Over on my personal blog I write on topics of interest to people approaching or already into their retirement years. When writing on the United Nations’ International Day of Older Persons, which occurs each year on October 1, I included a list of five novels that feature older adult characters. Being of retirement age myself, […]
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Source: Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month With These Books by Latinx and Hispanic Authors | Bookish National Hispanic Heritage Month is celebrated between September 15 and October 15 each year, and honors the many contributions of Americans with roots in South and Central America, the Caribbean, Spain, and Mexico. To mark the occasion, we’ve gathered some
ARE WE ALL GASLIGHTERS? How Crime Fiction Helps Us Understand The Part Communities Play in Continuing Abuse The psychological concept of gaslighting takes its name from the film Gaslight starring Ingrid Bergman: Gaslighting is a common aspect of abusive relationships, both in fiction and in real life. An abuser uses a variety of methods to
And for those of us who like a healthy dose of reading with our coffee, there’s this:
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Source: 19 Controversial Books to Read with Your Book Club Are you looking for a bold new book that’s sure to get conversation going with your book club? We’ve compiled a list of some of the most controversial books included on the American Library Association’s annual list of books that have recently been restricted, removed,
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Source: Do we really still need Banned Books Week? – The Washington Post The answer to the question, as Mr. Charles himself comes to realize, is a resounding yes.
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Source: 10 Banned Books We Read and Re-Read | Challenged and Banned Books
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Source: These are the most challenged books in the US Check out the list while you celebrate your freedom to read! How many of these books have you read? What new books do you discover here for you list of books-to-read?
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Source: 7 Ways to Celebrate Banned Books Week | Bookish Did you know that every year hundreds of books are challenged across America? Banned Books Week is an annual awareness campaign that reminds the literary community of the importance of speaking out against book banning and supporting our freedom to read. This year Banned Books
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A neuroscientist explains what tech does to the reading brain An interview with UCLA neuroscientist Maryanne Wolf, author of Proust and the Squid: The Story and Science of the Reading Brain and the recently released Reader, Come Home, which details “how technology is changing the brain, what we lose when we lose deep attention, and
