News from writing and literature

Let's stand with Madison and Virginia and the people and Thomas Jefferson and all the people of the Commonwealth, Virginia, and let's say hands off the Bill of Rights

The 7 writing apps I used to start and finish my book

Maya Angelou memoir, Holocaust book are among those pulled from Naval Academy library in DEI purge

'That proverbial force of nature': Vancouver Writers Fest founder Alma Lee dies at age 84

Statesman Q&A: Texas track athlete Osawese Agbonkonkon talks about writing his first book

Josie Church and Anne Wallace-Hadrill born on same day in 1924

China Miéville says we shouldn't blame science fiction for its bad readers | TechCrunch

It List spring reading guide: Fantastic books and where to read them

Ottoman Empire's religious 'tolerance' was another form of control, findings suggest

Help your film live forever with this Kodak film scanner, now 26% off

Headway is your shortcut to success — and just £37 for life

Decoding a medieval mystery manuscript

Tuberculosis could be eradicated. So why isn’t it?

Today in History: Houdini is born; the longest NHL game ever is played; and, the beaver becomes Canada's official symbol

Teacher courts 'controversy' by admitting that students need to be told their reading level

Jane Austen's Pride & Prejudice keeps being adapted - but does 'bad lad' Mr Darcy still do it for Gen Z?

Tariffs may be 'catastrophic' for independent bookstores, publishers

The United States was founded by what current Americans might call a cult

200 years after the creation of braille, blind people in Mali say it has allowed them to fit in