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The Schools That Are No Longer Teaching Kids to Read Books
The Atlantic· 21 hours agoRecently, an old friend of mine from elementary school ran a hand over my bookshelf, stopped, and said, “You stole this.” It was stamped: Board of Education, City of New York. The city has adopted ...
Amazon reveals the best books of 2024 (so far): The No. 1 pick 'transcends its own genre'
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 6 days agoWhat Amazon Books editors are saying: Anyone who loved the “Crazy Rich Asians” trilogy will love this story by the same author. The book is fun-filled and well< ...
19 Nonfiction Books to Read This Summer
New York Times· 6 days agoDunne’s book is engaging as much for his fame-adjacent vignettes as for his frank exploration of his famous family’s complicated history — most notably...
James by Percival Everett is the Amazon Best Book of 2024 So Far
Morningstar· 6 days agoAmazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced that the Amazon Books Editors have revealed the Best Books of the Year So Far, naming Percival Everett’s novel, James, as the top choice. The Amazon ...
Kale on Books: Recent bestsellers are worth readers’ attention
Daily Press· 7 days agoIn fact, the most recent bestsellers list compiled by Publishers Weekly ranks Larson’s book No. 1...
After a Fairfield U. professor died unexpectedly, friends rallied to publish his book
The News-Times· 7 days agoSeth Wickersham, a senior writer at ESPN, was scheduled to talk to his friend Matt Tullis's sports...
Gateway - The Root
The Root· 2 days agoIt has already been a historic year for Black women, and this week we can reflect on the legacies of history-making women who paved the way for our successes today. The long-awaited biography ...
9 Classic Travel Books to Inspire Your Next Epic Trip
AFAR· 6 days agoIf you’ve missed reading these classic travel books, you can make up for it now. A Time of Gifts...
What to Read to Understand How People Get Tricked
The Atlantic· 3 days agoNeurologists and psychologists have found that our predilection for trusting others—a trait that has helped us survive as a species—is a major reason con...
'A huge puzzle': Aiken authors piece together story in epic biography
Aiken Standard, S.C. via Yahoo News· 5 days agoJun. 14—Deborah Taussig-Boehner didn't have many memories of her father and the subject of her book, "The Suitcase: The Life and Times of Captain X." Her father, Vladimir ...
