Books & Literature

1+ hour, 26+ min ago   (233+ words) A delightfully chaotic and quirky fantasy of hope, love, loneliness, curiosity, whimsy, and friendship. An addictive, laugh-out-loud funny fantasy with Hindu mythology, sisterhood, and action galore. A sweeping, immersive fantasy of fate and friendship brimming with Colombian mythology. A propulsive,…...

1+ hour, 16+ min ago   (156+ words) MOSCOW, September 16. /TASS/. Kim Jung-ah, a South Korean translator of the works of 19th-century Russian literary classic Fyodor Dostoevsky, has been added to the database of Myrotvorets (Peacemaker), an extremist Ukrainian website that identifies individuals it considers to have acted…...

1+ hour, 52+ min ago   (1139+ words) Corris. Where, on a cold January day in 2020, the Holy Trinity Church was packed for the funeral of Elizabeth Jane Corbett, an Australian author of Welsh descent, who we all knew as Liz. Alongside family were Liz’s friends from across…...

1+ hour, 18+ min ago   (222+ words) Travel to the pasts of Japan, the American West, Brazil, and more the with these gothic thrillers full of hauntings and horrors if you dare. Rachel is a writer from Arkansas, most at home surrounded by forests and animals much…...

1+ hour, 18+ min ago   (297+ words) These books like Slow Horses have dark humor and espionage adventures aplenty. They have discredited spies, Japan-set revenge, and more. View All posts by Megan Mabee The combination of dark humor, compelling espionage adventures, and underdog themes paired with excellent…...

1+ hour, 18+ min ago   (125+ words) From fantasy and romance to nonfiction, something delectable awaits every reader in these graphic novels and memoirs spotlighting food. View All posts by Connie Pan Savor this list of six titles ranging from middle grade to adult titles. From fantasy,…...

1+ hour, 47+ min ago   (812+ words) Vanessa Grossett explores the challenges facing Black authors seeking mainstream success in the publishing industry Lately, there has been controversy within the publishing industry, concerning Black authors. Firstly, an article written in The Bookseller – the leading magazine about the publishing…...

1+ hour, 30+ min ago   (63+ words) The campaign also turns reading into a collective activity. Reportedly, Singapore through its Read for Good initiative, logged reading time can contribute towards charity funding, with a target of 7.5 million minutes unlocking up to S$150,000 for selected community programmes. The…...

1+ hour, 44+ min ago   (456+ words) Marie Hoy-Kenny's 'spicy' new novel Something Like Desire hit shelves last month across the city Sometimes intention is just a throw-away statement not worth the paper it’s printed on and sometimes it’s a glimpse into the future. “In my SUNshine…...

2+ hour, 16+ min ago   (230+ words) Smith is the author of White Teeth, On Beauty, and NW. Zadie Smith will present the eleventh T.S. Eliot Lecture, titled Radical Intimacy: On Sally Rooney, on December 6. The lecture series takes place at the Abbey Theatre. The Abbey Theatre's Artistic…...