How Joan of Archives from State Library of Queensland has become an unlikely social media sensation
“I finished high school in 1970, and for women then, your best options were teaching, librarianship or nursing.…
Summer reading campaign supports 1,500 children
The National Literacy Trust has encouraged 1,500 children to read across a city with low literacy rates. Through…
New children’s book by Wicklow author features pictures of Wexford beach
Aileen Crossley pictured the window display of her book at Hodges Figgis Dawson Street Dublin. Award winning author…
Where The Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak for auction
Where The Wild Things Are was written by American author and illustrator Maurice Sendak. First published in 1963,…
Book review: Tom Sexton’s last book is a treasure
“Dark Cloud in Isabel Pass” By Tom Sexton; Loom Press, 2025; $20; 87 pages. Tom Sexton, who died…
The Thursday Murder Club review: how not to adapt a book
Photo by Netflix The world is quite ludicrously disappointing at the moment, so I’ve been taking refuge in…
Why is the New Zealand government cutting Māori words from some school books? | New Zealand
A shake-up of New Zealand’s curriculum has resulted in Māori words being scrapped from a selection of books…
69 News’ Jose Martinez shares his bilingual journey in “Your English is Great, But..” | Bethelehm Area
BETHLEHEM, Pa. – A special book launch event in Bethlehem on Saturday featured 69 News’ own Jose Martinez.…
Buckeye, Duet and Lost Wonders
Buckeye by Patrick Ryan (Bloomsbury, £16.99) Patrick Ryan’s emotionally engaging and psychologically astute novel follows two couples over…
How ‘new adult’ fiction got a generation reading again
How is the messy girl trend working for you? Have you been “smoking like a chimney” and “pulling…
In Case I Die by Crystal Semaganis
Crystal Semaganis has made the 2025 CBC Nonfiction Prize longlist for In Case I Die. The winner of the 2025 CBC Nonfiction Prize will receive $6,000…
Denmark scraps book tax to combat “reading crisis”
The Danish government has announced it will abolish a 25% sales tax on books, in an effort to…