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Casablanca -
Young Moroccan cartoonist Zainab Fasiki draws on a whiteboard in a Casablanca studio where she is holding a workshop that mixes art with a homegrown illustrated #MeToo campaign.
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New York -
They are beloved by generations of early readers for their wacky rhyming tales and mischievous plotlines, but six Dr. Seuss books are being pulled because of imagery now considered racist.Dr.
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London -
Not all superheroes wear capes: some prefer dresses. Cartoonist Steven Appleby drew on his own cross-dressing to create August Crimp, who transforms into "Dragman" whenever he puts on women's clothes.
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London -
It's an occasion that might make even Mr. Grumpy crack a smile. The colourful Mr. Men children's books are celebrating their 50th birthday.
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Before the COVID-19 lockdown, Cathy Carson had just a small local audience in Northern Ireland. The poet and monologist had performed at open mics and charity events for less than two years and had a few pieces published in anthologies.
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Washington -
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un deployed flattery and florid prose in the letters that forged his diplomatic courtship of Donald Trump, according to a new book on the US president.
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Seoul -
Kim Jong Un said his relationship with Donald Trump was like a "fantasy film", according to the publishers of a new book on the US president set to unveil 25 private letters exchanged between the two leaders.
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Fpo -
China's new security law has cast a threatening shadow over Hong Kong's dynamic book industry, with anxious publishers combing through back catalogues for potentially "subversive" material, and looking to Taiwan as a safe haven for printing fresh title...
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New York -
A New York judge on Tuesday temporarily halted the publication of a "tell-all" book by Donald Trump's niece that dubs the US president "the world's most dangerous man.
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Washington -
The Trump administration filed a lawsuit Tuesday seeking to prevent publication of former national security advisor John Bolton's book, which is expected to provide a damning insider portrait of the White House.
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From homeless to venture capital leader, Arlan Hamilton’s new book It’s About Damn Time, inspires audiences to use being underestimated as their greatest advantage.
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Frankfurt Am Main -
From children's books about reducing plastic to tips for zero-waste cooking, the climate crisis is dominating this year's Frankfurt book fair.
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Istanbul -
Turkey has ruled that million-selling book "Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls" should be partially banned and treated like pornography because it could have a "detrimental influence" on young people.
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Rio De Janeiro -
Brazil's Supreme Court on Sunday made it illegal to ban any LGBT publication, after a lower court allowed conservative mayor to confiscate comic books at the Rio Book Fair containing content he considered "inappropriate" for minors.
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Washington -
Exorcists advised a Nashville school priest to ban the Harry Potter books, over fears the popular children's novels could be used to summon spirits.
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Stockholm -
It is only right that a best-selling novel series about an unstoppable computer-hacker assassin should go out with a bang.
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Reykjav -
Two centuries ago experts predicted that Icelandic would be a dead language by now. But the doomsayers can eat their words: Icelandic is alive and kicking despite an onslaught of English brought on by modern technology.
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Can quantitative data can provide a coherent model of the world or are we slipping into a state of a world of ever-increasing incomprehension? This dualism forms the basis of a new book by James Bridle, looking at our tech dominated world.
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Frankfurt Am Main -
"We need to talk." With these words, the Frankfurt book fair is this week kicking off its most politically charged edition in years, shining a spotlight on everything from #MeToo and free speech to life in Trump's America.
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Edinburgh -
Chinese author Yan Lianke, whose works are banned in his heavily censored homeland, has urged world leaders not to shy away from confronting China about its human rights record.
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Stockholm -
The death of America's prolific novelist Philip Roth aged 85 has led to his admirers scorning the Nobel Literature Prize that eluded his work, which often portrayed male sexuality and relations with women.
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Children's author Marla McKenna chatted with Digital Journal about her children's books and her partnership with Linda Blair's Foundation.
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Paris -
Ten members of a French committee that annually produces a book commemorating significant historical events collectively resigned on Wednesday, accusing the government of "censorship" for removing a reference to far-right author Charles Maurras.
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London -
Despite creating tens of thousands of drawings in a career spanning nearly 70 years, British illustrator Quentin Blake is still surprised at his success ahead of his latest exhibition.
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Salzwedel -
When Helga Weyhe began work at her beloved bookshop, the Red Army was on the march towards her east German town, Hitler still clung to power and Sartre had just published "No Exit".
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Washington -
The United States hit Canada with yet another round of punitive import tariffs, this time for as much as 10 percent on paper used to print newspapers and books.
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Paris -
A powerful account of what happened to an Algerian "harki" family who sided with the French during the country's war of independence won France's most lucrative book prize Thursday.
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Paris -
We now know who to blame for Jo Nesbo scaring the living daylights out of millions of readers with his blood-drenched crime thrillers."When I was a child my mother used to send me down to the cellar for potatoes," the Norwegian writer told AFP.
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Rome -
An Italian journalist acquitted in last year's so-called Vatileaks trial published Thursday a book detailing the attempts of a young whistleblower to report alleged sexual abuse.
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Paris -
Asterix, the plucky Gaul with the rotund sidekick, has come charging back in the 37th book in the legendary comic series, which went on sale across Europe on Thursday.
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Kids wait in the children's section of Borders for the arrival of Dog Chapman. Rogers, AR. March 23, 2010.
Lisa Sharp, owner of Nightbird Books. Fayetteville, Ark. Feb. 18, 2010
Barbara Taylor: "The Last Asylum" Hamish Hamilton
Customers read children's books at Trolley Line Bookshop. Rogers, Ark. Feb. 18, 2011
A series of older books held under controlled conditions (temperature and humidity) at the British Library.
My books for the fall semester and my schedule.
Inferno: A mystery thriller novel by American author Dan Brown Random House
Nightbird Books. Fayetteville, Ark. Feb. 18, 2011
Managing editor David Silverberg holding the Kobo eReader, displaying eInk technology. - Via iPhone 3Gs
Books on sports, music, and media line the shelves in Nishi's Discovering Columbus; there are also books of poetry, including a volume of Walt Whitman's work, Hemingway's "The Sun Also Rises" and Obama's "The Audacity Of Hope." The books further Nishi's theme of a diverse, culturally potent America that is both broad and inward-looking.
Art work is on display throughout the festival grounds.
Books of some Nigerian writers
The first titles available from TED Books TED Books
Pat and Myra Moran, owners of Trolley Line Bookshop. Rogers, Ark. Feb. 18, 2011
Malka Marom sits with her dear friend Joni Mitchell
photo copyright: Malka Marom Malka Marom
Located at 80 West Portal Ave is the bookshop where printed books are still king, says the shop manager Kevin Atkin.
Dolly the sheep, as the first mammal to be cloned from an adult cell, is by far the world's most famous clone.
Local author Joseph Sutton with his most recent book "The Year The Giants Won The Series" stands outside the Book Shop West Portal.
Books on display at Barnet library.
An area in the Francis Hotel for guests to borrow books.
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