The Washington Post Conversation-starting memoirs and novels are inspiring readers to pick up books they know they won’t enjoy. “Never did I read such tosh,” Virginia Woolf wrote to a friend, after getting through the first 200 pages of James Joyce’s…
Each year in B.C. there are about 12,500 wildlife collisions. The more than 9,400 deer/vehicle collisions account for 80 per cent of those accidents. To say they were in harm’s way is an understatement. The sight summoned the baby carriage on the stairs…
Column | What you miss when you read on a screen The Washington Post E-readers are convenient but going digital comes with drawbacks. A reader asks: I am a voracious reader. My books are downloaded to my e-reader. Is there a…
Some books just sound better this way. October 15, 2026 — 5:25am “I am nothing in my soul if not obsessive”, the narrator, Richard Papen, discloses in Donna Tartt’s 1992 campus-thriller, The Secret History. I’m familiar with that line, and with many lines in The…
Ever wonder what your favorite celebrities are reading — whether it’s a timeless classic or the buzzy bestseller they can’t put down? Welcome to Page-Turners, where stars reveal the books that keep them hooked, inspired and up all night. Warning: your…
Rooted in American history is a deep and abiding commitment to freedom of expression. The First Amendment to the Constitution guarantees it. Our first library, The Library Company of Philadelphia, was founded in 1731 by Benjamin Franklin. Since America’s founding 250 years…
Objections rise from issues like sexual content and profanity or racial slurs and stereotypes. PEN America counted 6,870 bans across 23 states in the 2024-2025 school year. Since 1982, the American Library Association has used Banned Books Week to draw attention to books that…
washingtonpost.com The battle over the novel offers a window into America’s long-running fight over what students should be allowed to read. Bruce Severy, a full-bearded, idealistic 26-year-old, moved from Southern California in 1973 to the small town of Drake, North…
Diari ARA The Catalan Book Week has just closed the best edition in its history: about 130,000 people, 8,000 more than last year, and a turnover of nearly one million euros, 12% more Sant Jordi also broke records, with 26.7 million euros and two…
In a digital age, paper books are as popular as ever. But why do we hang on to them after we’ve read them? And what’s a “bibliomaniac”? Amos Groth’s company, Groth and Sons, designs and builds bespoke home libraries. “A…
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