SHENZHEN has launched over 1,900 reading activities to promote diverse reading experiences in celebration of the 29th World Book and Copyright Day and the Ninth Shenzhen Minors Reading Day, which fell on yesterday. SZ-HK co-r...
October 31, 2023ByAnn MorganinAsia,Book of the month,Post-worldTags:book review,books,culture,fertility,India,novel,Perumal Murugan,Tamil,translation3 Comments For the past three years, I’ve had the privilege of holding the role of Literary Explorer in Residence at theCheltenham Literature Festiv...
I read a book per month along with my sister-in-law. (Hi, S!). In November, we had picked The Hot Spot by Charles Williams. I haven’t written my billet about it yet. I’m glad I waited until the beginning of 2023 to make my best-of-of-the-year list. This is a masterpie...
It is such a treasure to have true connections. Let your loved ones know how much you appreciate them. The more we give, the more abundant we become, so share your loving spirit as often as you can. The Three of Cups is all about community and celebration. When this card appears, we...
My daughter and I have had great fun trying out many of the suggestions and so, in celebration of this year’s #WorldKidLitMonth, I wanted to share three titles that have become firm favourites in our house. Valdemar’s Peas This was a hit from the moment it dropped onto the doormat....
(1951). Perfect for read-aloud as well as for young readers. I loved these when I first discovered them, and, more than 60 years later, I’m still a huge fan. 2023 marks Gannett’s centenary, so it makes sense for me to lead off this celebration of fantasy with a tip of the ...
As I have mentioned above, Prime Reading is a part of Amazon Prime multi-benefit subscription. Most probably, you will join or rejoin Prime not only because of access to a few thousand digital books and audiobooks – for $12.99 per month you get much more than that. ...
In America, the month of March is National Reading Month. The start of this begins on March 2, with the birthday of one of the most beloved children’s book authors of all time – Dr. Seuss. As the first kindergarten to int...
Hereby: Do declare August to be “The Month of Finishing a Book”, any book, even if it is only: Bluets, Maggie Nelson: a marvelous little volume of sequential thought events, mini-essays connected by rich allusion and intra-textual poesy, epiphanic nuggets of shame and regret built around...
Saturday was our town’s annual celebration, known as Bowdoinham Days. The skies were blue, the sun was shining and the temperatures were perfect. We couldn’t have asked for better weather. But as good as the weather was, the parade was definitely better. It was the best! We gathered ...