“It is perhaps the most relaxing thing that I’ve ever done,” says the actress, whose new book of essays is “Lifeform.” She thanks her own mother for the gift of Margaret Atwood. In his ...
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By Alexandra Jacobs Three new books make the case for music as medicine. In “The Schubert Treatment,” the most lyrical of the trio, a cellist takes us bedside with the sick and the dying.
Every year, ALA's Office for Intellectual Freedom (OIF) compiles a list of the Top 10 Most Challenged Books in order to inform the public about censorship in libraries and schools. The lists are based ...
It’s time to check in: How’s the year in books coming along for you, dear reader? As we approach the conclusion of 2024, we’re enjoying an embarrassment of literary riches—and now we’re ...
King Solomon is believed to have authored Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, and Song of Songs (also known as the Song of Solomon). This belief is rooted in both the content of the books themselves and the ...
Whakataukī (Māori proverbs) are a fun and powerful way to help rangatahi develop their own voices and find grounding in the "continuum of whakapapa", Dr Hinemoa Elder says. The child psychiatrist and ...
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Three of the Big Five publishers have nominees in contention for the award, with Fleur Clarke, associate publisher at HarperCollins, named alongside James Keyte, head of audio content at Penguin ...