Reading Trends
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How reading ‘dark academia’ novels can help new students feel more at home at university
The appeal of dark academia lies – in part – in the vulnerability of its characters. The genre helps students to realise how important relationships are.
Caron Gentry, The Conversation
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TikTok bookshelves: What is BookTok, and how is it influencing what teenagers read?
A teen reading survey investigates how Australian teenagers use book-related social media, and who they are.
Katya Johanson, The Conversation, Amy Schoonens, The Conversation, Bronwyn Reddan, The Conversation, Leonie Rutherford, The Conversation & Michael Dezuanni, The Conversation
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How has Covid-19 changed the way the world reads? Let us count the ways
Many found the pandemic to be a great opportunity to explore things they did not normally have the time or desire to read.
Abigail Boucher, The Conversation, Chloe Harrison, The Conversation & Marcello Giovanelli, The Conversation
Trending
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Expelled BJP Minority Morcha leader Usman Ghani arrested in Rajasthan
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Uttarakhand restricts sale of land for agriculture as locals protest tourism infrastructure boom
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Canada: Amid anti-immigration rhetoric, curbing international students is a knee-jerk reaction
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As protests against Gaza genocide rock US campuses, officials are falling into trap set by the Right
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‘Be freed from what holds you back’: Poems by Buddhist women from the Murty Classical Library
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What millennials want from their literature: The chance for deep, personal attachment
These ‘adults-in-training’ want books that fulfil their desire to connect with the emotions and banalities of everyday life.
Esha Datanwala
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Why competitive reading can suck all the joy out of enjoying books
Forget challenges, adults should be taking a leaf out of children's books when it comes to their reading habits.
Sally O'Reilly, The Conversation
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Finally, a publisher took storytelling and author readings beyond litfests and big cities
Penguin Random House marked 30 years in India by organising reading sessions in 30 spaces outside the metros.
Neha Bhatt
Video
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Watch: K-Pop singer Aoora sings in Assamese as he collaborates with Nilotpal Bora in a new folk song
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Watch Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam’s impromptu performance of ‘Main Hoon Na’ at Farah Khan’s home
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Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat
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Watch: Spice Girls sing ‘Stop’ as bandmates reunite to celebrate Victoria Beckham’s 50th birthday
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Watch: Over 350 ballerinas come together to break the world record for standing on tip toes
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In Bengaluru, reading groups (some of them underground) are using books to live outside the machine
Strangers are joining hands for causes after being brought together by an interest in books.
Satyavrat KK
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The Man Booker shortlist is out. It’s a good time for social reading to pick up pace
A new set of ‘must read’ books always galvanises reading clubs.
Susan Jones, The Conversation
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Why you don’t read as much as you used to
The internet always gives you something else to read first.
Manasi Subramaniam
The Reel
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Aditi Rao Hydari on playing diverse characters: ‘I want the audience to take me home with them’
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The story of India’s unique ‘Milk Revolution’ is going to the Cannes Film Festival
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The story behind the ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’ title track: ‘Just write very simple poetry’
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‘Juna Furniture’ review: A simplistic crusade against the neglect of senior citizens
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‘Late Night with the Devil’ review: A deft satire on the price of success