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Should we force boys to read women authors?
October 22, 2023 — 5.00am October 22, 2023 — 5.00am Normal text sizeLarger text sizeVery large text size “Literature,” wrote the great poet, “cannot be the business of a woman’s life, and it ought not to be.” Robert Southey, Britain’s poet laureate from 1813 to his death in 1843, was responding to a letter from…
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Book debate alive in Clyde; lawyers argue against board book ban reversal
CLYDE — The book battle in the Clyde-Savannah Central School District is not over. Last month, during a raucous meeting in the high school gym, school board members voted to rescind a previous decision removing five books from the Junior/Senior High School Library — books that a Clyde pastor described as pornographic in nature. That…
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Love, grieving, intimacy and enduring war: what is the role now for books and writers in Ukraine?
Last year’s Lviv BookForum, a literary festival in the elegant western Ukrainian city, was mostly an online affair, held in a basement lecture theatre that might double up, if needed, as a bomb shelter. By contrast, this year’s edition had about 150 live events, with many available online, too. Some were so popular that audiences,…
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Why better stories and translations are needed for Saudi literature to thrive
Literature from Saudi Arabia gracing the world stage is rare and what is published does not represent the region fully, Saudi authors say. Abdul Aziz Alsebail, writer and secretary-general of culture award the King Faisal Prize, says a lack of local professionalism and international ignorance surrounding the kingdom’s literary heritage has rendered Saudi authors mute…
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Sharjah International Book Fair 2023: LEILA Brings Arabic Literature to European Languages
A new project set up to promote the translation and distribution of books from the Arabic-speaking literary scene into Europe, LEILA is funded by a European Union program and designed and implemented by iReMMO and ATLAS in France, BOZAR in Belgium and Federation Tunisienne des Editeurs in Tunisia. The project has three main aims: 1.…
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Why we love the three generations of booksellers at Happy Medium Books Cafe
Local independent bookstores have never been more important. With fair access to literature under political attack, bookstores are a bulwark against censorship and an asset to the communities they serve. Each week we profile an independent bookstore, discovering what makes each one special and getting their expert book recommendations. This week we have Happy Medium…
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Hannah Kim ’24 unveils new collection of Asian diasporic literature at H-L BIPOC display
Shihab MoralKIM’S COLLECTION: Books in H-L Library’s BIPOC display. In conjunction with Asian American Reckonings and the launch of RepresentASIAN, Hannah Kim ’24 was chosen as the most recent student curator of the display. Hawthorne-Longfellow Library (H-L) presented its 2023 BIPOC Book Collection display last Friday, October 13. Display curator Hannah Kim ’24 presented the…
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‘The Grimmer came from a fondness and nostalgia’: Naben Ruthnum on writing a horror novel for young adults
Naben Ruthnum is an author and screenwriter based in Toronto. (Rudrapriya Rathore) Naben Ruthnum makes his introduction onto the YA literary scene with his new horror novel, The Grimmer. He takes readers on a riveting ride through the supernatural while examining complexities such as addiction, racism and grief. High schooler Vish, a lover of heavy…
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Faculty Friday: Diana Pavlac Glyer’s Dedication to Creative Collaboration
Diana Pavlac Glyer’s earliest childhood memories include sneaking a book with her whenever her mother would tell her to go outside and play. Her early love for literature established the roots of her outstanding career as a writer and professor, whose goal is to cultivate creativity in collaboration among every student who enters her classroom.…
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Local Nurse Authors Literature About Nursing Self Help With Book Launch This Tuesday at The Vine
Local nurse of 18 years, Shawna Longford, has authored her first piece of literature, ‘Witness: Bring present for your patients, your colleagues, and yourself,’ and is holding a book launch at The Vine this Tuesday from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. The book’s cover. Longford graduated from Trent University in 2005. Photo courtesy of Shawna…
