2+ hour, 43+ min ago   (753+ words) In International Booker prize-winning author Geetanjali Shree’s fiction, memory never quite walks a straight line The stories in Once Elephants Lived Here (Penguin Random House) collection do not offer the reader the familiar comforts of plot, progression and resolution. Shree…...

51+ min ago   (476+ words) A new book festival is being launched in Stoke-on-Trent to encourage more people to read and help improve literacy levels. Stoke Book Festival will run between 3-10 October and include talks by authors, workshops and performances. Simon Drakeford, festival director, said…...

7+ hour, 15+ min ago   (360+ words) thesandspur.org Bookstore to Become Sprit Shop This past July, the Rollins College bookstore has officially removed textbooks from their shelves. The main reason for this change was that Rollins ended its contract with Follett, which is a bookstore management…...

5+ hour, 36+ min ago   (326+ words) Caterina, Doris and the courage Diari ARA In 2007, the Nobel Prize in Literature celebrated the long, prestigious and committed literary career of Doris Lessing, who received the news with the calm of her 88 years, just as she was arriving home…...

5+ hour, 36+ min ago   (244+ words) People see me reading in cafes and remark on it. “Oh, the life,” they say, with a laugh that is not entirely a joke. And I get it. It’s 11am; I have a coffee, a novel and no place I need…...

5+ hour, 46+ min ago   (125+ words) by Roland Norris Roland Norris blends fantasy, romance, and meaningful conversation in a tale of two young people whose devotion is tested within a magical realm. Norris approaches storytelling as another form of adventure, with love serving as a recurring…...

5+ hour, 33+ min ago   (711+ words) In addition to teaching poetry at the University, Ogden researches literature, and her Sept. 29 release will dive into Poe’s history. English Prof. and author Emily Ogden’s upcoming book, “Darkness Becomes Bright: On the Brief Life and Immortal Art of Edgar…...

6+ hour, 9+ min ago   (210+ words) Ali Hazelwood‘s The Love Hypothesis follows on 23 September via Prime Video, with Lili Reinhart and Tom Bateman handling the fake relationship that begins with an impulsive kiss in a laboratory corridor. The novel began life as fan fiction and…...

2+ hour ago   (1332+ words) Discover the best books to read for fall 2026, from atmospheric mysteries and sweeping romances to cozy reads for crisp autumn nights all season long....

7+ hour, 37+ min ago   (442+ words) In the black-and-white music video for Garbage’s 2005 single ‘Why Do You Love Me,’ Shirley Manson wakes up in a glittering black bed, the word ‘Liar’ emblazoned on the wall behind her, in a daze from the night before. She then…...