For Readers
We frequently figure we should share NPR’s interviews with authors of faith-related books on Sundays, but of course, Sunday as a holy day isn’t universally applicable to our readers. So for those who prefer their philosophy to be more ton...
While certainly there are parts of the Western Hemisphere that struggle to fund or access libraries, it’s fair to say that almost all of us must count our blessings when compared to Indonesia. The Guardian, in a series of articles looking at pr...
Dr. Homer Venters’s interview about his new book with Fresh Air is not an easy read. But then again, the subject of his book is the horrific conditions in correctional facilities. Venters oversaw the care of thousands of inmates in the jails on...
A new study found a significant increase in the number of U.S. children’s books that include diverse characters. The Cooperative Children’s Book Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison found 401 of 3,000 books included African or Af...
For Authors
Writer’s Digest shared a list of twelve free or low-cost apps that can help writers in some way. But not all of them are strictly applicable for writers — we’d encourage readers who seek greater organization or productivity to also...
You can add double negatives to the list of grammatical structures that were historically acceptable for years before language prescriptivists shot them down. Grammar Girl explains how we came to decide they were all wrong and also offers five situat...
Reddit isn’t just for cute animal pictures and snarky memes (though let’s be honest, at least one of those is a huge draw for the average person). Jess Zafarris combed through the world of subreddits — or threads, for the unaware &m...
Nate Hoffelder, the man behind The Digital Reader, doesn’t just blog — he provides web design, tech support, and web hosting. In those duties, he just found a flaw in a WordPress plugin called Social Warfare that allows hackers to redirec...
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