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The Schools That Are No Longer Teaching Kids to Read Books
The Atlantic· 18 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: Gelman describes this clock-ticking narrative nonfiction as a “real-life horror story.” “Your palms will get sweaty ...
Fiction: Rachel Cusk’s ‘Parade’
The Wall Street Journal· 4 hours agoEarly in her novel “Parade,” Rachel Cusk writes of an artist who has “finally been able to unchain himself from the predestination of identity and be...
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...
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...
Wordplay festival features 30+ authors, centers writing as revolution
The Minnesota Daily· 2 days agoWith an outstanding author lineup, book-related vendors and streets full of literature lovers, the...
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 agoBlack News and Black Views with a Whole Lotta Attitude
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...
