As we celebrate Pride Month, we wanted to show a little love to some of the brilliant Black writers who are giving a voice to the LGBTQ community, even as conservatives attempt to silence them.
When digital books are pitted against print books, the complexities of reading are obscured. The focus is diverted from the critical question of AI versus human senses in reading.
Two weeks before George W. Bush was sworn in as the president, a liberal nerd was procrastinating at the MIT Media Lab in Cambridge, Mass. Jonah Peretti, who had just turned 27, went on nike.com and starting playing around with the new customizable shoe feature. He typed the word "fuck" in the text box. When that didn't work, he tried "sweatshop." The prank went viral. A few weeks later, Peretti was wearing an ill-fitting jacket on the set of the Today show and yucking it up with Katie Couric.
One thing we know for sure is that Filipinos are imaginative and creative people. So, whether you’re looking for another book to add to your reading list or thinking of giving books as gifts to a bookworm, you really can’t go wrong with Filipino books.Here are 15 books written by Filipinos that you should include in your reading list for the rest of the year:
Bethanne Patrick's 10 recommended books for June include long-awaited fiction from Lorrie Moore and Jenny Erpenbeck, strong debuts and surprising histories.
Pride Month is officially here and that can only mean one thing: time to load up your reading list with stellar queer stories.Of course, you should be mixing gay books into your to-be-read pile no matter what time of year, but this month, as you celebrate Pride, queer books can be the perfect way to explore the breadth and diversity of the LGBTQ community.Fortunately for anybody looking for a great gay read, the book world is filled with a bevy of queer stories of all genres.Whether you're...
Authors, critics and Guardian readers discuss the titles they have read over the last month. Join the conversation in the commentsIn this series we ask authors, Guardian writers and readers to share what they have been reading recently. This month, recommendations include a tear-jerking novel, stories of female friendship and a gamechanging guide to the way we eat. Tell us in the comments what you have been reading. Continue reading
Escaping Baltimore with a trip to the beach? Pack your imagination along with the sunscreen and a few good summer reads.
In the Book Pages this week, Erik Pedersen writes about the mysteries, thrillers and crime novels to look out for.
J. Ryan Stradal, Megan Abbott and Dennis Lehane are authors who can offer a general sense of familiarity mixed with surprise.
In the acknowledgements of his 2020 debut novel, ’A Star Is Bored,’ Byron Lane thanked his then-boyfriend, fellow author Steven Rowley, in a sweet paragraph that ended with the words, “Will you marry me?” Then, in the acknowledgements of his own 2021 novel, ’The Guncle,’ Rowley finally gave his public reply: “A thousand times YES.” Now, with the knot long tied, both of the pair’s next books are hitting shelves—and on the same day, May 30, just in time for Pride month. We caught up with Steven...
Here are 13 choose-your-own-adventure themes for summer reading.