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A rare note that Bram Stoker wrote still exists, written only weeks after Dracula was published in 1897. "... letters by Stoker were rare and ones in which he mentioned Dracula by name virtually unheard of."
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/apr/16/rare-letter-bram-stoker-early-thoughts-dracula
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Rare letter offers glimpse into Bram Stoker’s early thoughts on Dracula

‘Lord forgive me. I am quite shameless’, author playfully wrote in note weeks after horror novel published in 1897

The Guardian

Julia S.5h ago

A WIDOW’S UNEXPECTED APPRENTICESHIP to an elderly postmortem photographer startles her out of her artistic and emotional rut, and inspires her to rethink her ways of mourning and embracing life. Beautifully crafted, thoughtful Spanish novel. A MINUS

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Anoxia: A Novel|Paperback

In this mesmerizing psychological novel, a strange job leads a widowed photographer down a rabbit hole where the line between past and present, and the living and the dead blurs.What is our relationship with the dead? How do we remember them? What dark secrets do our images of them...

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Speckled Band 7h ago

🔴 There’s a great new Audible version of John le Carre’s classic spy novel Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, narrated by Simon Russell Beale. It features George Smiley as a spy hunting a mole at the top of the secret service.

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Mike 23h ago

@KenLussey
I thoroughly enjoyed this yarn!

I'm not a great lover of war stories or World War 2 fiction - but I took a punt on this book and it hit the spot with espionage, intrigue and a degree of 'alternative history'.

The characters were believable and relatable.

I did get a bit lost in some of the pursuits but I can forgive that.

Next purchase on its way!

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thkampen 23h ago

" A little more digging confirmed that Panther Books mutated into #SevenSeasBooks, which was run by #Heym ’s American #wife, Gertrude #Gelbin, and continued to #publish English-language #books, mostly #novels "

https://neglectedbooks.com/?p=4470

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The Gentle Bush, by Barbara Giles (1947)

I will admit guilt for committing an occasional theft. Once in a while, I find a book that cries out, “Please take me home with you.” These are always, naturally, neglected books. I usu…

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Anime News Network 1d ago

Cross Infinite World Licenses The Hired Heroine Wants the Villainess to Gloat, Welcome to Olivia's Magic Jewelers, More Novels

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Cross Infinite World Licenses The Hired Heroine Wants the Villainess to Gloat, Welcome to Olivia's Magic Jewelers, More Novels

Also: Welcome to Monstrous Miss Sophie's Enchanted Salon of Healing

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Julia S.2d ago

A BREATHTAKINGLY ORIGINAL FUSION of European and Indigenous American mythologies adds a dimension of supernatural horror to a novel already overflowing with the everyday horrors of colonialism and rapacious profiteering. Beyond stunning. SOLID A

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The Buffalo Hunter Hunter (B&N Exclusive Edition)|BN Exclusive

This Barnes & Noble Exclusive Edition contains personally selected letters from the soldiers who were at the actual incident on the Blackfeet Nation in 1870 that is at the heart of The Buffalo Hunter Hunter. As Jones writes in his introduction to this material, "I knew I wanted to have...

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Anime News Network 2d ago

Whoever Steals This Book Light Novel Review

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Whoever Steals This Book Light Novel Review

Despite a slow start and some structural weaknesses, Mifuyu and Mashiro’s adventures through books, curses, and family secrets build to an engrossing, action-packed YA fantasy.

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