by kkeel | Dec 4, 2023 | Uncategorized
On November 8th, Spotify USA debuted a new audiobook program for their premium subscribers. Paid members now can listen to up to 15 hours of audiobooks for no additional cost every month. They also have the option to add ten-hour listening increments for an additional...
by kkeel | Jul 14, 2023 | Uncategorized
American novelist Barbara Kingsolver has won the Women’s Prize for Fiction for the second time in her career and is the first recipient to do so. Her 2022 release, Demon Copperhead, follows the story of a boy born to a single mother in the Appalachia Mountains....
by shenion | Feb 27, 2023 | Uncategorized
Across the United States, book banning has increased, with 2022 set to outdo 2021 in the number of challenged and banned books. This challenge is nothing new. In fact, books that offer commentary on societal issues, such as To Kill a Mockingbird, Maus, I Know Why...
by shenion | Feb 14, 2023 | For Fun, Uncategorized
It’s Black History Month. So much of U.S. History has been distorted, to erase Black stories. In a Eurocentric society, it’s more important than ever to learn the history of African Americans and what they’ve contributed to America. Understand Black culture by reading...
by shenion | Feb 13, 2023 | Uncategorized
Filippo Bernardini, rights coordinator at Simon & Schuster’s London office, stole over one thousand manuscripts from big-name authors such as Sally Rooney, Margaret Atwood, and Ian McEwan. The thirty-year-old pleads guilty to one count of wire fraud and will face...
by kkeel | Feb 6, 2023 | Uncategorized
Spring 2023 Eliot Schein lecturer Linda Villarosa was honored by The New York Times in their “Best Books of 2022” article. Villarosa’s book, Under the Skin: The Hidden Toll of Racism on American Lives and on the Health of Our Nation, traces the effects of slavery that...
