Joy Of Reading
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How reading books aloud can draw us into intimacies
It can be more than merely sociable. It can be deeply seductive, forging intimate as well as community bonds.
Kiera Vaclavik, The Conversation
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Five tips to get reading again if you’ve been struggling during the pandemic
How to deal with literature, interrupted.
Alexandra Paddock, The Conversation & Kirsten Shepherd-Barr, The Conversation
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How a book club helped Britons deal with World War II (and what we can learn from it)
Rising book sales in the UK reaffirm that in tough times, many people turn to books.
Nicola Wilson, The Conversation
Trending
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With new OCI notification, India has ended its experiment with dual citizenship
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Indian IT companies have found ways to avoid the stress of H-1B visas
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Why the small turnout at Modi’s Kolkata rally should not worry the BJP
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Air France flight makes emergency landing after Indian passenger’s disruptive behaviour
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‘I kept feeling it was a nightmare’: Safoora Zargar on surviving 38 days in solitary confinement
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‘Do not dictate to your author; try to become him’: Virginia Woolf’s advice on how to read a book
In her essay, ‘How Should One Read A Book?’, the author writes not only on how to engage with a book but of the inevitable reward of comparing it with others.
Virginia Woolf
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Can reading a good book help with eating disorders? Yes, but it can also do harm, says new research
Is the belief in the healing power of books just wishful thinking, or is there something to it?
Emily Troscianko, The Conversation
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Why I’m still reading a fat novel (‘Middlemarch’) two years after I began. I may not even finish it
George Eliot’s 880-page-long masterpiece is not for the faint of heart.
Cheryl-Ann Couto
Video
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Watch: Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s Oprah interview reimagined as Indian soap opera
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‘Totally un-self-aware’: How social media reacted to Meghan Markle’s interview with Oprah Winfrey
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Eco India, Episode 100: Understanding women and their relationship with the environment
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Watch: Migrant runs into strange people and situations in short film ‘Welcome to Mumbai’
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‘International Men’s Day should also be celebrated’: BJP MP Sonal Mansingh in Rajya Sabha
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Against storytelling: This essay might destroy all your ideas about the value of the story in a book
An English Literature graduate attended a symposium and came away devastated.
Nayani Goyal
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The case against children’s books. Or, why adults lose out because books are classified that way
Labelling leads children and adults to be shut out from one another’s literary imaginations.
Shohini Sengupta
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How compelling fiction can lead readers to believe in fake facts
Fiction can successfully challenge what a reader already knows as the truth.
Andrew Elfenbein, The Conversation
The Reel
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‘The Married Woman’ review: Passion, caution and unanswered questions as two women fall in love
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‘Saina’ trailer: Watch Parineeti Chopra as badminton champion Saina Nehwal
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‘Bombay Begums’ review: Spirited performances in show about the different shades of womanhood
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‘Thunder Force’ trailer: Melissa McCarthy and Octavia Spencer play unlikely superheroes
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Jean-Luc Godard: ‘Today’s cinema only thinks action and not silence’
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The research is in: Reading fiction does improve your relationships with others (and yourself too)
Literature holds the key to countering the unbalanced effects of the digital age.
Massimo Salgaro, The Conversation & Adriaan van der Weel, The Conversation
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Maharashtra’s books village seems like a good idea – but what do its residents think of the project?
Located midway between two hill stations, Bhilar is now home to 15,000 Marathi books, from diverse genres and sources.
Nupur D'Souza
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For India’s poor children, community libraries are an escape, a refuge and much, much more
With public libraries closing down and books becoming more expensive, children from backward classes find it harder to read.
Sharanya Deepak
The Field
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ISL semi-finals: Mumbai City FC edge FC Goa in epic penalty shooutout after goalless second leg
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Table tennis: G Sathiyan, Sharath Kamal, Manika Batra progress at WTT Star Contender Doha
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Hockey: Mandeep Singh’s double-strike helps India beat Great Britain to finish Europe tour unbeaten
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Vijay Hazare Trophy QFs: Padikkal scores fourth straight ton in Karnataka’s win, Gujarat beat Andhra
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Southampton to host India-New Zealand match for ICC World Test Championship final: Sourav Ganguly