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"Staff were allegedly instructed to carry out tasks like transcribing dictations, printing and delivery documents and attending meetings with agents and publishers, during working hours."

Ellie Mitchell reports on Andrew Cuomo handing back $5.1 million: https://t.co/CFF47fgOIO

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"There are now over 300,000 children, between the ages of 10 to 15 alone, who are unhappy with their lives."

Alice Standen reflects on why anxiety was the word of 2021: https://t.co/0ejtafrXHZ

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"It’s not uncommon for famous authors to struggle with this problem: their most popular books greatly overshadowing the rest of their works."

Christmas may have finished, but Alice Standen explores the lesser known Christmas tales of Charles Dickens: https://t.co/wRAuOWBV5D

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"Her choice to write in prose makes the story more accessible...allowing even more people than ever to enter the world of Greek mythology."

Amy Ralph reviews Madeline Miller's 'Song of Achilles', arguing the book brings 'The Iliad' to modern audiences: https://t.co/6B7yPJqvpu

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"In an environment of distrust, examples of men as dangerous and male violence viewed as a semi-essential characteristic, has only dumped more poison into the social well."

Hal Conte reviews Nina Power's 'What Do Men Want: Masculinity and its Discontents' https://t.co/9QSLfNHAJW

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"We buy books to escape into another universe, learn, or discover other points of view."

Aurore Charron explores why we buy books that we never quite get around to reading: https://t.co/IGPvZnZcZs

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The article of the month for January is....
Matthew Oulton's "Is the death of the bookshop inevitable?" 📚🎉
Matthew's article is creatively written, and a strong analysis of why bookshops are on the decline. He also explores how this can be resolved: https://t.co/d5gggzQQxN

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"Literary censorship is the latest development in a trend several of last decade’s YA novels anticipated."

Hal Conte analyses the growing trend towards book banning, arguing literary censorship should worry us all: https://t.co/8f2auHR2ag

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"A chasmic culture clash is central to understanding the reason Realms of Ruin imploded"

Hal Conte analyses Realms of Ruin, which sought to bring together YA and NFTs: https://t.co/IaMqIvm5oW

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"I bookmarked several pages because so many passages took my breath away"

Sol Noya Carreno reviews 'To Paradise' by Hanya Yanagihara, arguing it is an immersive commentary on the American experiment: https://t.co/lBEHLnzudn

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"Tens of thousands of pounds have been raised via crowdfunding to help keep indie bookshops afloat following the pandemic."

Matthew Oulton (@matthewoulton) explores the role of bookshops in society, arguing their death is not inevitable: https://t.co/d5gggzQQxN

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"The last thing he needed was a stupid mistake like that to give him away."

Read the next part of @reecegoodall496's 'Rycroft - A Christmas Slaying' here: https://t.co/SA8Osg1q0y Yes, Christmas might be over, but we at Boar Books want to celebrate great fiction all year round!

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"The shortcomings of retellings emerge in the knowledge that fairy tales may be adopted as vehicles for political propaganda or reduced to cheap, mass-market picture books."

Ellis Shepherd analyses the role of fairy tales within literary traditions: https://t.co/fdJMvcPdPj

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The Boar Books team would like to take the chance to wish all our readers and writers a very happy and fulfilling 2022. Why not make one of your new year's resolutions writing for @WarwickBoar?! You won't regret it!

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"As the saying goes, you shouldn’t judge a book by its cover, but surely the volume with the cutouts and the shiny embossing is a better choice?"

Christmas may be over, but there's next year! Lucy Carter highlights the pitfalls of Christmas shopping: https://t.co/2tylSV4G9g

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"There are few books this length that leave you wanting more."

Sophie Flint Vázquez reviews 'A Little Life' by Hanya Yanagihara, arguing the book is a masterpiece: https://t.co/VHZ5ucTIVH

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"The book, however, is far more hilarious and is just one reason why children should first turn their attention to literature, before glueing their eyes to the television."

Ellis Shepherd explores why children reading from a young, early age is vital: https://t.co/iEo4U7vGwL

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You can read the second part of @reecegoodall496's 'Rycroft - A Christmas Slaying', written exclusively for The Boar, here: https://t.co/6XnZDZgAN8 Enjoy!

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If you want a festive story to enjoy over the Christmas period, @reecegoodall496 has you sorted. The first part of his Professor Rycroft series can be enjoyed here: https://t.co/nvCiu2pACm

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We are so thankful to everyone who has donated and shared #BoArchives so far. We are now over 2/3 away from our goal amount and we couldn’t be more thankful. Every donation no matter how small will be monumental in helping us to continue printing.