Posted on 08/02/2021 at 02:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek
The first major biography of author WG Sebald promises an in-depth look into the traumas that shaped his career. Carole...
Posted on 07/31/2021 at 04:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek
Among the many events canceled last year because of COVID-19 was the weeklong festival celebrating author Ernest Hemingway. This year,...
Posted on 07/28/2021 at 03:30 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek
A tablet that records some of the epic of Gilgamesh is itself progressing on quite the journey. The Guardian reports...
Posted on 07/27/2021 at 10:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek
The 2021 Booker Prize longlist has been released, and it includes Pulitzer and Nobel Prize winners alongside debut novelists. The...
Posted on 07/23/2021 at 09:49 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek
An official prequel to A.A. Milne’s Winnie-the-Pooh stories will come out this fall, to mark the 95th anniversary of their...
Posted on 07/20/2021 at 08:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek
Author John Boyne probably didn’t expect a novel with a transgender main character to make no splash whatsoever. But he...
Posted on 07/15/2021 at 12:30 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek
There’s no denying the mark that William Shakespeare has left on Western civilization. And sometimes, in fact, it’s embraced —...
Posted on 07/13/2021 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek
France has succeeded in keeping a historic Marquis de Sade manuscript within its borders. The Guardian reports that the French...
Posted on 07/08/2021 at 08:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek
If you don’t find book awards all that interesting, we have another option for you to try: library awards. The...
Posted on 07/07/2021 at 08:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek
British cultural groups have yet another rare collection within their grasp — and the time to raise money to purchase...
