'Regretting You' Movie vs. Book Differences

The latest movie adaptation from popular author Colleen Hoover is Regretting You. The story follows a mother and daughter who experience a horrible tragedy that strains their relationship. Find out how the new film differs from the 2019 novel....

Ian Rankin: We authors should write for modern attention spans

There’s no mystery about why people are losing the motivation to read: from TikTok to The Traitors, the world is full of reasons not to pick up a book. But one of Britain’s best-loved crime writers believes that, in the tradition of detective...

A journey through Mangaluru’s cricket heritage: Book and photo exhibition launched

Veteran umpire Kasturi Balakrishna Pai being felicitated at the launch of the book ‘Red Cherries on the Canara Coast: The Story of Cricket in Mangaluru and Udupi’ and inauguration of a photo exhibition at Kodialguthu Centre for Art and Culture on...

5 Books That Teach You to Stay Two Steps Ahead Without Looking Like You’re Trying

5 Books That Teach You to Stay Two Steps Ahead Without Looking Like You’re Trying (Picture Credit - Instagram) There’s a quiet kind of intelligence that doesn’t announce itself. You see it in people who anticipate problems before they occur, who...

The Classic Book That Proves Loneliness Has Always Been a Human Constant

The Classic Book That Proves Loneliness Has Always Been a Human Constant (Picture Credit - Instagram) Loneliness is older than language. Long before psychologists labelled it or social media amplified it, writers tried to map its quiet terrain....

How Chennai’s Train Stations Are Becoming Reading Hubs, Thanks To This 26-YO Book Lover

In the midst of Chennai’s bustling train stations, where the rhythm of daily life often drowns out small pleasures, a new initiative is offering commuters a chance to pause and indulge in the simple joy of reading. Two newly-installed vending...

CBS News’ Jonathan Vigliotti’s ‘Torched,’ His Account Of Los Angeles Wildfires, To Publish Next May

CBS News Correspondent Jonathan Vigliotti has penned a book on covering the Los Angeles wildfires earlier this year and the implications for the city as it prepares for the Olympic Games. Torched: How a City Was Left to Burn, and the Olympic Rush...

Book a SMECO Home Energy Analysis

Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative customers can schedule a home energy analysis to have their energy use reviewed, have energy-saving items installed, and learn about rebates for upgrades through the company’s Home Energy Improvement Program....

How a Former Michigan Crime Reporter Turned His Beat into a Book

Cover image courtesy of John CountsThough many writers’ first books of fiction are thinly veiled autobiographies, Whitmore Lake-based journalist John Counts drew inspiration for Bear County, Michigan from what he’d heard while sitting in...

238,000 visitors attended Frankfurt Book Fair 2025

The 77th edition of the Frankfurt Book Fair has been all about growth, global discourse, and a passion for reading across generations, recording a total of 238,000 visitors. The 77th Frankfurt Book Fair (15–19 October 2025) continued the book...

Corcoran alum’s spellbinding, witchy children’s books series stands the test of time

As seasonal picks line the shelves of children’s books aisles, young readers reach for the beloved classics of one Corcoran School of the Arts & Design alum time and time again. Ruth Chew, who attended Corcoran in the 1930s, authored the...

Author Adam Hochschild sees echoes of 'American Midnight' today

UC Berkeley journalism instructor and historian Adam Hochschild is the author of American Midnight: The Great War, a Violent Peace and Democracy's Forgotten Crisis. He says he wrote the book during the first Trump administration because he was...

Historical novelist. award-winning journalist to talk about their new books

Two major authors will visit the New Orleans Public Library virtually in the coming week to talk about their latest , and very different, books. Historical fiction queen Philippa Gregory will visit via Zoom on Oct. 29 at 1 p.m to discuss her...

The Rise Of Online Book Communities Within E-Libraries

Reading has always had a quiet charm – a person a book and a world unfolding in silence. But that silence is starting to hum with voices. Online book communities have emerged as virtual campfires where readers gather not just to consume books but...

Book explaining Xi's discourses on social security published

BEIJING, Oct. 27 (Xinhua) -- A book detailing and explaining important discourses on social security by Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, has been published by the People's Publishing House. Xi's...

Shreveport author releasing her second thriller novel, set in northwest Louisiana

Shreveport native Jennifer Moorhead is releasing her second psychological thriller, "Poison Wood," on Oct. 28. “Poison Wood” follows crime reporter Rita Meade, who was a side character in Moorhead’s debut novel, "Broken Bayou," released in 2024....

Mitchell Beazley acquires The Book of Coffee by Julian Baggini and James Hoffmann

Mitchell Beazley has acquired The Book of Coffee: A Philosophy by Julian Baggini, illustrated by Mariya Suzuki, featuring a foreword and afterword by James Hoffmann. Publishing director Alison Starling acquired world all-language rights from...

Help! A Popular Online Celebrity Has a New Book Coming Out. I Might Be the Villain in Her Story.

Dear Prudence is Slate’s advice column. Submit questions here. (It’s anonymous!) Dear Prudence, A few years ago, I participated in an online forum where people criticized a popular outdoor influencer I’ll call “Sally.” Some of the discussions were...

What’s the difference between ghosts and demons? Books, folklore and history reflect society’s supernatural beliefs

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskidsus@theconversation.com. What’s the difference between ghosts and demons? – Landon W., age 15, The Colony, Texas Belief...

Kingston hosts book talk with novelist J. Courtney Sullivan

Massachusetts author J. Courtney Sullivan is scheduled to speak about her novel "The Cliffs" at 5 p.m. Nov. 12 at the Kingston Council on Aging, located at 30 Evergreen St., according to a community announcement. The event is free and open to the...