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Shrink by Rachel M. Thomas: a compelling graphic novel about navigating fatphobia as a young woman

What is it like to move through the world when everyone tries to change who and what you are? This is the fundamental experience that the graphic novel Shrink explores in its stylistic depiction of the author’s autobiographical experience of being fat.

The Conversation · Dec 13, 2024

13 Books for When You Want to Curl Up and Read About Murder

Calling all fans of "cozy mysteries."

Marie Claire · Dec 13, 2024

Kindle Version of "The Digital Fourth Amendment" Is Now Available

You have to wait until January for the physical book, but you can read the electronic version now.

Reason · Dec 12, 2024

French Court Finds Writer "Guilty of Denying the 1994 Rwandan Genocide"

I've long opposed Holocaust denial bans, partly because of the slippery slope / censorship envy problem: Unsurprisingly, such bans tend… The post French Court Finds Writer "Guilty of Denying the 1994 Rwandan Genocide" appeared first on Reason.com.

Reason · Dec 11, 2024

From the Baillie Gifford to the Giller: can literary prizes survive protests against sponsors?

Writers have been coming out against companies that fund awards, with serious implications for the books industry

The Guardian - UK · Dec 11, 2024

Seven Victorian paper craft projects that could cut your Christmas consumption

The Victorians are often credited with the invention of Christmas as we know it. That’s because the culture of Christmas was transformed during this period and expanded into a major holiday. It’s when several familiar Christmas staples emerged, such as decorated trees, cards and crackers.

The Conversation · Dec 11, 2024

Obsessing over the ‘true’ meaning of lyrics misses the point of songwriting

Many of us assume that everything a musician sings emerges from some autobiographical impulse. Pop music lyrics in particular are often read literally by fans as transparent disclosures about the singer’s life.

The Conversation · Dec 11, 2024

Anti-Insurance Industry Book Linked to Killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Sells Out on Amazon After Surging to Top of Best Seller List

An anti-insurance industry book that multiple reports believe to be linked to the killing of the UnitedHealthcare CEO has sold out of physical copies on Amazon.

Latin Times · Dec 11, 2024

‘Delay, Deny, Defend’ becomes Amazon bestseller after words carved into bullets used to killed UnitedHealthcare CEO

The cryptic message found on the bullet casings at the scene of the Midtown murder could refer to the ‘the three D’s of insurance’ — deny, delay, and defend — which is also the title of a book critical of the insurance industry

The Independent UK · Dec 11, 2024

Book climbs bestseller list after title was apparently cited on bullet casings at scene of CEO’s death

Jay Feinman’s book that exposes ways insurance companies avoid paying claims hit No 2 on Amazon’s nonfiction list

The Guardian - US · Dec 11, 2024