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Florida's newest book ban is very real

In Florida schools, every book is considered too "dangerous" until the censors have combed it over

Salon · Jan 25, 2023

Corlette historian's service to military history honoured with OAM

A Corlette author who has dedicated years of his life to documenting the Australia's Naval history and the achievements of its people has now himself received a honour for his work.

Newcastle Herald · Jan 25, 2023

Nicola Sturgeon wishes Volodymyr Zelenskyy happy birthday and 'continued strength' to Ukraine

The Ukrainian president shares a birthday with Robert Burns and is said to be a fan of the Bard's work.

Daily Record · Jan 25, 2023

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Review: 'Vintage Contemporaries,' by Dan Kois

FICTION: A debut about books, friendship and parenthood set in New York City.

Tribune News Service · Jan 25, 2023

Review: 'Black and Female,' by Tsitsi Dangarembga

NONFICTION: Slim but incisive, this collection of graceful essays explores the struggle to be Black and female in a world of toxic patriarchy.

Tribune News Service · Jan 25, 2023

Review: 'Unraveling,' by Peggy Orenstein

NONFICTION: Making a sweater from scratch — from shearing a sheep to dyeing the wool to knitting it up — is a project filled with lessons.

Tribune News Service · Jan 25, 2023

Review: 'Decent People,' by De'Shawn Charles Winslow

FICTION: A small Southern town in the 1970s — and a couple — are torn by a mysterious triple murder.

Tribune News Service · Jan 25, 2023

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Review: 'Kennan: A Life Between Worlds,' by Frank Costigliola

NONFICTION: An informative and compelling biography of the architect of the U.S. policy of "containing" the Soviet Union.

Tribune News Service · Jan 25, 2023

Review: 'Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone,' by Benjamin Stevenson

Books in brief

Tribune News Service · Jan 25, 2023

Do you use these words when you apologize? It's time to stop, researchers say

A new book draws from a broad range of research to explain the power of apologies, why we don't always get good ones, and the best way to tell someone you're sorry.

WEKU · Jan 25, 2023

What is Burns Night and how did it start?

The poet Robert Burns, a source of inspiration to the founders of Liberalism and Socialism, penned more than 550 verses and songs before he died at 37

The Independent UK · Jan 25, 2023

Taryn Brumfitt: body image activist named 2023 Australian of the Year

Adelaide writer and speaker directed Netflix documentary about women’s body loathing and her path to accepting her own skin

The Guardian - AU · Jan 25, 2023

5 new books to read this week

This week’s bookcase includes reviews of The Mysterious Case Of The Alperton Angels and The Cloisters by Katy Hays.

The Independent UK · Jan 25, 2023

Prince Andrew accuser Virginia Giuffre ‘signs book deal for memoir’

The Duke of York reached a settlement with Giuffre over her sexual abuse case against him last year

The Independent UK · Jan 25, 2023

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The Guardian - UK · Jan 25, 2023

Amazing Grace Adams by Fran Littlewood review – hell hath no fury

Family dynamics are well observed in a Falling Down-inspired tale of a mother’s menopausal rage

Al Jazeera · Jan 25, 2023

Book excerpt: A secret plan that helped ignite Egypt’s revolution

Activists chose multiple locations before converging on one secret location, surprising themselves and authorities.

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 25, 2023

New Book Features Collection of Poems, Testimonies about Khaled Amin

“I Need you for some Travel” is the title of a new book that has been recently published by Dar Al Nahda publishing, Beirut, featuring a selection of poems of the late Iraqi poet Khaled al-Amin collected and introduced by Iraqi poet and artist Ali al-Bazzaz. The book also includes…

The National (Scotland) · Jan 25, 2023

Rabbie Burns's handwritten poetry found on his work stationery

PAGES of Robert Burns’s handwritten prose, written on his employer’s stationery, suggest that the Scottish Bard’s passion for poetry…

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Salon · Jan 24, 2023

Trump hires lawyer to target prosecutor

Trump is trying to stop the publication of a new book that his lawyer called "defamatory"

The Guardian - US · Jan 24, 2023

Washington Post condemns Pompeo for ‘vile’ Khashoggi ‘falsehoods’

Fred Ryan says former secretary of state ‘outrageously misrepresents’ Post journalist murdered by Saudi Arabian regime

The Guardian - UK · Jan 24, 2023

It’s good to give your books a new lease of shelf life

Brief letters: Donating to charity | Death of a king | War dead | Dartmoor | Jacinda Ardern

The Guardian - UK · Jan 24, 2023

Graham Oakley obituary

Illustrator and author widely admired for The Church Mice, his series of children’s picture books

The Guardian - US · Jan 24, 2023

Florida teachers forced to remove or cover up books to avoid felony charges

State’s new bill goes into effect prohibiting material unless deemed appropriate by a librarian or ‘certified media specialist’

Reuters · Jan 24, 2023

Post-nuclear Moscow subway novels strike chord as Doomsday Clock nears midnight

Best-selling novelist Dmitry Glukhovsky says sales of his books depicting life in the Moscow Metro after a nuclear apocalypse have been booming since Russia put him on a "wanted" list for opposing the war in Ukraine and he was forced to flee abroad.

Salon · Jan 24, 2023

Pompeo criticizes Khashoggi in new book

The former secretary of state dismissed the slain journalist as an "activist"

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