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Peter Hessler’s ‘Rivers’ Have Been Damned by the Chinese Government
A sequel to the acclaimed “River Town” can’t quite find its course. ...
The Art of Punishing Putin
A new book offers a masterful glimpse into the world of economic warfare. ...
The Return of Paul Nitze—and His Dangers
For better and worse, one of America’s important grand strategists was singularly focused on military strength. ...
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AMAZON is treating book lovers to a fantastic deal on one of its most popular subscription services. For a limited time, you can grab three months of discounted reads on Kindle Unlimited for only £9.49. Amazon Shoppers don’t have long left to score months of
Percival Everett, Rachel Kushner and Miranda July are fiction nominees for National Book Awards
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette | 2024-09-13, 20:15
NEW YORK — Percival Everett's “James,”
Poetry for the child in all of us: Buckland author’s new book wins first prize ...
I first met Laura Rodley of Buckland
Book Review: ‘Dear Dickhead,’ by Virginie Despentes
Virginie Despentes confronts sexual politics in an epistolary novel with a stubbornly idealistic streak. ...
Frozen in time: The craze for classic watches - as clocked by their foremost chronicler
The stock car driving lessons that ...
Neil Gaiman screen adaptations halted after allegations of sexual misconduct
Netflix’s Dead Boy Detectives has been cancelled and productions by Amazon and Disney have been put on hold amid reports about the Coraline author Three screen adaptations of Neil Gaiman’s works have been cancelled or had their production paused amid reports
"Face It, Tiger" is a power-pop banger about Spider-Man and MJ
"Face It, Tiger" is the newest single from the Roland High Life, the
Book Review: ‘A Sunny Place for Shady People,’ by Mariana Enriquez
The Argentine writer Mariana Enriquez indicts our worst offenses in 12 haunting new stories. ...
Dr. Sabrina Ho Honored With The 2024 Distinguished Alumni Award For Exceptional Contributions To Cultural ...
New York, USA - September 13, 2024 - The Youth Assembly is poised to announce Dr. Sabrina Ho as the recipient of the prestigious Distinguished Alumni Award for 2024. As Vice Chair of the Board of Directors at the Dr. Stanley Ho Foundation, Dr. Ho has been a
Delay in POCSO cases puts justice system to shame: Karnataka High Court
<p>Bengaluru: The Karnataka high court has observed that the delay in cases under Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) Act, where offences are heinous based on facts that are horrendous, is a sad reflection of the legal and judicial
Read an Excerpt From 'Tears of the Nameless,' The Next Thrilling Addition to 'Star Wars: ...
Over three years ago, at the start of 2021, Star Wars introduced fans to some of
Review: The Devil’s Teacup and Other Ghost Stories
An anthology by Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay translated by Prasun Roy, The Devil’s Teacup and Other Ghost Stories immerses readers in a haunting atmosphere filled with eerie objects: phantom beds, haunted teacups, shadowy portraits, mysterious riversides,
Money by David McWilliams review: an eye-opening history of what makes the world go round
As I reported in July, for the first time
A Grip on Sports: While we were hitting the West Coast roads, the Pac-12 decided to add to its future roster
A GRIP ON SPORTS • Where were we? And what did we miss? The answer to the first question is simple. Traversing the West Coast. The second? Only the first step in the Pac-12’s rebuild. Is that enough? ••••••• • Sure it is. The Pac-12 announced at 6 a.m.
Details of Summer Boismier teaching license revocation revealed
After spending weeks outside
Celebrating cultura with these diverse and engaging writers
By Frances J. Vasquez | Contributing Columnist Cheech Marin famously states that Chicano art is American art. I whole-heartedly echo and enhance Cheech’s truism by adding that Chicano/Latino literature is American literature. Chicana/o authors write in all
Finding Light in the Darkness: Noor Akhter’s Journey of Self-discovery and Inner Strength
Guided by Grace: A True Reflection of the Power of Self-learning London, UK - September 13, 2024 - Noor Akhter unveils her deeply personal memoir, Guided by Grace, an inspiring tale of resilience, transformation, and the healing power of meditation. This
Miss Manners: Don’t overthink it: Call friends to share good news
DEAR MISS MANNERS: My first pregnancy has been 10 years in the making due to infertility. I would like to tell some specific friends the news before I announce it in general on social media. When I try to start a conversation with these friends, such as via
Trump’s Old News
In one seventeenth-century panoramic drawing of London,
Daily Quiz: On British writer Roald Dahl
The British writer Roald Dahl was born on this day in 1916. How well do you know him? ...
Review of Shastri Ramachandran’s Beyond Binaries — The World of India and China: Tale of ...
Shastri Ramachandran emphasises that India must tackle the China challenge on its own, without getting stuck in the great game between China and the U.S. ...
The best recent science fiction, fantasy and horror – reviews roundup
The Saint of Bright Doors by Vajra Chandrasekera; Withered Hill by David Barnett; Crypt of the Moon Spider by Nathan Ballingrud; The Stardust Grail by Yume Kitasei; The Specimens by Hana Gammon The Saint of Bright Doors by Vajra Chandrasekera (Solaris, £9.99)
My Friends by Hisham Matar audiobook review – life in exile
Three Libyan friends navigate life in London, separated from their families, in a meditative book steeped in the author’s own experience A meditative tale of friendship, identity and separation, the Libyan-American writer Hisham Matar’s Booker-longlisted My
Passenger vehicle sales decline by 2 per cent y-o-y in August
Domestic passenger vehicle (PV) wholesale (dispatches to dealers)
First Thing: Putin warns Nato over Ukraine missiles
First Thing: Putin’s warning follows suggestions US may lift restrictions on Ukraine using long-range weapons. Plus, Bernardine Evaristo on the books of her life Good morning. Vladimir Putin has said that a western move to let Kyiv use long-range weapons
