Review: Mystery, from ‘This Is Going to Hurt’ author Adam Kay

If you're susceptible to vicarious (sympathetic?) hangovers, take care reading Adam Kay's "A Particularly Nasty Case." "All-night Bender" is the first chapter, and that's exactly what Dr. Eitan Rose goes on, bouncing from the techno thump of a...

Review: A private eye investigates whether her husband sent an innocent man to prison

GONE IN THE NIGHT: A Detective Annalisa Vega Novel. By Joanna Schaffhausen. Minotaur Books. 320 pages. $30. Joe Green is serving time for killing his ex-wife’s divorce lawyer, but he claims he didn’t do it. Nick Carelli, the Chicago homicide...

Sixth-grade authors from Emerado celebrate second self-published book

EMERADO, N.D. – At an “authors table” in the Emerado Public School gymnasium on Friday, Peyton Gornowicz and Magnus Lugo found themselves surrounded by fellow students anxious to learn about the two books they have self-published. A school...

Commentary: National Book Month reminds me of the books we carry and that carry us

Each October celebration of National Book Month reminds me that books are some of our most devoted life companions. A relatively new book by a friend confirms my belief. The book’s author, Jon M. Sweeney, is the discerning editor who acquired my...

The 15 most banned books in U.S. schools

The most commonly banned books in U.S. schools include LGBTQ titles, international bestsellers, teen romantasy novels and a 1962 classic, according to a new report that compares modern-day censorship to Cold War-era McCarthyism. More than 6,800...

Out West Books’ titles put the right books into the right hands

Each week as part of SunLit — The Sun’s literature section — we feature staff recommendations from book stores across Colorado. This week, the staff from Out West Books in Grand Junction recommends three titles that, through fiction and...

Best-selling author John Grisham discusses how passion for unjustly convicted inspires writing

Support local news in ATL Atlanta’s best morning newsletter Rough Draft is a clever, curated, and concise email to help you stay up-to-date. John Grisham, author of 50 consecutive best sellers, mostly in the genre of legal thrillers, has changed...

Local author releases new poetry book

Margot Jarvis Genger recently published a 295-page book of poetry titled “Baobab Tree — Collected Poems 1970-2024.” It’s now available at the Booklegger in Old Town Eureka. The author said, “I published ‘Baobab Tree’ last year, but felt reluctant...

Here are the top 10 most banned books in the US, per PEN America 

Banned Books Week has begun and new titles are dominating this year's top challenged list. Banned Books Week is Oct. 5-11 and this year's theme is, "Censorship Is so 1984. Read for Your Rights." The theme is inspired by George Orwell's "1984," a...

Autumnal books to fall in love with this season

I couldn’t resist the pun. Here are five books that will hopefully bring about crisp breezes and warm sweaters this October. A romantasy to read when it’s raining outside Not only is this one of my favorite books of all time, from one of my...

From student athlete to author: Frisco native harnesses sports to shape writing

For Osawese Agbonkonkon, a student athlete at the University of Texas-Austin balancing a full course load, Division 1 track and field and aspirations for law school would seem like more than enough to manage. But for Agbonkonkon, a budding author,...

Florida leads nation in banning books...again. What are your thoughts? 

Being number one in the country is typically something to be proud of...except when it's not. The free speech group PEN America this week released its annual rankings and for the third year in a row Florida ranked No. 1 in banning books in...

Ivan Klima, author whose work depicted the tribulations of life and love under communism

Ivan Klíma, who has died aged 94, was one of the greatest of the disproportionately large number of good writers that the Czech nation has produced. Like his more famous contemporary, Milan Kundera, Klíma wrote mainly about love and politics and...

Thirteen books to read by Sharjah Ruler Sheikh Dr Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi

Sheikh Dr Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi is not only the longest-serving current UAE ruler, but also one of the nation’s most esteemed historians. In addition to developing Sharjah into a global cultural hub, Sheikh Dr Sultan is a prolific writer,...

An entrepreneur who built his 6-figure business around 'unreasonable hospitality' shares the books he makes employees read

Kyle Ray turned his window-cleaning side hustle into a six-figure business, thanks to a unique pricing structure and providing what he calls "unreasonable hospitality." However, if you asked the business owner what he does, he wouldn't mention...

URC Round 2 review: Hat-trick starlet Bowen puts smiles on Cardiff faces

Josh Adams celebrates as Tom Bowen complete his hat-trick. Photo via YouTube Simon Thomas Rising star Tom Bowen has been hailed as a “next level” finisher in the wake of his scintillating hat-trick for Cardiff in their BKT URC clash with Munster....

Book Review: When Nothing Feels Real is a terrifying look at depersonalisation

There aren’t many of us who can imagine our lives changing in an instant. But many years ago, journalist, Nathan Dunne found that this was his reality. He contracted an illness called depersonalisation, a misunderstood and highly mysterious...

Somebody I Used to Know: Modern Rom-Com Review

The Rom-Com is perhaps the most well-tread genre in Hollywood. Released in 2023, the rom-com ‘Somebody I Used to Know’ tells an original story from real-life partners Dave Franco and Alison Brie. It follows a once-until-recently-successful talk...

Agna Yami: World’s youngest published female poet and child literacy advocate

As the colourful kite soared, it caught the imagination of a five-year-old who had come to the park accompanied by her mother. Enraptured by the rainbow-hued object’s vagaries and flight of fancy, she poured her emotions and feelings into verse....

Book review: This mystery unfolds in the posh enclave of Saugatuck, Mich.

As this story opens Henshaw is happily married to Erin. In the previous book they were in Florida on their honeymoon. It is now some years after that-they are parents of a young son named Leo. Five years old, Leo inherited his dad’s ability to see...