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Women’s Prize for Fiction shortlist recognises works by older debut novelists

Priscilla Morris, whose book tackles the Siege of Sarajevo, is the youngest at 49.

The Independent UK · Apr 26, 2023

10 of the best – and most unexpected – erotic books

From Mary Wesley’s throuples to James Baldwin’s heartbreak in Paris, writers have long been obsessed by ‘the most sought-after and least examined emotion’. Here Lucy Knight picks her top 10

The Guardian - UK · Apr 26, 2023

Al Babtain Foundation to Launch Dictionary of Abbasid Poets

After celebrating the release of “Al Babtain Dictionary of Arab Poets in the Era of States and Emirates”, Kuwait’s Abdulaziz Saud Al Babtain Cultural Foundation is preparing to publish the fourth part of the “Babtain Dictionary of Arabic Poetry throughout Eras” project. The “Babtain Dictionary of Abbasid Poets” covers a…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 26, 2023

The limited role of textbooks in history

It is widely believed that our understanding of history comes from textbooks. This is not entirely the case. As with most social sciences, our knowledge of history comes from lived experience.

The Hindu · Apr 25, 2023

Curriculum committee to bring out supplementary textbooks to cover deleted NCERT portions

A school curriculum steering committee meeting on Tuesday decided to prepare supplementary textbooks for Plus One and Plus Two higher secondary subjects for which the State uses the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) textbooks.

The Hindu · Apr 25, 2023

Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret review – Judy Blume adaptation is a winner

Abby Ryder Fortson and Rachel McAdams are remarkable in a thoughtful and funny expansion of the seminal 1970s teen novel

The Guardian - US · Apr 25, 2023

America’s book bans have already come for prisons

From colouring books to abolition newspapers and Reader’s Digest magazines, thousands of titles are banned in prisons and jails across the country, often with opaque reasons and with little oversight, Alex Woodward reports

The Independent UK · Apr 25, 2023

Tender Photo: the newsletter that's creating a new conversation about African photography

Nigeria’s Emmanuel Iduma is many things: writer, editor, publisher, critic and photographer. In 2022 he combined these skills to introduce a newsletter, Tender Photo, sent to subscribers twice a week. It has since become an important platform for African photographers, writers, critics and curators. Published on Substack, it has become…

The Conversation · Apr 25, 2023

Children reading more due to ‘BookTok’ TikTok trends, report suggests

‘BookTok’ books like Alice Osman’s series Heartstopper are popular with secondary school children.

Evening Standard · Apr 25, 2023

White power movements in US history have often relied on veterans -- and not on lone wolves

For decades, the white power movement has gained steady momentum in the U.S. Kathleen Belew is an expert on the history of the white power movement and its current impact on American society and politics. Her book “Bring the War Home: The White Power Movement and Paramilitary America” examines how…

The Conversation · Apr 25, 2023