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Climate stories that focus on solutions are more likely to inspire positive environmental action.
Amid calls to ban certain books from libraries and schools, research shows that students benefit when they have the ability to choose which materials they want to read.
If you fell in love with Dexter and Emma you are sure to do the same with the characters in these funny and moving tales of love.
It’s tempting to see this trend as a sign of the times. But the biggest book publishers started changing their approach only once they realized they were leaving money on the table.
The Conversation’s new Books & Ideas newsletter will come out every Friday and will feature the best in-depth book reviews, explainers and essays.
Which version of “The Metamorphosis” or “Crime and Punishment” should you choose? In a particularly well-stocked library or bookshop, you could find many different English translations.
‘Jaws,’ published in 1974, terrified the public of sharks, but it also brought shark research into the scientific mainstream.
Since 2020 there has been exponential rise in ‘virus fiction’ by a new COVID generation of authors who came out of isolation having experienced a pandemic in real time.
Dozens of young writers were published first at Weaver Press, which believed in fiction as a way of telling the truth.
A smuggling crackdown has threatened the livelihoods of the people who are just scraping by in this South American arbitrage economy.
Though they’re sometimes characterized as attention-addled homebodies, younger people see a real value in libraries − one that goes beyond books.
A radical painter and writer, Alasdair Gray’s work was full of bold visions for an independent Scotland.
Literary podcasts offer comfort, convenience and the ultimate distraction. Here’s a taste – including author interviews, deep dives into classic novels and critiques of self-help blockbusters.
Maggie O'Farrell’s homage to The Yellow Wallpaper inhabits a ‘difficult’ young woman who survives tragedy in colonial India and is incarcerated by her family for refusing gender and social norms.
Swahili readers who have not encountered Abdulrazak Gurnah’s work in other languages are in for a great treat.
With an election on the horizon, it’s the perfect time to curl up with one of our expert recommendations.
These books had our academics gripped until their final pages.
In this episode, Vinita sits down with two experts to break down the many layers — and Black stereotypes — in the much anticipated new film, ‘American Fiction.’
Scholars who study disparities in early care and education answer five questions about Michigan’s Great Start Readiness Program.
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