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For centuries past, and all across the world, there are words for a certain kind of woman. Words that raise our hackles, fire up our blood. Words that tell a story. In this blazing cauldron of a book, the boldest writers of our day take up these words and take up their pen, celebrating fifty years of Virago.

In this love letter to reading, curated by Pandora Sykes in aid of the National Literacy Trust, bestselling and beloved writers share their favourite books: the ones they hold most dearly, that they return to time and again and that helped make them the writers they are.

This powerful and moving anthology includes poems of war from the 18th century to our own days in the long shadow of the bomb. The poets evoke the glory and the horror, the exhilaration and the despair, the humanity and the insanity of war.

Published to challenge the historic narrative of music and music writing being written by men, for men, This Woman's Work seeks to confront the male dominance and sexism that have been hard-coded in the canons of music, literature and film and has forced women to fight pigeon-holing or being side-lined by carving out their own space.

Part of BBC Radio 3's 'The Essay' strand, The Book That Changed Me features writers, academics and other eminent professionals discussing the literary works that have had the greatest impact on their lives. Absorbing and enlightening, this entertaining collection sheds new light on the intellectual lives of a host of famous names, and celebrates the transformative power of literature.

Experience the gritty and revealing stories of "Criminal Manchester - Experiences of a Special Correspondent." This podcast takes you through the dark underbelly of 19th-century Manchester, as reported by a journalist on the front lines. Essential for true crime fans, history enthusiasts, and those intrigued by urban tales.

http://www.adfreebooks.com - 1000+ audiobooks, all ad free!The Black Cat (1895-1922) was a monthly literary magazine, publishing original short stories, often about uncanny or fantastical topics. Many writers were largely unknown, but some famous authors also wrote original material for this magazine. This is the 12th issue of Volume 3 with the following stories: > Holding Down a Homestead, by H. W. Phillips: loneliness and a bad conscience can drive people crazy > The Clasp of Fire, by Carrie E. Garrett: how a Russian princess was taught humility > A Soft Soap Affair, by C. B. Lewis: learn ...

Series editor Andrew Leckey and guest editor Marshall Loeb have scoured the print media and have consulted with editors of major business and general-interest publications and with the deans of several schools of journalism in order to find the 30 best business stories from the past 12 months. Among the articles selected: Ken Auletta on Herb Allen's CEO retreat, from The New Yorker; Diane Brady on Martha Stewart, from Business Week; and Steve Silberman on creating a borderless global cyber-marketplace, from Wired.

Discover the future of science fiction with "X Minus One Project," featuring adaptations of classic sci-fi stories. This collection presents imaginative and thought-provoking tales that have shaped the genre, ideal for sci-fi fans and lovers of speculative fiction.

the WRITER is PRESENT is a MVD HVUS + exclusive podcast dedicated to showcasing great audiobooks and writers.

Working Title: A Literary Arts Podcast, is a literary citizenship project founded by the Fall 2019 cohort candidates in the MFA: Creative Writing program at the University of Central Florida. Our episodes will feature in-studio readings from the UCF literary community, interviews and readings from published faculty and students, seasonal readings such as our inaugural “Spooky Stories” episode, craft round-tables, and special events such as public readings and conference reports. Working Title: A Literary Arts Podcast is an independent project produced with the support of the University of ...

Featuring the spoken words of poets from all walks of life.

Immerse yourself in a collection of timeless romantic tales with "Love Stories." This podcast brings together enchanting stories from various authors, capturing the essence of love in its many forms. From heartwarming to tragic, these stories offer a rich exploration of romance and human connection.

http://www.adfreebooks.com - 1000+ audiobooks, all ad free!My dear friends... Do you find that you suffer from the condition known as ARACHNOPHOBIA? Do you cower in fear at the feeling of those hairy little legs as they crawl slowly up your leg, a wisp of webbing in their wake? Do you spend sleepless nights shivering in horror at the idea of their sharp fangs sinking into your tender, soft flesh? Boy, do we have a collection of stories for you! From those madcap maniacs at Weird Tales magazine, we bring you eleven spine-tingling tales of arachnid terror that is sure to give you goosebumps!

30 Ghost Stories is an assortment of ghostly and spine-chilling stories, each particularly created to inspire a feeling of the heavenly. The tales include various tormented settings, from creaky old houses to baffling memorial parks, loaded up with phantoms, spirits, and shocking ghosts. The characters in every story frequently end up facing the obscure, whether it's a disrupting presence, an unexplainable occasion, or the waiting soul of the past. Subjects of retribution, incomplete business, and the secrets of life following death are woven all through the assortment, making a climatic ...

http://www.adfreebooks.com - 1000+ audiobooks, all ad free!This Ghost and Horror Collection features 15 stories of a wide variety in length as in content! Short and long stories; well-known names in the genre, as well as lesser known; fictional accounts, along with accounts of events that really occurred; horrors to send shivers up your spine, but also ghosts that predict your future love life; and, of course, the terrible fate that nobody can escape..death!

Our podcast includes the audios from our picture books, chapter books and teen novels. It will also include narrated versions of our favorite children's classics. Our picture books can be purchased on our website https://www.allaboutkidspub.com/ under Enhanced eBooks which include the pages from the book along with the audio that you hear here. If you like the audio you'll love the eBook version. Get a free eBook with coupon code: Podcast. These play as a MOVie file. We hope our listeners enjoy our stories as much as we did producing them!

http://www.adfreebooks.com - 500+ audiobooks, all ad freeI deny that the American short story is at a low ebb, and I offer the present volume as a revelation of the best that is now being done in this field. I agree with Mrs. Colum that the best stories are only to be found after a laborious dusty search, but this is the proof rather than the refutation of my position.[excerpt from Introduction] - Summary by Edward J. O'Brien, Editor