‘It’s exciting, it’s powerful’: how translated fiction captured a new generation of readers ( www.theguardian.com )
Introduction to Theory of Literature ( www.youtube.com )
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The Nobel literature prize goes to Norway's Jon Fosse, who once wrote a novel in a single sentence ( apnews.com )
The Best Books of 2023 (So Far) ( www.vulture.com )
Emily Dickinson's grave at West Cemetery ( beehaw.org )
A Book Is a Book Is a Book—Except When It’s an e-Book ( www.thenation.com )
One Morning in Maine, 225 People Went to the Library ( www.nytimes.com )
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Queer History Was Made in ’90s Clubs. These Fliers Captured It. ( www.nytimes.com )
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New app helps US teens read banned books ( www.theguardian.com )
“The Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) is trying to fight back. It recently launched the Banned Book Program, granting free nationwide access to books restricted in schools or libraries....
Utopia or dystopia? In these books, it’s complicated. ( wapo.st )
These new science fiction and fantasy novels from S.L. Huang, Temi Oh, Kiersten White and others challenge our understanding of what the good life entails...
Opinion | Long covid has derailed my life. Make no mistake: It could yours, too. ( wapo.st )
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‘I wanted to be No 1. But a certain JK Rowling came along’: Jacqueline Wilson on rivalry, censorship – and love ( www.theguardian.com )
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‘I can’t stress how much BookTok sells’: teen literary influencers swaying publishers ( www.theguardian.com )
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Help identifying source of a Lytton Strachey quote
Hi guys, how’s it going? I’m trying to identify the source of a commonly cited quote by Lytton Strachey that goes as follows: “Perhaps the best test of a man’s intelligence is his capacity for making a summary.”...
Public libraries are the latest front in culture war battle over books ( www.washingtonpost.com )
“I knew these books were coming into the library, and I just hadn’t had time to research it. I finally got the time back at the end of January,” Egger said. He added that he knows about the industry from having owned a bookstore years ago. “It’s been a huge push from the publishers and the librarians to get these books...
Deleuze on Palestine: "The Grandeur of Yasser Arafat" and "Stones" ( www.youtube.com )
Two of Deleuze’s essays read by Acid Horizon....
NPR's Books We Love for 2023 ( www.npr.org )
Fathers and Sons by Turgenev: Portrait of a self-proclaimed Nihilist
Fathers and Sons by Turgenev (Richard Freeborn translation) is an interesting character study of Bazarov, a self-proclaimed nihilist in the backdrop of the ideological differences between the “fathers” and “sons”. The “fathers” and “sons” in the title refer to the two different generations of the liberals and the...
Fantasy: Realms of Imagination exhibition opens at the British Library soon, along with events with Neil Gaiman, and many more ( downthetubes.net )
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US Nobel-winning poet Louise Gluck dies at 80 ( www.reuters.com )
We asked book lovers to reflect on Hispanic Heritage Month. Here’s what they recommended. ( 19thnews.org )
“The Iliad may be ancient – but it’s not far away” Emily Wilson on Homer’s blood-soaked epic ( www.theguardian.com )
When Your ‘Doppelganger’ Becomes a Conspiracy Theorist ( www.nytimes.com )
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How to Live a Happy Life, From a Leading Atheist ( www.nytimes.com )
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A new memoir tries to mend the pieces of the author's broken Cuban-Jewish family ( www.jta.org )
