Robert Dawson’s The Public Library: A Photographic Essay is a visual love letter to libraries and a testament to the power of reading. The post Our Love for Libraries Told in Photographs appeared first on The Millions. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Millions | 2022-01-28 21:30:33 UTC ]
The Broadway star is writing a memoir with the help of a journalist who encouraged her to share what she’s really like, alter ego and all. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2022-01-28 20:55:08 UTC ]
Pulitzer Prize winner Art Spiegelman has denounced the 'absurd' removal of his graphic novel 'Maus,' about the Holocaust, from school libraries. Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2022-01-28 20:33:57 UTC ]
I have a terrible habit of going on the internet and looking at properties I can’t afford. (A hobby many of my fellow millennials share, I’m sure.) From my cramped Brooklyn apartment with pots of spaghetti piled haphazardly in the kitchen, I like to criticize the design choices of millionaires... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2022-01-28 19:45:49 UTC ]
A new, highly concerning entry in the wave of classroom book bans sweeping the nation: Gene McGee, mayor of Ridgeland, Mississippi, is withholding $110,000 of funding from the Madison County Library System—funding already approved by the board of aldermen—until librarians remove “homosexual... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2022-01-28 17:52:29 UTC ]
I’ve been writing about mental health for years. Not as many as I’ve been living with my own clinical depression, but certainly for over a decade now. It has, until last year, been mainly in blog form—direct, first-hand accounts of my own experiences as a man with mental health issues. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2022-01-28 16:35:15 UTC ]
Conservative districts across the U.S. are increasingly limiting the types of books that children are exposed to, including those that address structural racism and LGBTQ issues. Art Spiegelman, who won the Pulitzer Prize for “Maus” in 1992, is “baffled” by the ban. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2022-01-28 15:54:18 UTC ]
‘The Snow Child’ is the shortest tale in The Bloody Chamber. Indeed, it is not even two pages long, but in a few hundred words, the British author Angela Carter incorporates a number of elements from different snow-themed fairy tales, but its most important influence was a grisly tale collected […] Continue reading >> [ Source: Interesting Literature | 2022-01-28 15:00:10 UTC ]
Bethanne Patrick's February picks include two Nobel Prize winners, tales of Hollywood then and now, a new African fantasy epic and much more. Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2022-01-28 14:00:38 UTC ]
In scholarly and academic publishing, Elsevier's Michiel Kolman says, more female leadership is a new and promising development. The post Academic Publishing Edition: Amsterdam’s Michiel Kolman on Diversity in STM appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2022-01-28 13:07:42 UTC ]
King George may have been boring, but his reign was successful, Jane Ridley argues. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Washington Post | 2022-01-28 13:00:36 UTC ]
In the cults that sometimes grew around colonizers, Anna Della Subin sees a story of power and race. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Washington Post | 2022-01-28 13:00:29 UTC ]
Elizabeth Economy looks closely at Xi Jinping's push to make China the center of the world. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Washington Post | 2022-01-28 13:00:08 UTC ]
Jacob Ward warns about technology's dangers, but we've heard such alarms before. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Washington Post | 2022-01-28 13:00:08 UTC ]
The Maryland congressman reflects on his son's suicide and, days later, the insurrection at the Capitol. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Washington Post | 2022-01-28 13:00:06 UTC ]
As the pandemic raises 'science literacy' worldwide, Jay Flynn says Wiley is rushing to enable research stakeholders in a changing business. The post Academic Publishing Edition: Wiley’s Jay Flynn on ‘Science Literacy’ appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2022-01-28 12:25:29 UTC ]
From josei manga to historical stories, these manga about love will keep you swooning to the final panel. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2022-01-28 11:34:00 UTC ]
Said to be the first transformative agreement in Egypt and the Middle East, Springer Nature and the Egyptian Knowledge Bank have a new deal. The post Academic Publishing Edition: Springer Nature Strikes Egyptian Open Access Deal appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2022-01-28 10:25:26 UTC ]
An all-new Black library is opening in London, Ont., at the end January. It will feature books written by Black authors from Canada and around the world. Continue reading >> [ Source: CBC | 2022-01-28 10:00:00 UTC ]
While 2022 may have started with a whimper when it comes to the things that really matter—voting rights, filibuster reform, vaccines for children under 5, a robust and timely government pandemic response—it also started with some pretty nice-looking books. This month, my favorite book covers are... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2022-01-28 09:51:39 UTC ]