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Arqus EDU-CLIMA Webinar to Explore Climate Literacy Through Picture Books
10+ hour, 33+ min ago (154+ words) Registration is open for the seventh webinar in the Arqus EDU-CLIMA series on climate change and sustainability. Titled "Wonders and Wanders: Ecocritical Dialogues with Picturebooks, the webinar will take place on 25 June at 16: 30 CEST and will be delivered by Dr…...
Part Three: The water war begins
8+ hour, 28+ min ago (609+ words) The irrigation fight broke out soon after we got our cows. July was hot, the creek was low, and there was only half a head of water coming through the ditch'each ranch, all the way down (Bear Creek) had rights…...
The unending legacy of Andre the seal
4+ hour, 21+ min ago (745+ words) WRITTEN BY WANDA CURTIS In the book A Seal Called Andre, Harry recounted that there was no sign of the seal pup's mother when he spotted him. It appeared the pup was only a few days old and had been…...
The Real Jungle Book: How Close Is Disney's Version to Nature?
7+ hour, 23+ min ago (1166+ words) Chris is the co-founder of 'Animals Around The Globe' and a fervent wildlife enthusiast with extensive travels across diverse ecosystems worldwide. From exploring the marine wonders in the Azores and witnessing the vast savannas of Kenya, to delving deep into…...
Write of way: The landscapes that inspired our greatest literary works
9+ hour, 8+ min ago (503+ words) Memorable novels are created when real places inspire imaginations. Kate Green tours England's windswept moors, hidden creeks, gossipy villages and centres of industry that have led to the most enduring literary associations Top Withins, a ruined farmhouse in the Yorkshire…...
Local Author Releases Novel "The Cuckoo
10+ hour, 38+ min ago (178+ words) The Pilot Newspaper Local resident and independent author Mark Feggeler has released his new novel, "The Cuckoo." Set in the fictional town of Syagansutt on Long Island, N. Y. , in the 1950s, the story revolves around the wealthy inhabitants of this exclusive community....
Picture books to read for Indigenous History Month | CBC Books
13+ hour, 19+ min ago (1624+ words) June is National Indigenous History Month. The month is a dedicated time to highlight, share and discuss the history, heritage, resilience and diversity of First Nations, Inuit and M'tis peoples. Younger readers can experience Indigenous storytelling with these picture books…...
Greg Sarris on Telling the Stories of California's Native Communities
13+ hour, 2+ min ago (603+ words) Greg Sarris's first novel, Grand Avenue, an urban Indian story set in Santa Rosa, California, was published in 1994, during the second wave of the Native American Renaissance, which included first novels by Louise Erdrich (Love Medicine), Sherman Alexie (Reservation Blues),…...
Why I Set My New Novel On a Weed Farm
13+ hour, 56+ min ago (305+ words) Ariel Delgado Dixon discusses why she set her new novel, Sourland, on a weed farm. View All posts by Guest Ariel Delgado Dixon is the author of Sourland, out June 23rd from Random House. Below, she discusses why she set her…...
The things we bury don't disappear. They wait to be remembered." Rheaa Noor on her latest book "When Mountains Remember Love'
10+ hour, 11+ min ago (97+ words) Mid-day Updated On: 16 June, 2026 11: 57 AM IST | Mumbai | Buzz Author Rheaa Noor discusses When Mountains Remember Love, a literary novel of art, memory, mystery, and identity. Book Marketer and Founder of Miss Book Thief, Asha Seth, describes the novel as "a…...