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Karnataka author Banu Mushtaq discusses her reading journey from childhood magazines to Russian literature, how social activism shaped her writing, and winning the 2025 International Booker Prize for ...

There is, however, another lesson to be found in fantasy literature. A deep structure binds people and nature together in Ursula Le Guin’s Earthsea series, for example. These are works about the ...

Librarians and publishers gathered in Philadelphia for this year’s ALA conference, where dozens of authors and illustrators were also in attendance, meeting librarians, speaking on panels, and signing ...

Members of an FDA expert panel discussed the risks and benefits of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, or SSRIs, for ...

Overlooked diaries written by teenage boys in pre-war Soviet Russia reveal relatable perspectives on love, lust, boredom, pressure to succeed and trying to fit in; but also experience of famine, exile ...