The Pennsylvania Board of Education has overturned the decision to ban anti-racist books and resources. The Central York Board of Education unanimously approved the resurgence of anti-racist books and a list of resources, which...
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Stacey Abrams wants to inspire people not only through legislation but through literature. The voting rights activist has released her first children’s book, Stacey’s Extraordinary Words. In the...
This Christmas season, Père Noël and his helpers shared the secret of happiness with families in Angers, France.
Father Christmas and his helpers spent time in the city of Angers, sharing ‘The Way to Happiness’...
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Many of us have felt a more pressing need to find our own corner of heaven over the last two years, and some have found theirs...
The Duchess of Cornwall said Black Beauty was her favourite book during her “pony-mad” youth and it still makes her emotional, as she highlighted the importance of reading to children.
Camilla revealed her father, Major...
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Hot vax summer never really took off, so what did people in DC do instead? They read books, apparently! The DC Public Library’s exhaustive list of its most...
Down by the Dock and Finn's Friend Fungie Books
On the heels of the first anniversary of Fungie's disappearance, a heart-warming new way to remember him has arrived.
There are few dolphins that inspire such fond...
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The prevailing zeitgeist in contemporary literature has gravitated more and more towards inspirational practical reads. Specifically, today’s new best sellers have largely been relegated in...
By SARAH HUFFMAN
Outside the Keeper’s House on Reservoir Oval East in the Norwood section of the Bronx is a light blue library mailbox which, since around July 2021, has been regularly filled with used...
The study of the Great Books – a fluctuating list of predominantly Western texts hailed by academics – has long been criticized as elitist, sexist, and Eurocentric. But Roosevelt Montás is coming to the...
Hilversum, 5 December 2021 - During their fifth distribution campaign in Hilversum last Saturday, the volunteers of The Way To Happiness foundation ran into Saint Nicholas and Piet (note: companion of Saint Nicholas in...
A 100% faithful adaptation of The Wheel of Time was never going to be possible. Robert Jordan's epic fantasy series spans 14 books — 15 if you count the prequel — totaling over 4...
OTTAWA — Brandon Weis has lived up to his nickname, “Horsepower.”
The Ottawa resident and Ohio State University alumnus earned the moniker during his first hiking trip a few years ago in California.
“I went there with other OSU students and often carried …
It's no secret that teenagers love music, and author Ivy Cayden has cleverly capitalized on that love by incorporating a Spotify playlist into her debut novel Everything All at Once, part of her planned...
By Sara Smart, CNN
About 110 years ago, a book was checked out from a Boise, Idaho library, and it has finally been returned.
The “New Chronicles of Rebecca” was originally checked out in 1910 from...
The American Library Association has reported a troubling rise in organised attempts to ban – and in some cases even burn – library books.
According to the ALA, the majority of these groups pushing to...
Lockdown offered many frustrated writers a key to unbolt the constraints of daily routine and an opportunity to work on the novel or work of nonfiction that has been gathering dust in their minds...
PornoXploitation is a slap in the face of reality for those who believe that pornography is alien to their lives.
It is also a wake-up call to inform and raise awareness about porn, a phenomenon...
Fragment of the book "Delusional work"
What is "real" and "fake" labor? Is working as a clerk at a large investment bank much different from working in a clown's nose warehouse? The American anthropologist and...
MILFORD — A Waterbury man charged with stealing $200,000 in rare comic books from a Shelton storage unit rejected a plea offer in the case that would have seen him sent to prison for...
NEW YORK, Nov 23 — For Gagosian, books can be works of art like any other. That’s why the mega-gallery is launching a new imprint called Picture Books in December, publishing works of fiction...
Goldie: “I can’t decide what to get my brother for his birthday.”
Ruth: “A book is always nice.”
Goldie: “Nah. He already has a book.”
— “Rowan and Martin’s Laugh-In,” ca. 1968
My father would have made a...
This is the time of year I find myself rereading some of my favourite books filled with cosy fireside scenes, turning leaves and cold, wintry evenings. As the festive period takes hold, this kind...
A retired Brecksville teacher is putting his talents to use.
He just released a children’s book highlighting how important it is to give shelter dogs homes.
The series is called “The adventures of Jill, Jake, and...