by | Mar 4, 2016 | Literary News
from the Express and Star World Book Day: What are the stars reading? Ricki Hall recommended James Frey’s novel From a biography of a Second World War hero to a literary thriller about a man born out of wedlock to a feminist leader – the favourite reads of Black...
by | Feb 20, 2016 | Literary News
from NPR Italian Author And Philosopher Umberto Eco Dead At 84 by MERRIT KENNEDY Ulf Andersen/Getty Images Internationally acclaimed Italian author and philosopher Umberto Eco has died at age 84. His death was confirmed by his American publisher Houghton Mifflin...
by | Feb 19, 2016 | Literary News
from The Washington Post Harper Lee, elusive author of ‘To Kill a Mockingbird,’ is dead By Emily Langer Harper Lee at the White House in 2007. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) “You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view,”...
by | Jan 23, 2016 | Culture Music Art, Literary News
from BBC News Fairy tale origins thousands of years old, researchers say Researchers found Beauty and the Beast was about 4,000 years old / PA Fairy tales like Beauty and the Beast can be traced back thousands of years, according to researchers at universities in...
by | Jan 1, 2016 | Literary News, Mirth
from The Observer Short List Minimalist Emotions: The Life Changing Magic of Not Giving a Fuck By Judy Batalion A parody of Marie Kondo’s decluttering bible, The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up, Sarah Knight’s new humor book provides tips on how to cut down on...
by | Dec 10, 2015 | Culture Music Art, Literary News
from The New York Times Bret Easton Ellis on Living in the Cult of Likability By BRET EASTON ELLIS BRET EASTON ELLIS by Jeff Burton This is an article from Turning Points, a magazine that explores what critical moments from this year might mean for the year ahead....
