From prize-winning novels to revealing non-fiction, here are our top picks of books about the transmasc experience 19February 2024 In the not-so-distant past, if you could get hold of a book about a trans person at all, you were generally presented with stereotypes and clichés. Stories about trans men tended to focus on teenagers coming…

My major takeaway when I saw The Texas Chainsaw Massacre as a kid, with its documentary-style intercuts of cattle and the slaughterhouse, that brutal heat, the hick-grotesques: Texas was a scary place. That’s when I fell in love with horror—with any fiction, really—that elevates the world we live in from simple backdrop to an entity…

NEW DELHI: World Book Fair this year goes beyond literature, serving as a platform for various countries to showcase their heritage, promote tourism and higher education, while also fostering cultural connections.Countries from around the world are participating, offering a glimpse into their rich literary traditions and cultural heritage.An organisation from Abu Dhabi –The Muslim Council…

Page-Turner The Bartender and the Lost Literary Masterpiece How a Manchester native rescued “Caliban Shrieks,” Jack Hilton’s working-class opus. By Simon Parkin February 18, 2024 Jack Chadwick, at the Working Class Movement Library.Photographs by Kemka Ajoku for The New Yorker Save this storySave this story Save this storySave this story In 2021, Jack Chadwick, a…

AMRITSAR: Prisoners across jails in Punjab are showing a keen interest in engaging with diverse literature, ranging from historical texts and literary novels to religious books for their personal enlightenment and intellectual enrichment.“We receive requests for books based on the interests of jail prisoners from jail superintendents. Subsequently, we publish these books accordingly and distribute…

A court fight over Rikers Island’s future has produced thousands of pages about the jail complex’s troubled state. Inmate authors have produced thousands more. A female inmate falls for a handsome guard. He’s really a former con man in witness protection. Their forbidden flirtations smolder toward a climax: Murder! It happened not on Rikers Island,…

The lineups are (mostly) yet to be released, but 2024 promises to be another great year for Aotearoa’s literary festival scene. We’ve compiled a list of all* the festivals, when they’re happening, and why you want to go. Writers / book / literature festivals sound like they’re about books and writers and literature, but really…

More than a thousand editorial novelties attract readers to the XXXII International Book Fair of Havana, which opened its doors last Thursday and will conclude next February 25, with a tribute to Brazil, guest of honor in this edition. RELATED: Reprogrammed the Havana International Book Fair ”The party of the book in Cuba” was reprogrammed…

The Bodleian Libraries’ new Write, Cut, Rewrite exhibition will shed light on the creative importance of revision in literature. Often referred to as ‘killing your darlings’, Write, Cut, Rewrite delves into the editing, cutting and creative undoing of some of the world’s most celebrated authors, revealing little-known literary treasures.  The exhibition will offer a peek…

Imagine walking into the pulsating heart of the 52nd New Delhi World Book Fair, only to find a wall that doesn’t just display books but invites you to dive deep into the stories that have shaped lives across the globe. This is not a mere exhibition; it’s a journey curated by a Bengaluru-based bookseller, ‘Bookchor’,…