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Languages of Love: 3 Children’s Books About Sight, Sound and the Written Word
What children who face eyesight, hearing and literacy challenges can decipher may be limited, but what they appreciate and celebrate knows no bounds. In the award-winning Indian picture book “A Walk With Thambi” (2017), written by Lavanya Karthik and illustrated by Proiti Roy, a boy named Thambi enjoys a late-afternoon stroll with his dog. The…
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Debating the Decades: Take our 1990s Poll and See the Results from the 2000-2009 Survey
The results are in from our second “Debating the Decades” poll! In our first poll, we asked Heavy Medal readers to cast votes on Newbery books from the 2010s. Those results are here. That poll covered the years 2000 – 2009. Readers weighed in on ten books in each of three categories: Newbery Medal Books,…
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Pandora’s Box by Peter Biskind review
Peter Biskind is a cinema man. Best known for 1998’s Easy Riders, Raging Bulls and other books about the meaty, macho movie business, he has turned his attentions to the growth of streaming services and what might be the end of the current golden age of TV. The swaggering Pandora’s Box attempts to wrangle a…
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Lights, Camera, Books: Bangalore Literature Festival is back to delight bookworms in the city
The Bangalore Literature Festival (BLF), since its inception, has hosted 11 successful editions, drawing over 1500 authors from across the world. The 12th edition of the much-anticipated festival will take place at The Lalit Ashok from 2-3 December, 2023. The festival this time will feature around 250 authors, including renowned names such as Abraham Verghese,…
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10 Must-Read Dystopian Novels for Thoughtful Readers
10 Must-Read Dystopian Novels for Thoughtful Readers (Picture Credit – Instagram) Dystopian fiction has long captivated readers with its ability to explore the darker aspects of human nature and society. From oppressive governments to environmental collapse, these novels offer a glimpse into possible futures shaped by the consequences of our actions. Here, we present a…
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Namma Diwakar – Celebrating 80 years of the Kannada poet, author and translator
Over the last five decades, S. Diwakar has been a luminous force in Kannada literature, excelling as a poet, short story author, essayist, critic, translator, and anthologist. His endeavours, including translating 50 short stories by Nobel Prize laureates and curating the finest short stories by Kannada writers of the past century, have earned him admiration…
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The 10 best children’s books to gift this holiday season
Unsure what to gift the kids for the holidays? Use this list, which highlights 10 engaging children’s books. Photo: Andresr/Getty Images Books are the quintessential gift of the holidays. They offer endless varieties that can be thoughtfully personalized and easily wrapped. Still, despite the benefits, books as gifts are notoriously hard to get right, especially for…
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Cat lovers, book lovers come together at new Pittsburg store
#inform-video-player-1 .inform-embed { margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 20px; } #inform-video-player-2 .inform-embed { margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 20px; } PITTSBURG, Kan. — The intersection of cat lovers and book lovers has found a home in a recently opened bookstore in Pittsburg. The Literary Cat Co., located at 915 N. Broadway in Pittsburg, is now open from 10 a.m.…
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Bangalore Literature Festival 2023: Where stories come alive
“Lit fests are mythical beasts come alive — hundred-headed, multilingual, come-hither, magic-carpeting into all directions,” says Shinie Antony, festival director of the Bangalore Literature Festival. The 12th edition of the festival, which will be held in the city between December 2-3, promises to be as interesting as the editions before, offering an eclectic, diverse set…
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Lunch With Books Explores ‘Extinction and the Human’
<!– SHOW ARTICLE –> WHEELING — The Ohio County Public Library’s next Lunch With Books program will focus on “Extinction and the Human: Four American Encounters” with author Timothy Sweet. The program will take place at noon on Tuesday, Nov. 28, at the library in downtown Wheeling. The Americas have been the site of two…