2+ hour, 44+ min ago  (210+ words) We chat with author Anna Dorn about'American Spirits, which is a love letter to pop music and charts an icon's fall'and an obsessive fangirl's rise. I'm the LA-based author of Perfume & Pain, Exalted, Vagablonde, and American Spirits. As soon as…...

7+ hour, 44+ min ago  (498+ words) Author Noreen O'Brien (centre) pictured at the launch of her book 'A Quest for Meaning', alongside Gary " Donnchadha, Risteard Pierse, Jeremy Murphy, and Dr Breda O'Dwyer. A new edition of the final work of a Cork-born scholar was launched recently…...

6+ hour, 12+ min ago  (425+ words) Mario Puzo's The Godfather offered more than a mafia story; it exposed societal anxieties about power and corruption. Growing up in poverty, Puzo's early life shaped his themes of struggle and loyalty. His novel, a global phenomenon, blended family drama…...

5+ hour, 43+ min ago  (1242+ words) For evidence of a so-called cultural vibe shift, the pendulum swing away from the extreme sensitivity and irrational wokeness of the preceding decade, look no further than Lionel Shriver's new novel, A Better Life, a blunt but layered'and entertaining'depiction of…...

6+ hour, 44+ min ago  (183+ words) Will Tamil Nadu custodial deaths verdict change things? Top updates: Vance says US, Iran fail to reach peace deal, Tehran blames "unreasonable" demands As governments chase spectacle over governance, India"s cities are crumbling Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay at 150: The rebel…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (804+ words) "Whether it was providing information on their part of the world or giving me a ride to some historical or scenic location. Sometimes it was just that they found me lost at the end of a dead end road or…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago  (29+ words) Inbox. lv Anastasia Zadorozhnaya: A New Life in the USA, Family, and Revelations About the Past...

17+ hour, 44+ min ago  (155+ words) Published 10: 00 am Saturday, April 11, 2026 HERMISTON " The upcoming Evening with the Author event at The Next Chapter Bookstore features Kristi Kopta-Haynes, a 1979 Hermiston High School graduate. Co-owner Angela Pursel will sit down with Kopta-Haynes to talk about her new memoir, "Memories…...

10+ hour, 55+ min ago  (502+ words) Many people are still complaining and skeptical about the fact that reading culture in Vietnam has not yet developed. But, looking at the revenue figures, it can be seen that the publishing market is still growing, with fierce competition. This…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago  (733+ words) Published 1: 30 am Saturday, April 11, 2026 Claire Mulligan, Writer-in-Residence at Roderick Haig-Brown House, spent her time in Campbell River leading workshops and talks as well as doing some writing of her own in Haig-Brown's iconic study, April 8, 2026. (Kari Fredheim/Campbell River Mirror)…...