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As lovely as it is to spend days or weeks immersed in a book, sometimes life doesn't allow for that. There's something very satisfying about starting and finishing a novel in a day - and no chance of forgetting what's happening or who everyone is!. From a thriller that will...

8 books you could read in a day

One genre is taking the lead when it comes to new releases this week and that’s romance. We definitely have some other genres peppered in, but if you’re in the reading mood for stories with a happily ever after, you’re going to be thrilled with many of these new books.

New YA Books Hitting Shelves This Week, August 19, 2024

Happy new book day to all who celebrate! I hope you are having a wonderful week so far. Recently, I’ve spent some time rearranging the books in my home. I haven’t done it in several years, and I decided to change things up. This time, I have mostly nonfiction downstairs instead of fiction. I’ve grouped the books by subject, like birds, bats, sharks, basketball, cars, music, the American Civil War, reference books, etc. They sure look purdy. And if the internet ever goes down, my niece and nephew will still be able to write school reports on just about anything, lol. Related: I can’t believe it has been 10 years since a teacher told us that her students were writing weird facts about Harper Lee in their papers, and she finally figured out why. (It was me, hi, I was the problem, it was me.)

Hooray, It’s Time for New Books!

August is Women in Translation Month, a time to highlight and celebrate translated works by women. It was started in 2014 by Meytal Radzinski to combat the dismal rates of books being translated into English that were written by women. First of all, only 3% of the books published in the US are translated, and of that 3%, only 31% are by women. Living in such a globalized age, it’s hard to fathom how few opportunities Americans have to read novels written from the perspectives of people who not only live in different countries but think in different languages. Add to that how we’re missing out on BIPOC women’s voices from all over the world, and it seems all the more unacceptable.

The Book That Helped Start South Korea’s 4B Movement and Other Translated Books by BIPOC Women

Welcome to Today in Books, our daily round-up of literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more. Here are the most popular stories from the past week. Tennessee High School Closes Library to Comply with Book Banning Law. Green Hill High School in Wilson County, Tennessee, has...

The Biggest Bookish News of the Week

Greenville, SC

Greenville County Library, which has 12 locations in and around the Greenville, South Carolina, metropolitan area, is giving serious consideration to removing all books featuring trans characters from their young adult sections. The public library system has been among one of the most prolific in the realm of censorship since...

Greenville County Library (SC) Wants to Remove Trans Books from YA Section

Backpack fantasy is are for all heroes who travel light. For adventurers campaigning with naught but a rucksack, duffel, or carrier bag, they carry everything they need on their person. They decide to save the world with their just friends, some snacks, and a spare pair of socks and I commend them for their minimalist lifestyle.

8 Backpack Fantasy Recommendations for Heroes On the Go

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[Note: Unless otherwise indicated, the commentary and quotes in this article are from the author's interview with those mentioned.]. Elizabeth Montgomery was one of the most popular actors from the 1950s to her unfortunate passing from cancer in 1995. Before, during, and after her benchmark Emmy-nominated role as twitch-witch Samantha Stephens on TV's Bewitched (ABC, 1964-1972), Montgomery made over 200 additional appearances in other weekly shows, TV-movies, and feature films.

'Bewitched' Star Elizabeth Montgomery Received Death Threats for Protesting the Vietnam War

Happy Sunday, kidlit friends! This week we’ve been battling our first school illness. It really does feel like a battle! I’m still hoping we have fewer illnesses this year than last, but it’s not looking promising. Speaking of surviving, today I review four great middle grade books...

Middle Grade Books About Wilderness Survival Plus Two Great New Releases

American idioms are as colorful as they are confusing. Filled with references to sports, poetry, animals, and even pasta, they often leave non-native speakers scratching their heads. Even many Americans are stumped by the origins of these 24 quirky phrases when they pause to think about them. 1: Shoot the...

24 Phrases Most Americans Say But Can’t Explain

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Martin Vidal

You don’t have to slog through 800 pages to experience a great read. This list is proof. 1. Maxims by La Rochefoucauld Maxims has 137 pages. However, since the work consists primarily of aphorisms, most of those pages have only a few sentences on them. With enviable brevity and wit, La Rochefoucauld gives the reader invaluable insight into the human soul.

10 Timeless Books With Less Than 150 Pages

Welcome to Today in Books, our daily round-up of literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more. Anthropic Sued by Authors for Training Its AI on Their Books. Anthropic is now the third major tech player (after OpenAI and Meta) to be sued by authors for using...

Anthropic Sued by Authors for Training Its AI on Their Books

You probably studied Native American culture in school, but chances are your teacher only covered a fraction of Indigenous history. Native American tradition and accomplishments are vast and steeped in incredible feats. From women warriors to your favorite movie snack, Native American tribes have contributed more to society than you...

19 Facts Many People Don’t Know About Native Americans

Do you want to be well-received upon arriving in the United Kingdom? If so, don’t share this fact with your new Londoner friends: American English is older than British English. The reason? Original British settlers arrived in America speaking their native tongue. Not too long after, upper-class citizens in...

25 British Phrases That Are Super Confusing to Americans

In Case You Missed Yesterday's Most Popular Book Deals. The Master Butchers Singing Club by Louise Erdrich. The Hundred Years' War on Palestine by Rashid Khalidi. Everyone On This Train is a Suspect by Benjamin Stevenson. $2.99. Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler, illustrated by John Jennings.

Book Riot’s Deals of the Day for August 20, 2024

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This week, Liberty and Emily discuss Obitchuary, The Secret Dead Club, We Love the Nightlife, and more great books!. Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify and never miss a beat book. Sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for even more new book news.

New Releases and More for August 20, 2024

Tracing their ancestral home to the picture-perfect Channel Islands, the Chumash likely descend from some of the Americas' earliest settlers. When I was in elementary school, my class read a book called Island of the Blue Dolphins about a young Indigenous girl who was stranded on an island off the coast of California. The novel is based on the true story of the "Lone Woman of San Nicolas", who supposedly lived alone on San Nicolas Island for 18 years during the mid-19th Century, after the rest of her native American tribe was relocated to the mainland by missionaries.

California's little-known ancient society

Well, it happened. I finally got around to watching MaXXXine, the final film in Ti West’s horror trilogy. It was admittedly not my favorite of the three, but it did get me thinking about horror stories about movies. And there are actually a ton of good ones! So I thought that would be a fun thing to talk about this week. Have you seen MaXXXine? What were your thoughts? What are your favorite horror movies set in Hollywood? I’d love to hear all about it, so be sure to reach out and let me know. In the meantime, let’s chat horror books.

Horror Goes to Hollywood

EDINBURGH, Scotland — Researchers have uncovered what might be the world’s oldest solar calendar at Göbekli Tepe, a 12,000-year-old archaeological site in southern Turkey. This ancient timekeeping system, etched into stone pillars, could be more than just a way to track the seasons – it might also serve as a memorial to a catastrophic comet strike that changed the course of human history.

World’s oldest calendar discovered in ancient temple may rewrite birth of civilization

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Your Favorite Books in Translation You’ve Read This Year (So Far)

In the Read Harder Halfway Check-In Survey, I asked you what your favorite books are that you’ve read for the challenge so far, and you gave...

Your Favorite Books in Translation You’ve Read This Year (So Far)

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