Subscribe: Apple podcasts | Spotify | How to listen It’s not often that the Academy Awards give the publishing industry some something to chew on. But at this year’s Oscars — which takes place on Sunday night — one of the Best Picture contenders is all about book publishing: Cord Jefferson’s “American Fiction” is an … Read more
Books for Bikes program underway in Edwardsburg Published on Friday, March 8, 2024 at 12:40 PM EDWARDSBURG – St. Peters Masonic Lodge, in partnership with Edwardsburg Eagle Lake School and the Circle Credit Union, is once again hosting a Books for Bikes program for third-grade students. Eight bicycles will be awarded to third-grade members who … Read more
By Mahira Ahmed East Meadow High School senior Kshan Pandey recently led a book drive for the nonprofit Hindi’s Libraries, collecting 1,700 books in January. Hindi’s Libraries was founded in August 2018, shortly after the death of Dr. Hindi Krinsky, 32, mother of five and English teacher at Hebrew Academy of the Five Towns and … Read more
Shaped by pre-Columbian traditions, Spanish colonization and Catholicism, Mexico is a diverse and complicated country that is impossible to understand just by visiting or living there. To understand Mexico, you have to read through it. Each book on this list is set in a different period in the country’s history, from the early years of … Read more
TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — Readers who love the dozens of genres celebrated at the Tucson Festival of Books will also meet authors during special panels this weekend. For comics artist Henry Barajas, it’s a homecoming of sorts. His journey took him from Tucson to Los Angeles and several major comic studios. This Sunday, Barajas will … Read more
Author: Paul Chaloux of St. Agnes Church in Arlington. What is your home parish and how did you become associated with the Diocese of Arlington? I have been a daily communicant at St. Agnes since moving to Arlington in 2015 to pursue my doctorate at the Catholic University of America in Washington. I served as … Read more
The word “Wyoming” appears ten times in Marie Arana’s new book, “LatinoLand.” That’s maybe ten times more than any other book I’ve read about Latinos. The land that is now Wyoming was one of the northernmost places in the Americas reached by Spanish conquistadors. Some of it was part of the territory taken from Mexico … Read more
March is National Reading Month and what better way to celebrate than reading about the music you already love? Check out our roundup of some of the best books on hip-hop history, culture, and the people who shaped it all! The Come Up: An Oral History of the Rise of Hip-Hop by Jonathan Abrams A … Read more
Written by Ally Abruscato. Graphic by Charlotte Beck. Whether it’s on TikTok, through a friend, or in a bookstore, we’re constantly bombarded with book recommendations. This is amazing because it allows us to read books we wouldn’t normally read and connect with others based on a shared interest. All this to say: please keep giving … Read more
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5 Books About the Enduring Power of Black Healing Traditions. (Canva/Danielle Buckingham) There’s an ongoing joke on the internet about black people and our unwavering faith in Ginger Ale and abandoning it as a cure-all. In reality, this represents the way our community has always used what we had available to us to heal ourselves … Read more