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James Aura @jamesaura.bsky.social · 5h

The ‘Thursday Murder Club’ Author on Killers, Cats and Kindness #books
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The ‘Thursday Murder Club’ Author on Killers, Cats and Kindness

Richard Osman was at home discussing “The Impossible Fortune,” the latest book in his phenomenally successful “Thursday Murder Club” series,

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James Aura @jamesaura.bsky.social · 6h

Climate Update: When will climate change turn life upside down? #climate
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James Aura @jamesaura.bsky.social · 10h

On the AI Prompt That Could End the World #AI
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The A.I. Prompt That Could End the World

How much do we have to fear from A.I., really? It’s a question I’ve been asking experts since the debut

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James Aura @jamesaura.bsky.social · 11h

Moon Tree
Field notes on the tiny seeds that took a trip around the dark side of the moon
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Moon Tree - Orion Magazine

Field notes on the tree seeds that took a trip around the dark side of the moon

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James Aura @jamesaura.bsky.social · 11h

Blood Harmony: The Everly Brothers Story

Musical Pioneers

Like many of the American musicians who helped create rock ‘n’ roll in the 1950s, The Everly Brothers were instantly influential, popular almost from the b…

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James Aura @jamesaura.bsky.social · 13h

Book Review: 'The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny'
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'The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny' is a terrific, tangled love story

This is an epic novel to be savored. At nearly 700 pages, this multi-character, multi-stranded story explores exile and displacement — not only from one's home, but also from one's own sense of self.

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James Aura @jamesaura.bsky.social · 1d

'Not Your Average Demon' horror novels that go beyond scares
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Not Your Average Demon: Unconventional Possession Novels

Say the word “possession” and everyone thinks demons, priests, Ouija boards, holy water and young girls having a really bad

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James Aura @jamesaura.bsky.social · 1d

Climate Update: 2025 has been a crushing year for science in America
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James Aura @jamesaura.bsky.social · 1d

my guess is, Wolfe died too recently

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James Aura @jamesaura.bsky.social · 1d

no it was a biography...

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WIRED @wired.com · 1d

NEW: A professor at Rutgers University who wrote a book about “antifa” almost a decade ago is trying—and struggling—to flee the US for Europe after a weeks-long online campaign against him by far-right influencers was followed by death threats. www.wired.com/story/mark-b...

He Wrote a Book About Antifa. Death Threats Are Driving Him Out of the US

Rutgers historian Mark Bray is trying to flee to Spain after after an online campaign from far-right influencers was followed by death threats. He was turned back at the airport on his first attempt.

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James Aura @jamesaura.bsky.social · 1d

Publishers weren't interested in his Tom Wolfe biography- so he's publishing it on Substack. #authors #books
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James Aura @jamesaura.bsky.social · 1d

The Conservative Frontier: Texas and the Origins of the New Right #books
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First They Drove Out the Comanches. Then They Changed the Country.

THE CONSERVATIVE FRONTIER: Texas and the Origins of the New Right, by Jeff Roche My first job after graduating from

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James Aura @jamesaura.bsky.social · 1d

Hungary’s László Krasznahorkai wins Nobel Prize in literature for work confronting ‘apocalyptic terror’ #books
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Hungary’s László Krasznahorkai wins Nobel Prize in literature for work confronting ‘apocalyptic terror’ | CNN

The 2025 Nobel Prize in literature has been awarded to László Krasznahorkai, a Hungarian writer who said his dark and difficult novels aim to examine reality “to the point of madness.”

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James Aura @jamesaura.bsky.social · 1d

Please Don’t Lie: A Thriller
This suspenseful, well-plotted tale hits all the expected notes.

Please Don’t Lie: A Thriller | Washington Independent Review of Books

The Independent is an important voice in the community of readers and writers dedicated to book reviews and writing about the world of books.

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James Aura @jamesaura.bsky.social · 1d

The Greatest Goths in Literary History
From Mary Shelley to Maurice Sendak
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The Greatest Goths in Literary History

Today marks 220 years since the birth of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, whom you know as the author of Frankenstein and perhaps the greatest goth—literary or otherwise—that ever drew (hollow, ragged,…

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James Aura @jamesaura.bsky.social · 1d

Tim Berners-Lee Invented the World Wide Web. Now He Wants to Save It

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James Aura @jamesaura.bsky.social · 1d

Renewable energy outpaces coal for electricity generation in historic first, report says
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Renewable energy outpaces coal for electricity generation in historic first, report says

For the first time on record, renewable energy generated more electricity for the planet than coal, a new report says.

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James Aura @jamesaura.bsky.social · 1d

Review: Separation of Church and Hate: A Sane Person's Guide to Taking Back the Bible from Fundamentalists, Fascists, and Flock-Fleecing Frauds #books www.popmatters.com/separation-o...