Literature
The Quiet Revolutionary Who Transformed the Novel Through Jane Austen
During the late 18th and early 19th centuries a woman named Jane Austen brought her quiet but powerful influence to change English literature. Jane Austen maintained her distance from the spotlight of literary success while her novels which she published under a pen...
Remembering Judith Hemschemeyer
In the morning of summer, Judith could have almost been stopped in her tracks by the pure chill running through her veins as she was moving in the very apartment-museum of Akhmatova-Anna in St. Petersburg. The memorial hush of the corridors, the ghost-echo of wartime...
A Veteran’s written legacy: J. J. Zerr from the Navy to The Holey Land
When J. J. Zerr reminisces about his young days in St. Peters, Missouri, he remembers a hand-painted wooden sign: “Population 277.” Small was the town, with its tight-knit people governed by rhythms of baseball, swimming holes, and land for miles of farming. Had it...
The Magical Dual World of Patricia E. Sandoval: From Fairy Dust to Film Sets
In the quiet afternoons in Colorado Springs, a young Patricia E. Sandoval, my spirit companion, would sit by herself with her journal, scribbling short funny stories that only she would read. Her early writings included whimsical observations, campfire stories, and...
Educational Bookshop Celebrates 40 Years as Cornerstone of Palestinian Culture and Intellectual Life
Jerusalem - For 40 years, the Educational Bookshop has served as a beacon of literature, community, and cultural resilience on Salah al-Din Street. Established in 1984 as a family business, the bookstore celebrated 40 years this summer as a cultural landmark in East...
Unburying the Gothic: Johanna Van Veen Resurrects Queer Horror with Poetic Force
In a time when many books plead to be forgotten when the spine closes, Johanna van Veen's tales linger in the reader's mind long after the last page is turned. The Dutch writer of the gothic horror novels My Darling Dreadful Thing (May 2024) and upcoming Blood on Her...
Lincoln James: The Voice of a Generation Ready to Be Heard
Lincoln James remains exclusive in an era of fast trends and forgettable influencers, shaping stories that do more than write books- they are experiences seared into the reader's memory long after turning the last page. Lincoln James’ career does not have any...
AI Blunder: U.S. Newspapers Print Summer Reading Lists With Non-Existent Books
In a surprising case of the problems that come with artificial intelligence in the media, the Chicago Sun-Times and The Philadelphia Inquirer published summer reading lists that contained some books that do not exist, but were credited to actual authors. The lists,...
Man Who Stabbed Author Salman Rushdie Sentenced to 25 Years in New York Court
Hadi Matar, the attacker who brutally assaulted renowned writer Salman Rushdie at a public speech in 2022, was sentenced to 25 years in jail—the maximum permissible term—for attempted murder. The sentencing was held in Chautauqua County Court, capping a high-profile...