Funny StoryDaphne always loved the way her fiancé Peter told their story. How they met (on a blustery day), fell in love (over an errant hat), and moved back to his lakeside hometown to begin their life together. He really was good at telling it right up until the moment he realized he was actually in love with his childhood best friend Petra. Which is how Daphne begins her new story: Stranded in beautiful Waning Bay, Michigan, without friends or family but with a dream job as a children’s...
Charleston novelist Roger Jones will speak at a book launch for The Final Victory at 6 p.m. April 30 at the Charleston Library Society.
An excerpt from ‘India’s Forgotten Country: A View From the Margins’, by Bela Bhatia.
Huntington Beach has led a charge on “relocating” children’s books. Now they may hand the library off to a private firm.
In South Dakota GOP Gov. Kristi Noem's new book, she writes about killing
In a lab in London, a new generation of avatars is learning to smile, frown and wink — not just as programmed, but in response to human emotions conveyed through text. Backed by Nvidia, Synthesia’s latest creation aims to mimic and deeply understand feelings, turning every digital interaction into a near-human experience. As these emotional avatars […]
As we hurtle toward the end of another April, there’s still time to tuck in one more stack of new books and ARCs that have come to the Scalzi Compound. What here strikes you as a good read to
Kevin Edwards is using his psychology background to teach kids about positive character strengths.
Back in the day, Salman Rushdie used to joke that the argument over The Satanic Verses, his satirical novel caricaturing Prophet Muhammad, was a “quarrel between those with a sense of humour and those without one”.But, lately, his mood has darkened and he has become less forgiving of his critics, judging from his new book, Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder, a cathartic account of the murderous attack on him at a literary event in upstate New York in the summer of 2022.It left him with...
"In light of recent campus protests and debates around the policies of the Israeli and Palestinian governments, former NFL linebacker Emmanuel Acho and actor Noa Tishby discuss their new book, ""Uncomfortable Conversations with a Jew."" The book encourages open dialogue on difficult subjects like antisemitism."
Former President Donald Trump's ex-adviser, Kimberly Guilfoyle, generated a wave of jokes Monday afternoon after she introduced her new children's book, The Princess and her Pup.Guilfoyle's announcement comes on the heels of the backlash faced by Kristi Noem, South Dakota governor and rumored Trump vice-presidential pick, for her admission that she killed one of her own dogs in a gravel pit after a pheasant-hunting trip.Guilfoyle, fiancee of Donald Trump Jr., primarily sparked mockery on X,...
How often do you lose or misplace your keys? If the answer is often, then you're in luck. Psychologists have said it is not always a sign of a poor memory.In a new book called The Psychology of Memory, psychologists Megan Sumeracki and Althea Need Kaminske seek to educate people on memory and techniques to improve it. These techniques can also help you remember small things, such as your keys, numbers and names.In the book, the psychologists write that people need to have a better understanding...