Our top picks from this month’s Kindle sale April is here, and our reading list needs some new titles. We’ve been reading the latest Amazon Kindle deals and found six great books you need to read this month. Happy Place by Emily Henry You can always count on Emily Henry to write the perfect rom-com. … Read more
This month, I’ve been thinking about the joys of interactive books, books that welcome readers and treat them as active participants in the world of the story. Some types of books are obviously interactive, such as freestyle books and bulletin board books. Some books can be subtly adopted in their design or content, allowing characters … Read more
Thriller Mars One by Charlotte Robinson comes out this month Getty Images/iStockphoto I am currently reading an old science fiction book Mars is red by Kim Stanley Robinson and the New Scientist Book Club (it’s our April read). It’s fun, so any trips to the Red Planet are very welcome from my perspective, and I … Read more
Dr Aimee Walsh, The Mirror’s resident librarian handpicks five April articles that are “incredibly original.” From Jan Carson to Sophie Mackintosh, these are the books you need to read The Citizen Mirror picks five books to read in April Like The Mirror’s resident bookworm and reviewer, my favorite part of the job is sifting through … Read more
Tone day, James Baldwin’s legacy seems assured, but that wasn’t always the case. His critical reputation, already waning in his lifetime, diminished after his death in 1987. The publication of the Library of America’s Collected Essays and Early Novels & Stories ten years later. Michael Anderson, writing in the New York Times, complained about his … Read more
How many times have you heard that “the book is better than the TV series”? Nine times out of 10, they’re right – and I’m guilty of saying it (Prime Video’s Lord of the Courts it can’t compare to movies, never mind Tolkien’s epics). But every now and then, an author’s vision makes it to … Read more
The weather is warming up, restoring grass and students alike. Although it may seem like reading the season is over, the fireplaces are turned off and the sweaters are folded away until next winter, I disagree. While it may not be as dramatic as reading outside in the fall, taking a book outside is a … Read more
Muskism: A Guide for the Desperateby Quinn Slobodian & Ben Tarnoff (Allen Lane £25) Shortly after Elon Musk paid $44bn for Twitter in November 2022, he found #StayWoke T-shirts in the San Francisco headquarters that remained from the time of the founder Jack Dorsey, and sent a video to confirm the company’s infection by the … Read more
On February 4, The Washington Post laid off 30 percent of its staff across the board in a “strategic reset.” International publications were reduced, sports journalists who survived the cut were moved to sections, and the section of books – known as “Book World” – was completely eliminated. Although the Post’s editor-in-chief, Matt Murray, cited … Read more
This week, Dua Lipa was announced as the curator of the London Literary Festival, an annual event that enters its 19th year at the Southbank Centre, which runs from October 21 to November 1. It is the latest chapter in her growing literary career – she founded the Service95 Book Club in 2023, since interviewing … Read more