Posted on June 14, 2023 at 10:40 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

You can't make everyone happy. Author Elizabeth Gilbert probably already knew that, but she was reminded of it this past...

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Posted on June 13, 2023 at 8:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Author Elizabeth Gilbert has pulled a novel off her publication schedule in response to reader objections. The Guardian, among other...

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Posted on May 17, 2023 at 2:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The Russia-Ukraine conflict continues to affect the literary world. A board member of PEN America has resigned after a panel...

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Posted on December 9, 2022 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

A Russian soldier who found refuge in France — and catharsis in telling the true story behind his country's attack...

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Posted on October 17, 2022 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy was likely accustomed to stirring emotion in others, as a comedian and actor before becoming a...

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Posted on September 13, 2022 at 10:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Ukraine's largest book festival is still taking place in person (and virtually) this year, despite Russia's invasion of the country,...

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Posted on July 14, 2022 at 3:57 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

It's no surprise, sadly, that librarians are leaving the profession in the face of rising — in frequency and intensity...

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Posted on June 22, 2022 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

A Russian journalist has auctioned off his Nobel Peace Prize to benefit UNICEF's relief efforts in Ukraine. The New York...

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Posted on May 30, 2022 at 4:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

From early on in the Russian invasion of Ukraine, author Andrey Kurkov has made his stance widely known. Kurkov, one...

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Posted on May 4, 2022 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

A 2020 biography of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is being translated into English for the first time — and updated....

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