“The Iliad may be ancient – but it’s not far away” Emily Wilson on Homer’s blood-soaked epic ( www.theguardian.com )
Nobody Ever Read American Literature Like This Guy Did ( www.nytimes.com )
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Should Modern Newspapers Publish Poetry? ( the-artifice.com )
One Morning in Maine, 225 People Went to the Library ( www.nytimes.com )
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Queer History Was Made in ’90s Clubs. These Fliers Captured It. ( www.nytimes.com )
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The Artful Imperfection of Medieval Manuscript Repair ( www.atlasobscura.com )
Here are 19 books our critics are excited for this summer (NPR) ( www.npr.org )
Some of these look really interesting! Definitely want to check out Silver Nitrate since I’ve enjoyed her work in the past. Anything catch your eye?
English-Language Books Are Filling Europe’s Bookstores. Mon Dieu! ( www.nytimes.com )
Publishers are complaining that people prefer to read the novels in English instead of their native tongues.
How to catalogue my library
Hello! I would like to catalogue my library (I estimate in the low thousands but I am unsure of the precise number). I would like to keep tracks of several things, from the “obvious” like author, title, publisher, edition, to more personal like “when”/“where” did I get it. Was it a gift? Is a lucky find from that one...
The Most Scathing Book Reviews of 2023 ( lithub.com )
The Nobel literature prize goes to Norway's Jon Fosse, who once wrote a novel in a single sentence ( apnews.com )
Can any of you recommend a good history of eastern philosophy book?
I am new to exploring philosophy and began reading a history of philosophy book. The author notes that most of the summary is of western philosophy but does touch on some East Asian/Persian/Arabian philosophy. Is there a book with a decently accurate portrayal, without adding too much commentary?
Welcome to the Inaugural [email protected] Bingo for 2024!
We wanted to invite other Lemmy readers to join us in a reading challenge, we have tried to structure this so it’s very flexible with regards to genre, and we don’t require you to join or post on !books. We had just put in the work to make it and thought we could share the fun. (Admins/Mods please feel free to delete if...
Introduction to Theory of Literature ( www.youtube.com )
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How to Live a Happy Life, From a Leading Atheist ( www.nytimes.com )
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‘I wanted to be No 1. But a certain JK Rowling came along’: Jacqueline Wilson on rivalry, censorship – and love ( www.theguardian.com )
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What are some of the best feel book story that you would recommended?
I been in a lots of stress recently with social media and reading No longer human as my most recent book. So i just look for something positive to see a bit. I enjoy the Tatami Galaxy and The cat that save book for reference.
What's in your tsundoku pile?
We’ve all got one. That pile of books waiting to be read, some of them surely doomed to linger for years as other more enticing novels are selected instead. What’s in yours?
Trying to find the title of a book I read once...
OK, y’all. I’m trying to find a book I read many moons ago. I feel like it was by Diana Wynne Jones, but it’s not in her bibliography. Massive spoilers incoming, obviously, but I can’t remember what the spoilers are for....
N. Scott Momaday, Pulitzer Prize winner and giant of Native American literature, dead at 89 ( apnews.com )
Stupid question– is Blood Meridian meant to be comedic at times?
…Because I only just read the first chapter, and I know it’s gonna throw me for a loop, but come on. This whole sequence of events feels like a parody of Westerns– Specifically the “everyone in a bar gets into a fight” trope. I feel like it’s playing out like a Three Stooges sketch....
‘Times change’: what authors think about rewriting older books ( www.theguardian.com )
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‘It’s exciting, it’s powerful’: how translated fiction captured a new generation of readers ( www.theguardian.com )
Chuck Tingle Goes Mainstream...ish ( themillions.com )
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