Speaking Of Books
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Books about booksellers are having a moment, but reality can be less romantic
Given the community that bookstores create and the connection between people, it’s not surprising that books about bookshops are so popular.
Rose Michael, The Conversation
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Barbara Kingsolver’s ‘Demon Copperhead’ and the enduring devastation of the opioid crisis
‘Opioids remain a massive public health problem, and the author’s attention to it is both welcome and necessary.’
William Nash, The Conversation
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How did the scroll of the ancient world evolve into the modern book? (And what is a codex?)
Christians did not invent the codex, but their scribes gave its use to the Roman world, passing on most of classical literature to us in the process.
Benjamin Harnett, Aeon
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When an emperor came calling on a newly independent India to learn from its early successes
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How the high demand for coaching classes reflects India’s employment and economic distress
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‘Crew’ review: A sexy, funny and honest airline heist movie
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Bharti group’s Rs 150 crore bond donation to BJP coincided with Modi government’s telecom U-turn
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Kotak firm’s Rs 60 crore donation to BJP coincided with crucial RBI decisions on Kotak Mahindra Bank
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British literature is richly tangled with other cultures. Why is it sold as largely white writing?
Nadifa Mohamed and Daljit Nagra are as British as Ian McEwan and Julian Barnes.
Erica Lombard, The Conversation & Elleke Boehmer, The Conversation
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If you check in at the world’s largest literary hotel, you might never want to go out (or leave)
In the Portuguese town of Óbidos is The Literary Man, where books rule over everything.
Ipshita Mitra
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Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie speaks as well as she writes, maybe better
The Nigerian author is a compelling storyteller even on stage, and has said more extraodinary things in six years than most authors write in a lifetime.
Shreya Ila Anasuya
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Watch: Comedian sings Ed Sheeran song in the style of artists ranging from Sonu Nigam to Kumar Sanu
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Watch: Woman holds abdominal plank position for over four and half hours
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Watch: Kuno National Park posts video to celebrate cheetah cub Mukhi’s first birthday
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Watch: Migrant workers travel in train toilet owing to unavailability of seats
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Watch: PTI posts video accusing male ANI reporter of assaulting and abusing its woman journalist