MBR

Magazine: book reviews, thinkpieces, international affairs

Online & in print biannually 💫 to pitch!

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33 years ago today, on 3 October 1990, Germany was reunited. Overnight, the German Democratic Republic ceased to exist.

What was it like growing up within the regime? Claudia Bierschenk, author of 'Never Mind, Comrade' in convo with @TangerinePress

https://t.co/hvPJRRZUyI #gdr

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Growing Up in a Country that No Longer Exists | Author Talk #GDR
https://t.co/ToC6qFBjc8

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@KentCStraight You might enjoy this.

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Have you been indoctrinated by #hustleculture? Will Brookman was:

"In an attempt to increase my long-term productivity, for one week I abstained from anything that causes a sudden release of dopamine in the brain."

The results? 😵‍💫👇

https://t.co/wu4hYQ07Ak

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You marry a writer.

Worse, a memoirist. All is well until you divorce, un-amicably.

An unprecedented French legal dispute made MBR founder @lucykenningham ponder the near-impossibility of non-fiction.

https://t.co/Zfljb9cPBY #emmanuelcarrere #memoir #autofiction #writing

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"A vulgar, sad little book" wrote the
@spectator in 1955.

'Bonjour Tristesse', published 1954, was an overnight sensation in France. But its English translation, not renewed until 2014, was grossly inaccurate.

The reason? Patriarchy.

https://t.co/Pf4sanx2Ce #review #mbr

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MBR#3 is out today! £6 available online and at Morocco Bound Bookshop in Bermondsey 🧞‍♂️

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This Friday, we’ll be celebrating the launch of issue 3 of MBR!! But not only that, it’s also our publication's first birthday! 🎉🥳🍾🎈🎊

Come down to Morocco Bound for 7pm to check out the new edition & celebrate with us.

#MagazineLaunch #Zine #Magazine #MoroccoBound #Zines

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Superb piece! A crucial intervention in ongoing debates about politics, culture and style.

#CategoryUnknown #KoushikBanerjea #LondonBooks #MoroccoBoundReview #IdentityPolitics

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If you missed our fantastic MBR Live with @KeithKahnHarris fear not! It is now available in full online: visit https://t.co/nAHGtz2w6p

Nationalism, language, Kinder Surprise eggs and more...

#languages #nationalism #languagelearning #talk #educational #learnlanguages

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We are taking pitches (book reviews, thinkpieces and on international affairs) for our third issue. DM or email us 🤓

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If you want to go on a journey rich in paradoxical and magical detail, pick up Palmares. But don’t expect a direct course or clear end point, writes Emily Moore.

https://t.co/YGENNyGQ87

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Yoga by Emmanuel Carrère is now out in the UK. A legal battle led means a large chunk of the novel has been cut. Why?

By @lucykenningham, from our first issue.

#memoir #moralmaze #mbr

https://t.co/Zfljb9cPBY

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Our next talk on #language in #Bermondsey on Wednesday! Free to sign up 👇

https://t.co/wpVMu6nRAC

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Did we really need the third #Matrix film? Yes, says Chris Newlove.

Here's why:

https://t.co/Hd16F7CVn5

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Our talk tomorrow with Nina Power will tackle MASCULINITY in modern society.

Does it have merits that are in danger of being overlooked? Are we closing men out of feminist discourse?

7pm, in-person or online. Sign up here: https://t.co/WI48Dxbjph

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sign up to our next talk on MASCULINITY here: https://t.co/2vZ6CWWapf

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Here it is 💎issue 2 of MBR! Thanks to everyone who's already bought a copy, they're being sent out today ✌️

order yours here: https://t.co/dTDyUkqTgi