When Alabama native Erin Crosby Eckstine decided to write a book, she wanted to create a persona she rarely sees depicted in literature — a “well-rounded and human portrayal of an enslaved character.” ...

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Alba de Céspedes’s book, a coming-of-age novel following eight young women in Rome, is perfect for fans of Elena Ferrante. “Blood on Satan’s Claw,” by Robert Wynne-Simmons, is a novel by ...

In 1967, a team including Jean-Paul Sartre put the US ‘on trial’ for its actions in Vietnam. Clive Webb’s Vietdamned surveys their efforts ...

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has you covered with her pick of the best new books to read this month. Sarra says: 'February might be the shortest month but it’s not short on great stories. Three of my favourite authors publish new ...

For the first time in the state, the "State Level Poetry World Literary Conference" dedicated to poetry will be organized. This event, hosted by Kavyamitra Sanstha and Apeksha Masik Parivar, Pune ...

The New Year is the perfect time to refresh your bookshelf and reading list with the many highly anticipated page-to-screen adaptations coming in 2025. Filmmakers and showrunners are drawing from ...

DUNGUN, Jan 31 — A 40-year-old man sustained serious injuries after being attacked by a bear while resting under a tree in an oil palm plantation at Kampung Telembuh, Jerangau Sungai, yesterday, ...

Lose yourself in the best space books out there as we round up the pick of the out-of-this-world reading material across an array of categories. We've rounded up the best space books currently ...