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Jennifer Croft’s Hunt for a Missing Author
The New Republic via Yahoo News· 2 months agoThe Extinction of Irena Rey, the multilingual translator Jennifer Croft’s fun house of a debut novel, opens with a warning—not a note; not a foreword: a...
A brief history of the mortgage, from its roots in ancient Rome to the English 'dead pledge' and its...
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 7 months agoMortgages can haunt homeowners. GraphicaArtis/Getty Images The average interest rate for a new U.S....
Millions of Americans speak Spanglish. This expert says that’s a superpower
CNN via Yahoo News· 12 months agoWhen José Medina was a kid growing up in Texas, teachers stopped him from speaking Spanish in their...
Favorite books of the year: 18th New College of Florida holiday book guide
Herald-Tribune via Yahoo News· 1 year agoFor most of the last 20 years (with a few exceptions), the Herald-Tribune has invited faculty,...
15 New Winter Book Thrillers That You Won't Be Able To Stop Thinking About
BuzzFeed via Yahoo News· 1 year ago1.Hemlock Hollow by Culley Holderfield Release date: December 6 What it's about: Caroline returns to...
Review: From repair to renewal, 'Revoir Paris' reveals a city rediscovered after a tragedy
LA Times via Yahoo News· 11 months agoAlice Winocour’s affecting French drama “Revoir Paris” has been given the wistful-sounding English title “Paris Memories.” But the more accurate translation — “to see Paris again” — better hews ...
'I cannot pretend to be OK': Afghan refugees torn between new lives in US and haunting reality of...
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 years agoWhen Taliban fighters waltzed into the Afghan capital of Kabul last year, Homeira Qaderi knew she...
Door County theater company Third Avenue Playworks announces 2023 season
Green Bay Press-Gazette via Yahoo News· 1 year agoSTURGEON BAY - A world premiere mystery is among the five plays on the schedule for the 2023 season...
Zimbabwean names are still haunted by the ghosts of colonialism
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 9 months agoIn African cultures, the names given to children play an important role because they are often laden with meanings. As a team of professors of literature, linguistics and onomastics (the scientific ...
4 must-read books from east Africa in 2023: from Tanzanian masters to Ugandan queens
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 6 months agoEast African literature continues to grow and reshape itself in exciting new ways – and 2023 was no exception. The world really did take notice of the region when Tanzanian-British author Abdulrazak ...