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Six books you didn’t know were propaganda
“ALL ART is propaganda”, wrote George Orwell in 1940, “but not all propaganda is art.” Few people would argue with the second part of that aphorism. There is nothing artistic about the dreadful ramblings of “Mein Kampf”. But the first seems true only if you are using a broad definition of propaganda. These days great…
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This bestselling author’s book was challenged in schools. So she opened a store for banned books
CNN — As a Black, queer woman, Leah Johnson always dreamed of being a storyteller. “When you can see yourself in fiction, where you can see your experiences reflected back to you, it is an assertion that there is nothing wrong with you. You are not alone,” she said. Johnson’s debut young adult novel, “You…
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Fashion influencer Mirian Njoh shares 3 books with passionate female leads
Mirian Njoh is a fashion and brand influencer, designer and model. (Mirian Njoh) The Next Chapter12:27“Creative multi-hyphenate” Mirian Njoh shares 3 of her favourite books Featured VideoFrom Carly Fortune to Sister Souljah, model and influencer Mirian Njoh reviews three of her favourite books. Mirian Njoh is a self-described “creative multi-hyphenate” and lifelong reader. She combines…
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A Deep Dive on ‘The Living Clearly Method,’ Hilaria Baldwin’s Wellness Book
Other than that, standouts included the line “being deaf to my body’s wisdom was like driving down a mountain road with a dirty windshield and no GPS,” (pg. 14) which is a mental image that really tickled me, and her desire to “whack” a woman with an empty baby stroller who was being argumentative with…
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3 books in translation for fall that are big
In the publishing world, fall is for Big Books: hyped debuts, new releases by heavy hitters, major political titles. One of the three titles below, Marie NDiaye’s Vengeance Is Mine, belongs indisputably to this category. NDiaye is one of France’s most significant living writers, a David Lynch-like creator of spooky and mystifying worlds. The arrival…
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Nordic Literature Prize to Explosive Icelandic Picture Book
Norsk versjon. The Icelandic author and illustrator Rán Flygenring is this year’s winner of the Nordic Council’s Children and Young People’s Literature Prize for the picture book Eldgos. The award ceremony took place in Oslo, Norway, on Tuesday night in connection with the Nordic Council’s annual session, which has taken place at the Norwegian Storting this…
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Writers Talking Writers: Chuck Palahniuk on Ira Levin and Claire Dederer on Laurie Colwin
The web of literary influence is a tangled web indeed. We’re attempting to unravel it by talking with the great writers of today about the writers of yesterday who inspired them. This month—fittingly enough, considering our proximity to Halloween—we spoke with one literary horror writer and another who writes about literary monsters, both of whom…
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Hogan: Charleston Literary Fest Q&A with Martin Puchner, a ‘Culture’ vulture
For me, one of the supreme joys of the annual Charleston Literary Festival, which this year runs from Nov. 3-12, is its frequent foray into my own culture beat. This year is no exception. Consider former New York Times film critic A.O. Scott, who contemplates whether or not we’re in a reading crisis. Or how…
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A Look Inside the Spookiest Literary Party of the Year
The Masquerade of the Red Death is the one night every year where we gather in Brooklyn, celebrate with our community, and raise funds to support our work. It is also the night the spirit of our party patron saint Edgar Allan Poe is strongest, and the spooky vibes reach their peak! This year, our friends,…
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8 Books to Help You Understand Venezuela
Venezuela, my home country, was once one of the richest countries in Latin America due to the discovery of oil at the start of the last century. Today, Venezuela is in political and economic turmoil with a mass exodus of more than 7 million. As I wrote my new memoir, Motherland about the fragile concept…
