Forget what you know from the cartoon. The 19th-century story, now in a new translation, was a rallying cry for universal education and Italian nationhood. Read more
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Here Are the Winners of the 2021 Nebula Awards
Congratulations to all the finalists and winners! Read more
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Publisher creates fireproof edition of The Handmaid’s Tale
“To benefit PEN America’s work defending freedom of expression, Penguin Random House is proud to partner with Margaret Atwood and Sotheby’s to offer an unburnable edition of the classic, and often banned, novel The Handmaid’s Tale.” Read more
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Indy’s Alyssa Gaines is the 2022 National Youth Poet Laureate
Indianapolis’ own Alyssa Gaines is the 2022 National Youth Poet Laureate. After performing her poem Lágrimas Negras, a piece which blends song and spoken word to provide a powerful commentary on the beauty of communal pain and healing, Gaines was given the top honor out of a group of four finalists and 65 high school poets across the country. Read more
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‘How to Murder Your Husband’ Writer Convicted of Murdering Husband
Nancy Brophy, a 71-year-old romance novelist, was accused in the shooting death of her husband. She said prosecutors had sketched a flawed plotline. Read more
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The Obscure London Library Where Famous Writers Go for Books
Tucked into a corner of St. James’ Square, the exterior doesn’t so much scream library as it murmurs anonymous guest house, a remnant of the building’s former life as a private residence. But like Dr. Who’s famous TARDIS spaceship, the library is seemingly bigger on the inside. One million books on 17 miles of shelves are spread out across a cluster of four different buildings, creating a labyrinthine maze that director Philip Marshall says draws Harry Potter comparisons from nearly every visitor—myself included. Read more
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Belarus bans George Orwell’s dystopian novel 1984, according to reports
Belarus, a key ally of Russia, has reportedly banned the sale of Orwell’s chilling novel on totalitarianism and Big Brother. Read more
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Barbara Cartland’s Former Home For Sale
Four bedroom riverside cottage plus three bedroom annex. Private mooring. £1,000,000. Read more
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The Bangalore Detectives Club
Nagendra makes her fiction debut with an exceptional series launch … By placing her intelligent and clear-eyed protagonists in the multilayered and multicultural milieu of colonial India, Nagendra, a university professor in Bangalore, imbues this mystery with a rich, edifying, and authentic feel. Read more
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Vincent Kling Wins the 2022 Wolff Translator’s Prize for ‘The Strudlhof Steps’
Vincent Kling has been announced as this year’s winner of the Helen & Kurt Wolff Translator’s Prize for his NYRB Classics translation of Heimito von Doderer’s novel The Strudlhof Steps. Administered each spring by the Goethe-Institut, the award comes with a prize of $10,000. Read more
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