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Black history producing groundbreaking works as states limit it in schools

The backlash comes as historians find more stories that challenge the popular U.S. narrative

Axios · Feb 6, 2023

Editorial: The pervasive threat of letting kids read the ‘wrong’ book

Florida hasn’t made reading a crime — not yet, anyway. But it’s doing the next worse thing by dangling threats of criminal charges against teachers and educators who share the “wrong” books with students.

Tribune News Service · Feb 6, 2023

Celebrating the life of the great Gaelic poet Aonghas MacNeacail

A GREAT Scottish soul passed away just before Christmas, and his family have now lain the mortal remains of Aonghas MacNeacail to rest at Achnaba…

The National (Scotland) · Feb 6, 2023

Stolen by Ann-Helén Laestadius review – prejudice and pain suffered by the Sami people

The Swedish YA author’s first novel for adults deals deftly with the fear and guilt felt by a young girl who witnesses a hate crime

The Guardian - UK · Feb 5, 2023

What Women Want by Maxine Mei-Fung Chung review – the depths of desire

The psychotherapist’s seven case studies show the role of longing in women’s lives and the two-way connection between analyst and patient

The Guardian - UK · Feb 5, 2023

Killer Graham Dwyer writing book behind bars as he awaits appeal verdict

The former architect has kept details of the manuscript closely guarded, but sources believe it is a tell-all book on his murder case

Dublin Live · Feb 5, 2023

Who’s going to be triggered by Northanger Abbey? It’s hardly Game of Thrones

Greenwich University is warning students to prepare themselves for the ‘toxic friendships’ Jane Austen satirises in her novel

The Guardian - UK · Feb 5, 2023

New Book Reveals Secrets, Untold Stories from Baligh Hamdi’s Last Days

New stories and important secrets from the last days of late musician Baligh Hamdi have been revealed in “Baligh…Secrets of Last Days”, a new book published recently, 30 years after his death aged 61, on September 12, 1993. The late Egyptian poet composed for the most prominent singers of his…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 5, 2023

Woman who claims she took Harry’s virginity is ‘surprised’ he put it in book

Digger driver Sasha Walpole said Harry was a ‘good friend’ at the time and she now wishes him ‘all the best’.

The Independent UK · Feb 5, 2023

Pamela Anderson releases new book and documentary about abusive relationship with drummer Tommy Lee

Actor Pamela Anderson releases a new book and a Netflix documentary, saying she's never loved anyone like the musician father of her children, who she divorced after he was violent.

ABC News · Feb 5, 2023