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Literature 'for the many, not the few': the Southbank Centre gears up for 75th anniversary
The Bookseller
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Ted Hodgkinson Ted Hodgkinson, head of literature and spoken word at the Southbank Centre, has organised around 3,000 events during his 10-year tenure at the London arts centre. You've hit your free article limit. Serious about the book trade?...
Governor urges revival of regional literature in modern times
Orissa Post
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July 27, 2025
Bhubaneswar: Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati Saturday stressed the need to keep regional languages and literature alive and relevant in the modern age. Speaking at the 123rd Annual Convocation of Utkal Sahitya Samaj in Cuttack, he said, “Our...
Only literature can safeguard humanity
Daily Star
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July 26, 2025
Says Professor Serajul Islam Choudhury; Kali O Kalam awards 5 emerging literary voices The quality of Bangla literature is declining. The language is being distorted, and its standard is falling. Young writers must raise the standard of both the...
‘Travel has been my classroom’
Mail & Guardian
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August 2, 2025
The MTN Bushfire Festival in eSwatini, which included a poetry and acoustics showcase. (Umsamo we Culture) Over and above audience development, market access and book sales for published poets, event organiser at Hear My Voice Ishmael Sibiya says...
A guestbook full of chess stories
Chessbase News
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August 2, 2025
There are probably not many people who live so much for chess, have so many friends in the international chess world, and have contributed so much to the digitalization of chess as Frederic Friedel. The list of overnight guests at his and his wife...
Blue Lace to Bostock’s: New book looks back on growing up in Bradford
Telegraph & Argus
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I was born and bred in Bradford, and like many Bradfordians who lived through the 1970s, 80s and 90s, I didn’t realise at the time just how much the city nourished me in more ways than one. It’s only years later, looking back with a sense of...
Dudley author overcomes adversities to release book
Express & Star
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August 2, 2025
Unfortunately I ended up working with an independent publisher, and the experience was frustrating and exceptionally stressful. I was actually thinking of giving up on my dream due to the amount of stress on me. Though I ultimately refused to give...
Dr Anne Walmsley – a true friend of Caribbean art and literature
Stabroek News
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July 27, 2025
The book Dr Anne Walmsley co-authored with Stanley Greaves I first met Dr Anne Walmsley in October/November 2010 at the opening reception of Perspectives: Memory and Desire at The Royal Commonwealth Society, London, UK. I was responding to the...
The story behind Radiohead's The Bends album cover
BBC
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August 2, 2025
Martin EastaughBBC News, Oxford ShareSave The striking image came about after Thom Yorke and artist Stanley Donwood sneaked into a hospital basement Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke and artist Stanley Donwood have revealed the front cover of their...
Critical Minerals a Hot Topic. URI Geosciences Professor Cardace Encouraging Study in Vital Field
RI News Today - Rhode Island
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August 2, 2025
Photo, above: Beavertail State Park in Jamestown, Rhode Island DEM Dawn Cardace hopes to encourage more interest in the study of geosciences to build expertise in vital field Critical minerals are a hot topic in the news these days, whether as a...
What our obsession with Hanya Yanagihara’s A Little Life says about us
The Observer
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Photograph by Suki Dhanda A baby boy is discovered naked next to a rubbish bin near a monastery in South Dakota. The monks raise the child; by the time he is five years old, three of them are raping him. On his eighth birthday, one monk goes on...
New children's book to increase early awareness about dementia
The Malta Independent
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A new book in the Maltese language has been published that addresses the topic of dementia among the elderly in an educational way, with the aim of helping children relate to this condition from a young age, the government said Saturday....
Nobel Prize Winners React to Idea of Trump Winning Economics Award
Newsweek
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August 2, 2025
Past winners of the Nobel Prize in economics have reacted to the suggestion that President Donald Trump's trade agenda has earned him a nomination for the prestigious award. During a Thursday appearance on Fox Business, Peter Navarro, White House...
How THE WEEK predicted in 2011 that Malegaon blast accused Lieutenant Colonel Purohit would walk free
The Week
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Nearly 17 years after the Malegaon blast, which left six people dead, a special court in Mumbai, on Thursday, acquitted all seven accused, including former BJP MP Pragya Singh Thakur and Lt Col Prasad Purohit. Pointing out that there was "no...
Studying AI, technology alone cannot foster humanity in students; need literature, arts: SC Judge
The Economic Times
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July 26, 2025
Emphasising the importance of holistic development for students, Supreme Court Justice Manoj Mishra on Saturday said that studying computers, AI (Artificial Intelligence) and technology alone cannot inculcate humanity in students. "We must also...
Trump to Build White House Ballroom to Address National ‘Schlopping’ Emergency
Jezebel
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August 1, 2025
Trump on the need for a new White House ballroom: “People are schlopping to the tent. It’s not a pretty sight. The women with their lovely evening gowns, all of their hair all done, and they’re a mess by the time they get in. They’ve always wanted...
‘I volunteer to help lonely older people – and it's taught me invaluable lessons'
Lancashire Telegraph
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August 2, 2025
Harriet Tucker, from Barrowford, who is studying at the University of Edinburgh, is nearing completion of her stint with Re-engage, which provides services for those aged 75 and over. She is delighted she enlisted for the Research 100 programme....
New book club to highlight local literature and culture
Gulf Daily News Online
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ONE of Bahrain’s oldest civil societies has launched a book club to highlight publications about Bahrain and the Gulf, support local literature and host discussions with authors and translators.The Dilmun Reading Club is now accepting...
Iowa City UNESCO City of Literature to continue despite US leaving UNESCO
KCRG - Iowa
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July 26, 2025
IOWA CITY, Iowa (KCRG) - The United States is pulling its funding and support for an international cultural agency for the second time. The United Nations educational, scientific and cultural organization, or UNESCO, gives special protections to...
Aotearoa New Zealand Book Industry Awards 2025 Winners’ Announcement
Scoop
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Bookseller’s Business Acumen Rewarded with a Top Industry Prize The Martinborough Books & Post has won the Ugly Hill Press Bookshop of the Year at the 2025 Aotearoa New Zealand Book Industry Awards for all round excellence and successfully...