An appellate court has ruled that Texas cannot ban books from libraries simply because they mention “butt and fart” and other content which some state officials may dislike. Source link Read more »
Young people, especially, are choosing to read in English even if it is not their first language because they want the covers, and the titles, to match what they see on TikTok... Read more »
Publishers sue Google over pirate sites Jun 06 2024 In publishers’ ongoing fight to shutdown pirate sites, Cengage, Elsevier, Macmillan Learning, and McGraw Hill filed a lawsuit on June 5 accusing Google... Read more »
Zadie Smithâs sixth novel is set in 1870s Kilburn, home to William Ainsworth, a real-life novelist of questionable talent, and his Scottish cousin and housekeeper Eliza Touchet. The Fraud moves between Elizaâs... Read more »
âI miss my solitude,â last yearâs Booker prize winner Paul Lynch told an audience at Hay festival on Saturday. âIn many ways I didnât sign up for this. Iâm an introvert whoâs... Read more »
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June 5, 2024 • Research Highlight Changes in brain activity are known contributors to the risk for depression. Can altering the activity between brain areas also offer a treatment for this common... Read more »
You Like It Darker by Stephen King (Hodder & Stoughton, £25)This new collection of 12 stories opens with Two Talented Bastids, which questions how two ordinary guys from a small town in... Read more »
Inspired by an 18th-century Scottish philosopher and the modern scourge of misinformation, Suzanne Collins is returning to the ravaged, post-apocalyptic land of Panem for a new Hunger Games novel. Scholastic announced on... Read more »