World
More than a quarter century after being slapped with a fatwa from Iran calling for his murder over his book “The Satanic Verses”, Salman...
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Entertainment
We often think of great novels (and films, plays, symphonies and so on) as having burst into existence fully formed, inspired and conceived exactly...
World
Bookstores opened at midnight when copies of Harper Lee’s eagerly awaited, but controversial second novel flew off the shelves more than half a century...
World
Scout is an independent woman living in New York with a childhood friend who wants to marry her back home in Alabama. Her brother...
Entertainment
According to the website Tor, Tanith Lee (1947 – 2015) enjoyed a long and prolific writing career. She authored more than 90 books and...
Entertainment
“The Exorcism of Baby Michael,” released last month, has already earned a reputation for depicting what can only be described as some of the...
World
If you believe in justice, equality, and human rights; you are a feminist. At it’s core, feminism is supposed to be about all men...
Life
I love libraries! I indeed lived literally next-door to one for 17 years of my life, in my hometown, in Brittany. I clearly remember...
World
Specialising in forgotten literary gems and little-known writers, small independent publishers are flourishing in Spain while the big houses are forced to merge to...
Tech & Science
Another worrying topic for many is whether the most disadvantaged children in our Society will be left behind because of reading technologies. A study...