Whether you're looking to belly laugh, contemplate the future of humanity, or dig into conspiracy theories, I have a sci-fi read for you! Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2023-05-30 10:34:00 UTC ]
Governor JB Pritzker expected to sign bill that would block state funding for public libraries and schools that ban booksGovernor JB Pritzker is expected to sign a bill that would make Illinois the first state to legislate to end book bans – by punishing publicly-funded institutions that attempt... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2023-05-30 10:00:33 UTC ]
The two parties reportedly settled with News Corp saying it had not paid any damages and the articles in dispute would remain onlineFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastBruce Lehrmann has discontinued... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2023-05-30 04:40:11 UTC ]
Rachel Carhart, Colton Bernasol, and Zach Gordon move to new and expended roles. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-05-30 04:00:00 UTC ]
"Zev's Los Angeles," a memoir by former L.A. County supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky, covers an era when L.A. transformed radically — and does it really well. Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2023-05-29 13:00:43 UTC ]
Japan and JAXA, the country’s space administration, have spent decades trying to make it possible to beam solar energy from space. In 2015, the nation made a breakthrough when JAXA scientists successfully beamed 1.8 kilowatts of power, enough energy to power an electric kettle, more than 50... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2023-05-28 21:43:38 UTC ]
Caroline Raphael, who has died of Parkinson’s disease aged 85, was for 20 years editor-in-chief of The Good Hotel Guide. She had worked on every edition from the first, in 1978, until her retirement in 2021, when the 2022 edition had gone to press.The Guide was launched by the literary agent... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2023-05-28 16:03:11 UTC ]
Some of us do our best thinking in the shower, others do it while on the toilet. Renee Descartes, he pondered most deeply while ensconced in a baker's oven. The man simply needed to be convinced of the oven's existence before climbing in. Such are the quirks of the most monumental minds humanity... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2023-05-28 14:30:30 UTC ]
Flaws used to feed their sales but now writers are expected to be saints‘As you get older you realise that all these things – prizes, reviews, advances, readers – it’s all showbiz, and the real action starts with your obituary.”Martin Amis first started spinning in favour of his future... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2023-05-27 17:31:09 UTC ]
Toronto Star books editor Deborah Dundas says that even though class divisions exist in Canada, we don't talk about them openly. Continue reading >> [ Source: CBC | 2023-05-27 08:00:00 UTC ]
The Turkish Publishers Association honors a house fighting seven cases of effective bans on books considered 'harmful to minors.' The post Turkish Publishers’ ‘Freedom of Thought and Expression’ Award appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2023-05-27 03:41:29 UTC ]
The Presence of the Past in Good Night, Irene: A Conversation with Luis Alberto Urrea, by Renee H. Shea Interviews [email protected] Fri, 05/26/2023 - 13:30 The author’s mother, Phyllis Irene McLaughlinAward-winning writer Luis Alberto Urrea... Continue reading >> [ Source: World Literature Today | 2023-05-26 18:30:53 UTC ]
These books rewind time, depositing readers in the Cumbrian countryside, coastal Maine, rural Wyoming and beyond. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2023-05-26 15:30:50 UTC ]
New novels by Fonda Lee, Martha Wells, Nick Harkaway, Kelly Link and Emma Törzs. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2023-05-26 15:30:50 UTC ]
The prehistoric age has been stuck in a cultural rut since Jurassic Park. As a palaeontologist, I’m glad to see this era is overThe utterly extraordinary Prehistoric Planet has returned this week for a second season and, as a palaeontologist, I remain utterly enthralled by the whole thing. You... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2023-05-26 11:08:56 UTC ]
Microsoft has called for the US federal government to create a new agency specifically focused on regulating AI, Bloombergreports. At a speech in Washington, DC attended by some members of Congress and non-governmental organizations, Microsoft vice chair and president Brad Smith remarked that... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2023-05-26 09:55:10 UTC ]
America’s second-most-popular play at high schools is a very unauthorized wizard story. Continue reading >> [ Source: Slate | 2023-05-26 09:50:00 UTC ]
Readers love to read about book people almost as much as writers love to write about them (I love to do both). My latest novel, On Fire Island, follows uber-talented young book editor, Julia Gold and literary wunderkind, Benjamin Morse, through their journeys on and off the page. Threaded in... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2023-05-26 08:52:35 UTC ]
In her latest novel, the author explores the life and times of Bess Myerson, the daughter of Jewish immigrants who was crowned Miss America in 1945, when hostility against Jews was high. (Sponsored) Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-05-26 04:00:00 UTC ]
During its annual meeting and community forum, ABA leaders pointed to steady growth in membership over the last three years and outlined plans to deal with new issues, including book bans. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-05-26 04:00:00 UTC ]