Rousseau’s Republic of Letters –
In our hyperpolitical quarrels about higher education, we gesture sometimes at the great books and the enduring greatness…
Rumaan Alam: ‘Reading JD Salinger now is like running into that particular ex at a cafe’ | Books
My earliest reading memoryI recall lying in the bath, age seven or eight, reading the final page of Judy Blume’s Starring…
How ‘Young Sheldon’ star Raegan Revord wrote their novel on set
Every week during COVID as “Young Sheldon” filmed, Raegan Revord put their character Missy Cooper aside to instead…
Designing Hope by Sarah Housley: book review and author Q&A
‘Our feelings about the future have become complicated and troubled,’ says London-based design futurist Sarah Housley. ‘We live…
Clare Balding picks her favourite books
The broadcaster and author chooses her favourites. Her first novel for adults, “Pastures New” is out this week,…
Danielle Smith dwells on graphics, not words, as Alberta retools book ban policy
Educators and literature defenders alike have the Edmonton Public School Board to thank for the Alberta government deciding…
‘What if academia literally was hell?’: R.F. Kuang reimagines the university campus as an inferno in ‘Katabasis’
R.F. Kuang In Conversation with Dean Nelson6:30 p.m. Thursday, September 11Brown Chapel, Point Loma Nazarene UniversityLomaland Dr, San…
Lawrence bookworms can look for local Easter eggs in Sarah Henning’s upcoming sports romance for young readers – The Lawrence Times
Share this post or save for later Sarah Henning plans for “Running Back to You,” her upcoming sports…
Between Life and Death: Night of the Living Rez
“Winter, and I walked the sidewalk at night along banks of hard snow.” From the first line of…
Widow of West Vancouver drowning victim pens kids book
Lisa Park wrote the book to honour her late husband Keen Lau and their beloved dog Loki –…
Book fair for grown-ups to be hosted at the Ottumwa Public Library
Ottumwa, Iowa — For a lot of people, the annual school Book Fair was a key part of…
Powell’s Books lays off more than a dozen employees
Powell’s City of Books, 1005 W. Burnside St. in Portland. The landmark bookseller is laying off employees. Powell’s…