The Edinburgh book festival is to champion the positive power of hope later this summer with events involving Hanif Kureishi, the Palestinian poet Najwan Darwish and an exiled Brazilian tribal leader. The... Read more »
In the autumn of 1983, dozens of carefully chosen readers received an envelope containing a slim, red booklet of sonnets that had been locked away since they were written almost 50 years... Read more »
Appeals court reverses ruling in Texas book ban case May 27 2025 Dealing a blow to the freedom to read, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has reversed... Read more »
More than a decade after attracting international acclaim for his debut The Boat, Nam Le has won book of the year at the NSW Literary awards for his follow-up, a book-length poem... Read more »
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According to most sources, the current figure for how many Americans are in a book club is five million. However, this figure hasn’t been updated in over 25 years, so an updated... Read more »
Faith leaders denounce US book burning as hate-fuelled intimidation May 15 2025 A group of faith leaders in Ohio denounced a recent alleged hate crime in the state, in which a man... Read more »
Authors speak out against failed US book festival: ‘shattered badges and silence’ May 09 2025 In the days leading up to the A Million Lives book festival, things already seemed amiss. Grace... Read more »
Book club favorites vary from year to year, and we’re here to keep you updated on the most current trends! In this year’s subscriber survey, we once again asked book club members... Read more »