LUCKNOW: The Lucknow Book Fair, currently underway at Ravindralaya Lawns, is attracting a diverse crowd of bibliophiles. Alongside Hindi novels by renowned authors like Munshi Premchand, Saadat Hasan Manto, and Rabindranath Tagore, anime books and self-help titles are proving to be popular choices.Teenagers are particularly drawn to Japanese anime novels such as “One Piece,” “Kaiju,”…

True to its verdant name, Monstera’s Books has sprouted on 7930 Floyd St., Overland Park, bringing a unique fusion of literature and botany to the heart of the city. Kate Weiners, the visionary behind this novel concept, opened the doors to a world where book enthusiasts and plant lovers alike can find solace and inspiration.…

<!–> Kilito Chan/Getty Images I’ve been writing for more than 30 years and have published nearly 60 novels. During those three decades, I’ve tried out several applications to make the process more efficient, or simply possible. Eventually, I was able to weed out the tools I didn’t need, until there were only five remaining.  Three…

This might go without saying, but: Massive spoilers for the entire series throughout, presumably including a third Villeneuve Dune film. It may be hard for movie audiences to believe, but a series that begins with Lawrence of Arabia taking the Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test only gets weirder from there. I was at a low point…

“Poetry makes nothing happen,” writes W. H. Auden; and yet, in the same poem, he urges poets to make something happen: “With the farming of a verse / Make a vineyard of the curse.”1 And, for his part, Seamus Heaney seems both to agree and to disagree with Auden. To the latter point, Heaney declares…

Lucky Airbnb guests will get to stay in the heart of St Paul’s Cathedral (Picture: Sarah Hooper) Airbnb users could be given a once in a lifetime opportunity to stay in a hidden library in St Paul’s Cathedral – 83 years after it was last slept in. The iconic London cathedral has created a room…

For members of the University of Maryland’s new Queer Book Club, reading is more than a means to get a good grade.  The LGBTQ+ Equity Center at this university hosts a biweekly book club, which reads books centering LGBTQ+ voices. The idea for the program came from junior marketing major Jasmine Brown and Leo Osei,…

From Algerian surrealism to Sudanese messiahs, 2023 has been an exciting year for Arab literature We conclude this year with reflections on the plethora of exceptional literary releases from Arab and Muslim authors. 2023 saw a large burst of Arabic-to-English translations, leaving an indelible mark on the global literary canon. Authors from Algeria, Syria, Palestine,…

When I began writing my unborn son a letter in 2018, a book was the furthest thing from my mind. I wasn’t trying to unpack the countless ways in which the words “all men are created equal” have failed us in this country. Instead, I was thinking that I would write a letter, something that…

There is a disturbing trend that has emerged in the literary world as of late. Let’s call it the “Fragmented Non-Fiction Art History” book. These titles look good on bookshelves, with their aesthetically-inclined covers and trendy lineup of female artists they purport to be about. The covers are tastefully minimalist with just a hint of…