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5 Books Every Costume Design Student Should Read
Costumers are an integral part of any theater. While the audience can see a beautiful costume on stage, behind the scenes there is a lot of detail and work in the preparation of each costume design. Costume designers shine through their…
Banning books is the new ‘blackface’
When my daughter changed schools at age 9, she was a bit apprehensive - she had attended a small Steiner Waldorf school since she was a child and public school seemed intimidating. But she came home after her first day raving about her new…
Eagle Archives, August 6, 1952: Old Lee Firm Books Donated to Library by Harvard | Story
Berkshire residents wishing to establish their ancestry's credit with the former Lee Company of Foote &…
Texas could remove Christian BC and AD from textbooks
The Texas State Board of Education is considering dropping uses of BC and AD in textbooks and replacing them with a non-religious dating system in a proposed new statewide social studies curriculum.
The change, which would…
Hooked On Books: Celebrating Back to School with Good Reads
Back to school can be a special time for families. As our youngest children transition from year to year, we certainly want to encourage them in their God-given purpose, inspire them to succeed, and comfort them…
Brett Eldredge Delivers Three Christmas Shows in Nashville
The modern country music Christmas crooner is already making his holiday plans for 2022. Brett Eldredge announced on Monday (August 1) that he will be kicking off this year's holiday season with three Shine The live tour stops in…
Op-Ed: Price control belongs to the history books | National
"One thing we all know from experience is that when you control the price of something, you end up getting…
Mind, Body, Spirit Books 2022: Tarot Meets Time
Mind-Body-Spirit publishers mix the deck of tarot cards, offering various authors and a myriad of perspectives ranging from contemplative Christian cards with Bible verses to LGBTQ author card guides. Many draw inspiration from Pamela…
50 years of books at half price
You don't have to be an avid reader or comic book collector or vinyl buyer to appreciate the business acumen and perseverance behind Half Price Books, which just celebrated its 50th anniversary.Why is this important: The Dallas-based…
Religion and Spirituality Book Preview: August 2022
Republican Senator Tim Scott's life story, a new book by Tony and Lauren Dungy and other titles will be released from religion and spirituality publishers in August.nonfiction1st of AugustShame and the Gospel: Transforming Our View of…
Books never lose their magic – Orange County Register
It took several years, but I just finished reading Kremlin Rising: Vladimir Putin's Russia and the End of Revolution and I'm pretty proud of myself.
Since I started reading the book - which was excellent, by the way, and which underlined…
10 classic books you claim to have read (and why you should actually read them)
Science fiction and fantasy offer a rich heritage of great books - but this abundant pile of reading material can also be daunting. So sometimes it's easier to pretend. We asked some of our favorite writers, and they told us the 10…
TikTok has a major impact on Whitcoulls’ most popular books
Monday, July 25, 2022, 6:02 a.m.Press release: Whitcoull
TikTok's influential #BookTok site has provided major New Zealand book retailer Whitcoulls with a whopping 49% more votes from…
One of the best Christian thrillers in 2022 is Timothy Brown’s Matt’s Revelation
New York, New York - (Newsfile Corp. - July 23, 2022) - Author Timothy Brown continues to redefine the Christian thriller genre with his harrowing social thriller, Matt's revelation. Showcasing a complex world order and a nefarious plan…
The Rarest and Most Valuable Books Hidden in SA Libraries
If you're looking for rare manuscripts and historical books, you'd expect to find them in places like The British Museum Where the Library of Congress. But small libraries around the world often hold a variety of these treasures scattered…
50 recommended books – how many have you read?
I'll be quitting politics this week as the signing of a petition for a teacher base salary increase and all kinds of heat and madness rage in Little Rock.A reader asked me if I had read any good books and recently suggested a list of…
Removing pounds is a dangerous and slippery slope | News, Sports, Jobs – SANIBEL-CAPTIVA
For the editor:
Recently, books made available to the public at the Sanibel Public Library were attacked. In particular, these are books that deal with gender identity…
Greenwood Cemetery donated space for thousands of books
Greenwood Cemetery is generally a place of comfort and grief for the deceased. But on a Sunday in May, it was a scene of reverence and devotion to the tattered old holy books waiting to be buried.
Milwaukee Jewish…
Books so easy to keep on sale at Currituck Extension – The Coastland Times
Courtesy Currituck Extension
By Olivia Patchel, Currituck Extension
Whether you're freeze-drying or…
What books are in the library at Norwich Cathedral?
"There's this whole huge world that opens up when you open one of these books," says Dr. Gudrun Warren.
Since 2003 she has been Librarian and Curator of Norwich Cathedral Library and has over 30,000 books in her care.
There are…
Games work best when paired with books, movies, and TV, as does wine
Image: ABC / Brian K Vaughan and Fiona Staples / David Hellman and Tevis ThompsonI don't know much about wine, but I like to pretend, and I bet I'm not alone. Who else here—of drinking age, that is—has bought a red wine to go with dinner,…
Sight Magazine – Books: Finding God in Difficult Times
Katie FarisIt Will Suffice: How God Takes You By The Hand During Your Toughest DaysThe Good Book Company, USA, 2022ISBN-13: 978-1784987503
What does it mean to live as a Christian when the life you know, the plans you have for the…
Fore-Edge Painting: An Age-Old Technique for Beautifying Books | by Melissa Gouty | Jul 2022
Rare works of artFront edge painting on Childe Harold's Pilgrimage (Lord Byron, 1812-1818). Photo: WikipediaJdo you think you know a lot about books? Me too. I have been a book lover all my life, coming from a family of readers and…
BOOKS: Razzmatazz: Christopher Moore
July 9—Christopher Moore is an acquired taste.He writes irreverent, sarcastic, politically incorrect and funny novels."Fool" inspired a series of Moore books based on Shakespeare's "King Lear" jester.Moore now has another set of characters…
Who controls the books you can read?
Someone gave Margaret Atwood a flamethrower.
The grey-haired author has become the patron saint of a certain type of dystopian apocalypticism. No protest is complete these days without at least a few women in…
Phil Hugo: A sensory exploration of books
I leaf through a book my wife, Karen, gave me for my birthday: “Taste — My Life Through Food” — by Stanley Tucci. It's about his life and his love affair with food, among other things.You may know Tucci from his work on stage and screen…
2022 Los Angeles Times Book Festival Features Apostles’ Methodology for Interpreting Scripture
What if you realized that most of the things you learned as a Christian are wrong?
The theology of the Apostles prepares us for the Eschatology of the Apostles, we will not see the…
Addicted to books: summer is the time to read
Now that we are in the middle of summer, many parents may be struggling to entertain and occupy their children. Summer leaves plenty of extra time for family fun and learning through movies, books and spending…
List of Inspector Morse books in order with expert commentary
Cerebral TV sleuth Endeavor Morse first materialized in Colin Dexter's best-selling crime novels. Morse was a fascinating new kind of cop, a sensitive soul in love with opera and poetry, not stereotypically weary and alcoholic. Inspector…
Sight Magazine – Books: Reassessing the Persians
DAVID ADAMS reads historian Lloyd Llewellyn-Jone's new book on the history and culture of the Achaemenids...
Lloyd Llewellyn-JonesPersians: the era of the great kingsWildfire, UK, 2022ISBN-13: 978-1472277299
"The book is filled…
Elvis’ missing belt: Tel Aviv, Israel
EEvery morning for 15 years, my father has sat at his usual corner table at Café HaMeshulash on Dizengoff Street in Tel Aviv. He is the first to arrive when the place opens at a quarter to eight. In the summer, he always drinks two…
5 beauty books you need to read STAT
I have been a voracious reader since my early teens. Alternating between the Harry Potter series and the fantastic stories of Neil Gaimans, I took a liking to having a book on me at all times. But even a tireless reader like me has her…
Weather-themed books to read in Tucson on rainy monsoon days | Books
Special for the Arizona Daily Star
The calendar has yet to shift to July, but already Tucson is teeming with meteorologists and amateur meteorologists, each of us…
Cool off with hot books this summer | Opinion
Are you looking for something fun to do to beat that sweltering Texas…
Religion and Spirituality Book Preview: July 2022
Exploring "Rumi's Gift" through a spiritual lens, a "challenging look" at Revelation and a Buddhist guide to compassion are among the titles released by religion and spirituality publishers in July.nonfictionJuly the 5thThe Heroic…
Gettysburg College faculty and staff released eight books, podcasts and albums in 2021
At Gettysburg College, our faculty and staff are endlessly curious and passionate about what they do. This deep-rooted commitment to academia exists not only in the classroom and through interactions with students as they teach and…
New York Public Library donates 500,000 books
New Yorkers of all ages can now treat their shelves to a new book.
The New York Public Library (NYPL) has announced that it will donate 500,000 books to city residents to keep as part of its "Library summer program.” Its…
RSG Philippines books ticket to MSC 2022 Grand Final at expense of Omega Esports │ GMA News Online
RSG Philippines were forced to sweat in a dragging streak against Omega Esports before escaping with a 3-2 win and booking the last ticket to the Grand Finals at Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Southeast Asian Cup (MSC) 2022 on Saturday .…
UVA acquires valuable collection of rare Chinese books
Barbara Heritage, Associate Director and Curator of Rare Book School's Collections, said: "The Guanhailou Collection offers a broad yet deep look at China's book culture - not only its technical innovations, which were…
Independent bookstores like Laura Romani’s Los Amigos Books in Berwyn are growing,…
Laura Romani, a Chicago resident with a background in education and library science, was…
10 of the best investing books for beginners
Learn how to invest with these investing books for beginners. When it comes to learning how to invest, the biggest…
Learn how to invest with these investing books…
Penguin Literary Prize 2022 winner announced
June 15, 2022 @booksandpublishing
Penguin Random House (PRH) Australia announced On a bright hill in paradise by Sydney-based writer Annette Higgs as the winner of the 2022 Penguin Literary Prize for an unpublished manuscript.…
The state should encourage a wide range of books for students
OPINION AND COMMENT Editorials and other opinion content offer viewpoints on issues important to our community and are independent of the work of our newsroom reporters.…
Year 1 in the Books, Big Things Await Year 2 | News, Sports, Jobs
Almost a year ago I was packing up my life in Pittsburgh, putting it in the back of a U-Haul and traveling about an hour and a half northwest here in Youngstown.
I went…
34 people share the best books of 2022 so far
—caraeagriffithsBlurb: "Rags the Thief has never encountered a pocket he couldn't choose, but when he's captured by a wizard with doomsday plans, he even realizes he's in over his head. Forced to use his finely honed skills to grab…
Man who memorized 20 Bible books to teach at Creation Museum
Unsplash/Aaron's BurdenA man known for memorizing 20 books of the Bible has started volunteering at the Museum of Creation teaching visitors his methods of memorizing scriptures.Tom Meyer, professor at Shasta Bible College from Redding,…
Mattingly: Hall of Men in Wichita mixes books, beer, prayer and more | Lifestyles
WICHITA, Kan. - The Hall of Men lives up to its name, with…
Intrepid travel book author Dervla Murphy dies at 90
Placeholder while loading article actionsDervla Murphy, an Irish travel writer who got her started prodigious career with an epic 1963 solo bicycle journey across Europe to India and went on to explore vast swathes of the developing world…
Philippine Floorball Team Book Second Consecutive World Championship Ticket
The Philippines Men's National Floorball Team finished in second place in the Men's Floorball World Championship 2022 Qualifying Tournament to advance to the main event on Saturday at the OCBC Arena in Singapore.The Nationals earned their…
Tucson-area authors offer books on cancer, teaching and magical realism | Entertainment
Special for the Arizona Daily Star
"Everything is written: a novel" By Adnan J. Almaney. 360pp. Outskirts Press. $23.95; Kindle $3.99.They're not star-crossed…
June 5 bookmarks | Books
Charles Marsh, who teaches in the religious studies department at the University of Virginia, will publish a new memoir this month.“Evangelical Anxiety,” which will be released in hardcover by HarperOne on June 14, follows…
The 10 best comics that have risen in value over the past week include Thor, She-Hulk and more
We truly live in a golden age of comic book adaptations, and it's been good for the hobby. Project news and hype for what's to come is driving the market this week. Bitter enemies clash in the top ten as the gods clash…
Depreciating Women and Other Political Books, as Crikey Readers Title
The people have spoken! Crikey readers have delivered some terrific headlines for upcoming books that will attempt to explain the 2022 federal election.
(Image: Gorkie/Private Media)
With the election finally over, you…
The Unity Books children’s bestseller chart for the month of May
What's the best way to get adults to read? Get them reading when they're kids - and there's no better place to start than Unity's best-selling children's books.
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1 Our violent ends by Chloé Gong (Hachette, $25, ages 13 and up)…
Life and books with Claude Atcho
On My Shelf helps you get to know diverse writers through a behind-the-scenes look into their lives as readers.
I asked Claude Atcho, author of Reading Black Books: How African-American Literature Can Make Our Faith Fuller and…
50 short books full of wisdom
Reading good books is essential for cultivating Christian wisdom. This is a pretty obvious point, but it bears repeating. "It's very important that your food book be strong meat," wrote Amy Carmichael (in one of the books highlighted…
Seven recent books that probe history and challenge the present
The card and the scissorsAmit MajumdarMuhammad Ali Jinnah, the exemplary and ruthlessly analytical gentleman in the tailored suit, is skeptical of those who knock on his door proposing a "Land of the Pure". Despite her initial…
Hall of Men in Kansas mixes books, beer and prayer
WICHITA, Kan. - The Hall of Men lives up to its name, with get-togethers offering beer, cigars, an open bar, some sort of men's food (think pizza), and lots of chit-chat around a giant wooden table.But there are also evening prayers,…
Lessons from the Hall of Men and the Kansas Eighth Day Books
WICHITA, Kansas — The Hall of Men is aptly named, with get-togethers featuring beer, cigars, an open bar, some kind of "male food" (think pizza), and lots of table chat giant wood.But there are also the evening prayers, the icons, the Bible…
Schadenboner Incorporated’s Chaz Stevens Expands Florida Bible Ban Campaign to Include Fox New…
BOCA RATON, Florida., May 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- In response to Florida's HB 1467 book banning legislation, Schadenboner Incorporated has announced plans targeting specific books by FNC figures. This latest move follows the…
Wedding books, from planning guides to romance novels
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A few months ago, I found myself swept up in the world of wedding planning. Naturally, my first stop was at…
Best Oklahoma sales of May 22, 2022 | Books
FICTION1. "Holy Blood" by Ryan C. Bradley (independently published)2. "A Touch of Darkness" by Scarlett St. Clair (Bloom Books)3. "A Game of Fate" by Scarlett St. Clair (Bloom Books)4. "Book Lover" by Emily Henry (Berkley…
Books Digest – The Lifetime, Tenants, and Secret Lives of the Church Ladies
Welcome to our weekly Books Digest where we round up the new books you should and shouldn't read. This week features Life Time: The New Science of the Body Clock, and How it Can Revolutionize Your Sleep and Health by Russell Foster,…
Books in Brief: Jennifer Chan Isn’t Alone, I Kissed Shara Wheeler | Books
Jennifer Chan is not alone by Tae Keller; Random House, 267 pages ($17.99) Ages 8-12.This beautifully written and moving coming-of-age novel by Newbery Medalist Tae Keller is dedicated to "the girl I was when I was twelve"…
Sarah’s books
Professor and literary critic Josh Lambert is judge for two Major price for American Jewish Literature, which means he reads as many new American novels by and about Jews as possible each year. In this annual column for…
Student protesters threatened, as new library book censorship policy looms, in Central Bucks School…
More censorship on the horizon, but rooted in politics
A new district-wide policy for library book selection was officially released on Tuesday, April 10.
The policy would allow the school board to decide which books are placed in all…
Children’s books account for nearly 25% of Libris sales. Best Selling Titles
One in four books sold in the last 12 months by Libris, a traditional online bookstore in the Romanian market, was aimed at children or parenthood. The children's books and children's education categories have steadily increased their…
The 10 best comics that have risen in value over the past week include Thor, Exiles and more
DOCTOR STRANGE AND THE MULTIVERSE OF MADNESS premiered only a week ago, but four books with direct ties to the new movie made it to the top ten. Additionally, THOR #1 and THOR GOD OF THUNDER #2 continue to dominate sales,…
Holocaust survivor’s collection of over 1,000 miniature books speaks volumes about her…
MONTREAL (JTA) - In her 96 years on earth, Lilly Toth has not received much formal education. Born in…
Florida has released more details about the rejected math books. The questions still abound.
The big story: They are always math textbooks.In response to growing demands for information about why it rejected dozens of math books, the Florida Department of Education released thousands of pages of notes from official reviewers that…
Ready Readers celebrates 1 million pounds with story walks in the St. Louis area | Education
NEIGHBORS OF BELLEFONTAINE — Children aged 3 and 4 laughed and cried while listening to a book, in the park, during their very first excursion.What they didn't know was that 'Cannon's Crash Course' was chosen to represent…
Local authors will sign books at Logos Bookshop in Kent on May 21
When Edie Bowman of Canton wrote her book, "God In Every Moment — Nothing Is Off Limits," she had no idea that her friend, Deborah Markowitz Solan of Cuyahoga Falls had written a similar book, "Chesed (Mercy) — A Jewish Woman's Discovery of…
The 3 Best Books to Help You Live a Happier, More Successful Life
A good book can turn hours into minutes or transport you to another world, but a good book can inspire you to change your life. Chris Baileyauthor and productivity expert, tells CNBC Make It that he's pored over "countless" productivity…
Why books are banned | The Christian Century
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Sight Magazine – Books: A historical saga with a mystery at its heart
May 04, 2022
JEANNET SEVERS
Natasha LesterThe Parisian secret Hachette Australia, Sydney, Australia, 2020ISBN-13: 968-1538717288
"I couldn't help but think about how this story mimics some of the women of the Bible,…
Sorin Books Publishes Sister Macrina’s Spiritual Journals – Arkansas Catholic
'Open Wide My Heart' Shows How She Built a Scripture-Based Relationship With God
Posted: May 3, 2022
By Maryanne MeyerriecksFort Smith Correspondent
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President Zelensky says Australia will be written in Ukraine’s history books for helping them…
Volodymyr Zelenskyy sent a special message to Australia and its people from his top-secret bunker in his war-torn country.The Ukrainian President was interviewed on 60 minutes and Zelenskyy graciously invited the team into "his secret inner…
In difficult times, books and stories can provide connection – The Durango Herald
I don't know about you, but so far 2022 hasn't been the fresh start I was hoping for. My year started with an episode of COVID-19 and a canceled mini-vacation. I lost my mother after a long illness (I!-->…
Check the must books to pass the civil service exam and become a UPSC topper at the earliest
Preliminaries for the UPSC Civil Service Exam would be held on June 5, 2022. Check the most essential books for candidates to read to get selected into the Civil Service or become a UPSC Topper. UPSC Civil Service Examination is not called…
Nifty at 90: Franklin’s man has written two books | Community News
(The Nifty at 90 series in today's paper spotlights Franklin's Bob "Brud" Rainsberger. The article was…
NFL Draft books: ‘I don’t see how we’re going to win on this’ – VSiN…
After a flood of money hit the NFL Draft betting market, there was a new favorite to become No. 1 overall on Monday morning. Georgia defensive end Travon Walker was present and Michigan defensive end Aidan…
The right-wing banning of LGBTQ+ books and the fight to stop them
When the staff of the American Library Association Analyzing recent efforts to ban or censor books, he noted several disturbing trends. Not only the ten most contested works from 2021 deal with gender identity, sexuality, and race,…
Crazy race: Greene Devils sprinters Stevenson and Gudger rewriting the record books | Sports
GREENEVILLE — With its recent surge in sprint events, Greeneville could be rebranded as "East Speed…
With Penn State’s 2022 spring on the books, where do the Lions’ three young quarterbacks…
STATE UNIVERSITY - You probably couldn't tell from Penn State's Blue-White game, but the 2022 pecking order at quarterback is starting to become clear.Veteran Sean Clifford is James Franklin's starter.If healthy, Clifford will enter his…
Here are the 8 best books for understanding stock market metrics
World Book Day 2022: On the occasion of World Book Day and Copyright Day on Saturday, April 23, 2022, Zee Business brings you the top eight books offered by national brokerage firm Motilal Oswal on the stock market, from beginner to…
Berks commissioners consider printing paper poll books as backup plan to electronic poll books |…
READING, Pa. — Berks County commissioners voted 2-1 Thursday at a Board of Elections meeting to allow the…
Ateneo demolishes UST by 50 and reserves a 7th consecutive ticket for the Final Four
Ateneo De Manila University continued their perfect season after imposing their will on the University of Santo Tomas with a dominating 101-51 victory in the UAAP Season 84 Men's Basketball Tournament on Thursday morning, at the SM Mall of…
Heidi Klum’s purple bodysuit is one of the best – we’ve never seen anything like…
Heidi Klum is truly aging backwards. Every time we see her post on Instagram or walk the catwalk, she just gets better and better every time. Not only is she everywhere — on TV shows, turning up the heat for SKIMS, on America's Got…
Millennial pink, iD and YSL
Photo-Illustration: The Cup. Photos: Rizolli; HarperCollins
Here, three coffee table…
List of books: these are the 7 best books on medicinal plants and remedies
This article was originally published on Golden leaf and appears here with permission.
Herbal remedies are a popular approach to treating medical conditions. We believe that these seven titles are the most reliable, easy to…
The Los Angeles Times Festival of Books 2022 presents God has a plan
Life experiences, Bible verses and poems of faith
Be strong and brave. Do not be afraid or dismayed because of them, for the Lord your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor…
2022 Los Angeles Times Book Festival Presents The Pentateuch: When God Was on Earth
The main books of the Old Testament
"To Pharaoh they cry, beaten and weak / Now Moses returns, to the Lord / Isn't deliverance to secure? / To free us from this sword of Pharaoh?— by…
Books for after the apocalypse | Books borrowed
I was recently asked to do a public radio segment on post-apocalyptic fiction, which was so much fun. The…
Missouri Republicans target schools, books and race in latest culture war proposal | Education
JEFFERSON CITY — Republicans in Missouri gave initial approval Tuesday to legislation that states parents have the right to have the curriculum used in their child's classroom.The so-called “Parents Bill of Rights” measure…
The bestsellers of the week | Books and authors
Here are the bestsellers for the week ending Saturday, April 2, compiled from data from independent…
5 Science Books Every Cook Should Read
People love to ask me what my favorite cookbooks are. And they're often disappointed when I recommend a slew of science books instead of the kind of artsy cookbooks that belong on a coffee table.Why science?Really great cooks work smart,…
The Los Angeles Times Festival Of Books of 2022 presents All About Love: Poems from Mixed Experience
Jane C.
How many poems can you make from all your past love experiences?
Poet sits down with readers young and old to reminisce about his love experiences over 60 long years.—Joan…
2022 Los Angeles Times Book Festival Presents Stations of the Risen Christ: Meditations on the…
Frank Heelan seeks to inspire people to pray and meditate using the actions of Jesus Christ after his resurrection
But life does not end with the cross of Christ.- The American Book…
Over 1,000 miniature books donated to the Jewish Public Library of Montreal – Montreal
Historian Kristen Howard smiles as she flips through a thumb-length English-Yiddish dictionary at the Jewish Public Library in Montreal, one of several miniature books on display in May.
"Oh my God, there are so many reasons why they…
LA Times Festival of Books 2022 presents “The Light Shines Through Darkness” by Maggie S. Dale
Today many people do not know God the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit as they live in a world full of the wounded. When God has given people the same power He gave His Son, they don't need to suffer. “Light shines through the darkness:…
Top 5 books written by black women
By Laura Onyeneho for the Houston Defender
It's a new year and what better way to kick it off than to find mind-boosting things to do. Many of us need to escape what is happening in the world and pour ourselves out…
50 years of making beautiful books
David Godine among the books at his home in Milton, Massachusetts. TONY LUONG/nyt…
Studying the Gospels: Minister Travis Bookout Completes Second of Four Books | Community
With any book published, the authors hope that readers walk away with the feeling that the time spent in its…
Oxfam-sponsored radio host reads 1,000 books in 1,000 days and raises over £1,000 for Gosport…
Sean Blackman, minister of Freedom Church in Gosport, delivered 40 boxes of books to St Mary's Catholic Primary School and Peel Common Primary School last week.After what became a three-year challenge to read a book a day, Sean won support…
Texas textbooks: Keller parents challenge 33, including the Bible
The topic was not on the agenda, but during public comments they expressed concerns about books they consider sexually explicit.
KELLER, Texas — Parents put books front and center at the Keller Independent School…
One of the must-have books for Christians in 2022, Keep Your Eyes On Jesus by Lucie K. Mangala
New York, New York - (Newsfile Corp. - March 28, 2022) - Author Lucie K. Mangala wrote a stunning call to action in Keep your eyes on Jesus, an exploration of centering our Lord and Savior through the many seasons of Christian life. This…
The heretics of the borders and their strange books
Empires move or deport populations, often against the will of these subjugated peoples. Such movements can have the entirely unintended result of fostering and spreading new religious developments, often of a type that the imperial…
Book review: One writer, two very different books
With two novels published in 2021, Portland-area writer Catherynne Valente has had a productive pandemic. Both books mix sci-fi and fantasy, both are compelling reads and both are, surprisingly, more than a little biblical. Plus, the two…
Lost and Found: Society Discovers ‘Treasure’ of Books | Story
BRIAN CARLTON special to the register and the bee
It all started with a donation from Stratford College.Before closing in 1974, the institution donated all the…
Who was the first teenage superhero in comic books?
Today we find out who the first teenage superhero in comic book history was.
In “When We First Met,” we highlight the various characters, phrases, objects, or events that eventually became notable parts of comic lore, like when someone…
Bans books and brutal attacks against learning | Books
As terrible and terrifying to read in your article on the prohibition of books in American schools and elsewhere, Qin Shi Huang, the Chinese emperor who made bury alive academics and burn books to control how the history will remember him (…
The book of all books by Roberto Calasso
THIS posthumous publication by Italian editor/writer Roberto Calasso is his last in a series of ten books about the gods. In it, he skims through much of the Hebrew Scriptures, taking the text at face value. He is particularly…
Recording of Texas superintendent telling librarians to release books about LGBTQ people goes viral
Jeremy Glenn, who serves as superintendent of the Granbury Independent School District, told librarians he was concerned about students reading books including LGBTQ+ people and themes in January, according to ProPublica. Now, those kind…
7+ books about the complex experiences of women in US history
During celebratory months based on history and culture like Women's History Month, we are used to championing the accomplishments and experiences of the individual (often in a singular moment) instead of the collective action of the group…
Ghost Rider’s 10 Greatest Enemies In The Comics
For avid comic book fans, 2022 is turning out to be the year of the Ghost Rider. To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the first appearance of Spirit of Vengeance, Marvel is celebrating the moment with two all-new series: Ghost Rider #1…
Leaving the ultra-Orthodox community for Germany | Books | DW
On the first day of school, little Akiva Weingarten was made to sit on the lap of the rabbi, who took a sheet of laminated paper and traced the Hebrew alphabets alef, mem and taf with honey. Written together, these letters represent the…
Life and Books with George Yancey
On My Shelf helps you get to know diverse writers through a behind-the-scenes look into their lives as readers.
I asked George Yancey, author of Beyond the Racial Divide and Beyond the Racial Impasseas well as A faith is no more with…
Books by Ukrainian authors fly off the shelves as UK readers continue to support the country
Books by Ukrainian authors are flying off the shelves as British readers continue to support the beleaguered country - but sales of classic Russian literature have also soaredWorks by Ukrainian Andrey Kurkov saw sales increase…