Israel: What Went Wrong? by Omer Bartov review – the long view | History books

Israel: What Went Wrong? by Omer Bartov review – the long view | History books

Israel’s attack on Iran is only the most recent example of its degeneration in recent decades, coming on top of its illegal occupation of the Palestinian territories, ethnic cleansing in the West Bank,... Read more »
The best recent science fiction, fantasy and horror – review roundup | Books

The best recent science fiction, fantasy and horror – review roundup | Books

The Republic of Memory by Mahmud El Sayed (Gollancz, £22)On a gigantic spaceship halfway through its 400-year voyage to a new world, hundreds of Earth colonists are kept in frozen stasis by... Read more »
Daily Cartoon: Friday, May 8th

Daily Cartoon: Friday, May 8th

A drawing that riffs on the latest news and happenings. Source link Read more »
Daily Cartoon: Friday, May 8th

‘She made Mondays something to look forward to’: readers pay tribute to Carol Rumens, Guardian’s Poem of the week columnist | Poetry

‘Never predictable or dull’ Carol was an excellent commentator on poetry, shrewd and deep-thinking but able to express her thoughts in plain English rather than academic jargon. Her taste in poems was... Read more »
‘Being human helps’: despite rise of AI is there still hope for Europe’s translators? | AI (artificial intelligence)

‘Being human helps’: despite rise of AI is there still hope for Europe’s translators? | AI (artificial intelligence)

In February 2022, while he was plugging away at rendering the US writer Dana Spiotta’s novel Wayward into French, the literary translator Yoann Gentric decided he needed a bit of light relief.... Read more »
The Pretender by Jo Harkin audiobook review – sprightly historical political skulduggery | Books

The Pretender by Jo Harkin audiobook review – sprightly historical political skulduggery | Books

It is 1483 and 10-year-old John Collan is living on a farm outside Oxford with his father, Will, and waging war on an aggressive goat that keeps trampling him. His mother is... Read more »
The Pretender by Jo Harkin audiobook review – sprightly historical political skulduggery | Books

Report shows banned non-fiction books doubled over last school year in US | Books

A new report has found that the number of banned non-fiction books doubled during the 2024-2025 school year in the US. PEN America analysed the 3,743 unique titles removed from school libraries... Read more »
Israel: What Went Wrong? by Omer Bartov review – the long view | History books

Daily Cartoon: Thursday, May 7th

A drawing that riffs on the latest news and happenings. Source link Read more »
Solace House by Will Maclean review – immensely fun gothic horror with a psychedelic twist | Fiction

Solace House by Will Maclean review – immensely fun gothic horror with a psychedelic twist | Fiction

“Man,” says one of Will Maclean’s characters on catching sight for the first time of the titular Solace House. “Gothic always tries too hard.” Here, perhaps, is a self-deprecating wink in a... Read more »
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