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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‘Saffronisation of Doordarshan’: After DD News unveils new logo, social media users express alarm
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‘Do Aur Do Pyaar’ review: Adultery saga has a maths problem
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How Guwahati became the second-most polluted city in the world
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‘Love Sex Aur Dhokha 2’ review: Laboured and barely provocative
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Carnatic music: Violinist L Subramaniam’s new book looks at the 18th-century masters
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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: This fan-made trailer imagines Henry Cavill and Margot Robbie starring in a James Bond film
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Watch: Mount Ruang erupts in Indonesia, spewing columns of ash and lava
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Watch: Unbelievable scenes of flooding in Dubai airport, streets, and malls after heavy rain in UAE
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Indian elections: How secure is the EVM-VVPAT process?
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Watch: Footballers of Indian clubs walk out on the pitch with dogs to get them adopted
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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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‘Trap’ trailer: M Night Shyamalan’s thriller stars Josh Hartnett as a serial killer
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Watch: Five directors shoot on iPhones for MAMI Mumbai Film Festival initiative
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‘Do Aur Do Pyaar’ review: Adultery saga has a maths problem
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‘Love Sex Aur Dhokha 2’ review: Laboured and barely provocative
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‘Civil War’ review: An urgent film about a barely-distant future