronica: Summer Fun In The Sun. The exclusive book cover – where...
Arab Book Award Jury Receives 1,043 Nominations From 41 Countries For 20252026 Cycle
MENAFN
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July 20, 2025
(MENAFN- The Peninsula) The Peninsula Doha: The judging committee of the Arab Book Award announced that it had received 1,043 nominations from 41 Arab and foreign countries across the various prize categories, marking the end of the submission...
Author honors great-grandfather's legacy with Liberation Day book release
The Guam Daily Post
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Aaron Quitugua will launch his new book "The CHamoru American Warrior" on Liberation Day, combining his quest to secure a Medal of Honor for his great-grandfather with efforts to preserve CHamoru history and strengthen emergency preparedness in...
Book | The Haunted Cinema of Pedro Costa | By James Naremore & Darlene J. Sadlier – Editor’s Note
Portugese American Journal
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July 19, 2025
Posted on 19 July 2025. For over three decades, Portuguese director Pedro Costa has been widely admired for his unusual and innovative body of work, which has earned accolades and wide acclaim. The Haunted Cinema of Pedro Costa is the most...
UPDATE: PREVIEW: Accor ALL Americas Up To 40% Off Super Sale With Bonus Points For Stays August 7 – March 31, 2026 (Book July 21 – 28)
LoyaltyLobby
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July 18, 2025
Accor is soon launching a Super Sale for stays at participating hotels in the Americas between August 7 and March 31, 2025. Accor has now released the list of hotels where this sale is available. The discount is up to 30%, and Accor ALL members...
Book review: New children’s books celebrate soundscapes and a little-known part of aviation history
Anchorage Daily News - Alaska
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“Goodnight Sounds” by Debbie S. Miller; illustrated by Michelle Jing Chan “Goodnight Sounds” By Debbie S. Miller, illustrated by Michelle Jing Chan; Bloomsbury Children’s Books, 2024; $18.99. “On the Wings of Eagles” By Tami Lehman-Wilzig,...
Exclusive: ‘Is it a coincidence?’ – Hong Kong independent bookstores, publishers face simultaneous tax probes
Hong Kong Free Press
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July 20, 2025
When bookshop owner Leticia Wong goes out to eat with friends, she no longer pays the bill first and then has them reimburse her. She wants to avoid having many deposits going into her bank accounts, she said. The reason? An ongoing tax audit on...
Book Bits - Saturday, July 19
myMotherLode - California
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Saturday, July 19, 2025 8:20 AM EDT A Field Guide to Responsible Investing: Asset Management in the Age of Polycrises Amy O’Brien Summary via publisher (Palgrave Macmillan) For years, responsible investing has been a bewildering precinct in asset...
£4m former mill with fishing and 22 acres for sale for first time in decades
Southern Daily Echo
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Magnificent Grade II Listed Bransbury Mill dates from the early 17th Century and boasts more than 3,500sq ft of excellent living space and one and a quarter miles of fishing on the picturesque River Dever. The five bedroom property, in an idyllic...
The 12 Best Movies And TV Shows Based On Jules Verne Books, Ranked
/FILM - Indiana
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July 19, 2025
Born in Nantes, France in 1928, Jules Verne was sent to Paris as a young man to study law, but fell in love with theatre. He wrote several plays, got married, worked as a stock broker, and continued to write on the side. Eventually, Verne had an...
Book Review: ‘Commanded by Destiny’ Brings General S.M. Shrinagesh’s Legacy To Light
Free Press Journal
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July 19, 2025
Based on notes left and preserved by the family of late General Satyawant Mallanna Shrinagesh, the third Indian Army Chief and the second Indian officer to hold that appointment, the book, albeit published seventy years later, is an exhaustive and...
Book review: We Came by Sea by Horatio Clare
Nation.Cymru
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July 19, 2025
We Came by Sea, Horatio Clare, Little Toller Books Elena Gower In the British news, small boat crossings have become a dark obsession. Daily Mail headlines read “So much for migrants crackdown!”, whilst GB News alerts its readers to the “’Out of...