Leaders will need to be resilient, open-minded, and creative. Poetry can show them the way. “I would like to beg you, dear Sir, as well as I can, to have patience with everything unresolved in your heart and to try to love the questions themselves as if they were locked rooms or books written... Continue reading >> [ Source: Fast Company | 2020-07-28 03:00:09 UTC ]
Amanda Brainerd’s novel, Age of Consent, is out now, so we asked her a few questions about reading, writer’s block, and David Bowie. * Who do you most wish would read your book? Teenage girls—there are so few adult books written about them. What do you always want to talk about in interviews but... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2020-07-24 08:48:44 UTC ]
Three mission-driven indie bookstores well-known for their commitment to social justice have ceased stocking books written by J.K. Rowling, accusing the Harry Potter author of promoting hatred towards transgender people. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-07-03 04:00:00 UTC ]
Interviews Veronica Esposito Photo by Camila Valdés Megan McDowell has translated many contemporary authors from Latin America and Spain, including Alejandro Zambra, Samanta Schweblin, and Lina Meruane. Shortlisted for the Man Booker... Continue reading >> [ Source: World Literature Today | 2020-06-22 15:20:00 UTC ]
Who better to write books than the book experts? Check out some excellent picture books written by librarians for their tiniest patrons. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2020-06-15 10:31:00 UTC ]
Francophone African books are still very often published by French imprints, which can make them hard to get at home. But there is a growing push for changeWhen Cameroonian author Daniel Alain Nsegbe first saw his debut novel for sale in his home city of Douala, the price was so high “you would... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2020-05-14 09:59:14 UTC ]
Ramadan Mubarak to all who celebrate! In honor of this special holiday, here are some excellent books written by Muslim women authors! Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2020-04-28 10:31:23 UTC ]
Take solace in works such as ‘Robinson Crusoe,’ ‘The Autobiography of Malcolm X’ ‘Walden’ and more. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Washington Post | 2020-03-25 13:00:00 UTC ]
As the public conversations around mental health continue to grow, these new books about living with mental illness offer more insight. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2020-02-28 11:41:26 UTC ]
Over seven years ago, two books written by retired lieutenant-colonel Douglas Bland offered some sobering warnings about the future of the Crown-Indigenous relationship — warnings that seem eerily prescient after the events of the past two... Continue reading >> [ Source: CBC | 2020-02-20 09:00:00 UTC ]
The New York Public Library is marking its 125th birthday this year—in part with this list of their favorite books written for adults from the past 125 years, which they hope will “inspire a lifelong love of reading.” The list is full of classics, of course, but it’s also got a few refreshing... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2020-02-14 14:59:09 UTC ]
These days, it seems like every book that gets even the barest amount of hype gets snapped up by a production company in the first month of its publication, but that doesn’t necessarily mean those are the books whose adaptations get made. 2020 starts out with a whole host of movies adapted from... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2020-01-16 09:50:47 UTC ]
Kendra Winchester: Hello, I’m Kendra Winchester. And this is Reading Women, a podcast inviting you to reclaim half the bookshelf by discussing books written by or about women. Today, I’m talking to Sarah Moss about her book Ghost Wall, which is out now in paperback from Picador. Welcome to 2020,... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2020-01-08 09:45:19 UTC ]
When the news becomes too difficult to watch, these books about refugees will having you questioning the blurred line between fiction and reality. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2020-01-07 11:38:59 UTC ]
The list includes a mix of books written originally in Spanish and in translation. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2019-11-26 10:00:03 UTC ]
These inclusive children's books by women of color highlight awesome yet underrepresented communities like Sikh, indigenous, and Dominican. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2019-11-21 11:35:59 UTC ]
That winter, the year Boogie turned 14, we got it in our heads that we could run away, leave Miami Beach and never come back. For months, I’d spent every night lost in a book, read whatever the librarian put in my hands, which usually meant books written by white men, about white people, for […] Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2019-11-20 09:47:43 UTC ]
There are many books written by successful business leaders, but this has to be one of the best when it comes to showcasing leadership and a company’s values. 1. Let My People Go Surfing, Yvon ChouinardRead Full Story Continue reading >> [ Source: Fast Company | 2019-11-12 07:00:44 UTC ]
Simon & Schuster Children’s UK has signed a series of picture books written and illustrated by animator Steve Small. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-09-24 23:19:42 UTC ]
Stella Count researchers say gender parity reached by most publicationsResearchers have praised most Australian publications for reaching gender parity in their book review sections last year.Of published book reviews in Australia in 2018 49% were for books written by women, according to... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2019-09-18 18:00:08 UTC ]