Daily Cartoon: Wednesday, August 6th

Daily Cartoon: Wednesday, August 6th

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“Independence and Abolition Went Hand in Hand”: Julia Gaffield on Jean-Jacques Dessalines

“Independence and Abolition Went Hand in Hand”: Julia Gaffield on Jean-Jacques Dessalines

I Have Avenged America: Jean-Jacques Dessalines and Haiti’s Fight for Freedom is a new biography by Professor Julia Gaffield of William & Mary. The book sheds light on the life and legacy of... Read more »
This month’s best paperbacks: Gabriel García Márquez, Craig Brown and more | Paperbacks

This month’s best paperbacks: Gabriel García Márquez, Craig Brown and more | Paperbacks

Biography The head that wears the crown A Voyage Around the Queen Craig Brown A Voyage Around the Queen Craig Brown The head that wears the crown As Craig Brown recognises, throughout... Read more »
Allan Ahlberg, beloved children’s author, dies aged 87 | Children and teenagers

Allan Ahlberg, beloved children’s author, dies aged 87 | Children and teenagers

Author Allan Ahlberg, who delighted generations of children with colourful characters and nimble rhymes, has died aged 87. Working with his wife Janet, an award-winning illustrator, Ahlberg produced a host of bestselling... Read more »
Allan Ahlberg, beloved children’s author, dies aged 87 | Children and teenagers

Bonus Daily Cartoon: MATATIOTEFA | The New Yorker

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Progress by Samuel Miller McDonald review – humanity’s greatest myth? | History books

Progress by Samuel Miller McDonald review – humanity’s greatest myth? | History books

Everything is in decline, argues the geographer Samuel Miller McDonald. Democracy and free speech are in freefall. Inequality is soaring, with the 1% scooping up ever-larger shares of global wealth. These days,... Read more »
Progress by Samuel Miller McDonald review – humanity’s greatest myth? | History books

Israeli author David Grossman says his country is committing genocide in Gaza | Israel-Gaza war

The award-winning Israeli author David Grossman has described his country’s campaign in Gaza as a genocide and said he now “can’t help” but use the term. “I ask myself: how did we... Read more »
Daily Cartoon: Tuesday, August 5th

Daily Cartoon: Tuesday, August 5th

A drawing that riffs on the latest news and happenings. Source link Read more »
“Independence and Abolition Went Hand in Hand”: Julia Gaffield on Jean-Jacques Dessalines

‘No one could compete’: readers remember the magic of Allan Ahlberg’s stories | Children and teenagers

Burglar Bill ‘I worked with kids who struggled – this one boy would listen with rapture’ Thirty years ago I was a healthcare assistant working for CAMHS in a major city. It... Read more »
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