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10 New Horror Novels to Keep You Scared this March
Emily has a PhD in English from the University of Southern Mississippi, MS, and she has an MFA in Creative Writing from GCSU in Milledgeville, GA, home of Flannery O’Connor. She spends her free time reading, watching horror movies and musicals, cuddling cats, Instagramming pictures of cats, and blogging/podcasting about books with the ladies over…
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Leslie Jamison Writes A Different Kind of Love Story In “Splinters”
Leslie Jamison’s new memoir Splinters follows the aftermath of divorce and the awakening of motherhood, but it explores desire more than it does any kind of death. Jamison wants to make meaning, to connect, to love, to feel, to mother, to write, and to revise her life endlessly. There are losses and grief along the…
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The books behind the Oscar nominees, from Poor Things to Oppenheimer
Sign up to our free weekly newsletter for insider tips and product reviews from our shopping experts Sign up for our free IndyBest email The age-old saying of snobs and critics everywhere, “the book was better”, is a nauseating sentence often said in response to you mentioning a film you loved. While we will be…
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Kansas City can finally go down The Rabbit Hole at a new museum for children’s literature
There’s been a flurry of activity on the exhibit floor at The Rabbit Hole this month as artists and fabricators prepare for the museum’s long-awaited opening day, slated for March 12. The milestone caps six years of dedication by co-founders Deb Pettid and Pete Cowdin, who are married. The pair owned the Reading Reptile bookstore…
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40+ Baby Names Inspired By Classic Books
Novels are treasure troves of evocative names to consider for your new baby. If you’re looking for something vintage, classic literature can be a great source of inspiration. While older English-language classics tend to feature Western names, you can look to slightly newer books—that have quickly become classics—for names with origins in other parts of…
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Penguin Literary Prize 2024 shortlist announced
7 March 2024 Books+Publishing @booksandpublishing Penguin Random House Australia (PRH) has announced the shortlist for the 2024 Penguin Literary Prize. The shortlisted manuscripts are: ‘What Is Left For Us’ by Sophie Stern (Sydney, NSW)—When Rebecca returns to Bondi after 10 years, she is forced to confront her sister and the secrets that tore them…
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8 Novels from Across the World About Isolation
The condition of being cut off—geographically, emotionally, or both—provides fertile ground for fiction. Isolation can be a pressure cooker for conflict and mystery. It can occasion reminiscence and reflection. It can lead to unlikely intimacy. And it can furnish the ideal lab conditions for thought experiments. My debut novel, The Other Valley, takes place in…
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Engaging Kids With Literature Boosts Reading Habits
Durham University On World Book Day, Thursday 7 March, Professor David Waugh, from our School of Education, discusses his approach to how he goes about getting children engaged with reading. What is your research about? My research relies on analyses of established research, and case studies derived from extensive time spent in schools. I work…
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All the books that can be redeemed for free with a £1 World Book Day token 2024
The £1 book tokens given out ahead of the big day allow children to choose one book which they can redeem for their token so all children can do some reading for free. They’ll get to keep the book so it’s worth knowing which ones are up for grabs this year before making the decision…
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Beloved Bookstore Lives On Under New Management; A Fixture of Tokyo’s Literary Asagaya Neighborhood
The Yomiuri Shimbun Kazuhiro Sato, president of Yaesu Book Center, welcomes customers at its Asagaya shop in Tokyo. The Yomiuri Shimbun 16:01 JST, March 6, 2024 The last remaining bookstore in front of JR Asagaya Station in Suginami Ward, Tokyo — a neighborhood known as one of the cultural hubs that dot the JR Chuo Line…
