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5 questions with Agustina Bazterrica

In Author Conversations by Katie Winters

We love any opportunity to get to know our favorite authors better. So a lightning round of questions sounds like a good place to start. Here, we ask five quick questions (with one wildcard) about books, genres, reading preferences, writing style, and their secret to success. BookTok’s been buzzing about Argentinian author Agustina Bazterrica. She made waves with her horror …

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Scribd Coach author Laura Brassie on how to prevent burnout

In Author Conversations by Molly Hurford

Laura Brassie, Scribd Coach author and therapist, has seen burnout happen to clients, co-workers, and friends. She’s even experienced it herself. She finds common burnout advice to be frustratingly generalized: Sure, meditation might help some people, but for others, it actually might make matters worse. In her quick guide, Preventing and Treating Burnout: Knowing Your Personality Types to Manage Trying …

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Kurt Eichenwald on the deadly lies spread by anti-vaxxer Andrew Wakefield

In Beyond the Cover, Open Book - Everand Originals by The Editors

The Big Lie by Kurt EichenwaldA stunning takedown of the fraud, incompetence, and arrogance that fueled the false — and deadly — conspiracy theory linking autism to vaccines. This deeply researched, step-by-step breakdown by Kurt Eichenwald is a necessary read for the current COVID-19 and anti-vaxxer crises. For fans of Bad Blood and badass investigative reporting, as well as anyone …

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Charles Yu on climate change, the future of humanity, and more

In Open Book - Everand Originals by The Editors

Author Charles Yu won the National Book Award for Fiction for his novel, Interior Chinatown, in 2020. To kick off the new year, Yu is back with The Only Living Girl on Earth, our first Scribd Original of 2021 and his first work of fiction since winning the NBA. Yu has quickly become one of the most beloved contemporary science …

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Elizabeth Berg on life in uncertain times, the joys of porch sitting, and more

In Open Book - Everand Originals by The Editors

Elizabeth Berg is known for her smart, bighearted tales about the lives and loves of everyday people, with having written Open House (an Oprah’s Book Club pick), The Story of Arthur Trulove, and other bestselling novels. Now, Berg turns her attention to the craziness of 2020 in her Scribd Original story The Days of Wine and Covid. In this socially …