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If you’re finding yourself paralyzed by the problem of too many choices, check out one of these bookish podcasts. From in-depth discussions on both new and old book releases to interviews with notable authors to personalized recommendations, these podcasts are not only fun to listen to, but also immensely helpful for shaking you out of that indecision-induced reading slump. At the very least, they’ll probably get you thinking more critically about the kinds of books you like to read—which could give you some direction the next time you walk into a library or bookstore....
I never thought I could get bored with reading, but it happens. It happens a lot quicker than you’d think. I had to come up with other ways of filling my time, especially now that the quarantine has been extended another four weeks. I may not be in the mood to read all day every day, but I can still use this time to honor my love of literature. After much consideration, this is my list of ways bookish ways to stay busy during a quarantine....
I have yet to figure out a pattern for which books will have this effect on me. Sometimes it makes sense because the memory is of a book that became a lifelong favorite. Other times it’s a book that holds no particular significance for me. And sometimes it’s the place or the time that I read the book that is significant, but other times a book takes me back to an unremarkable time and place, like the chair I was curled up in reading while the kids I was babysitting were napping....
There’s a documentary on HBO Max called LFG, which follows the U.S. women’s national team and their fight for equal pay. Despite the fact that the USWNT runs circles around the men’s team (hello, four World Cup titles to the men’s…zero), they make 89 cents to their male counterpart’s dollar per regular season game, and for World Cup appearances? The men make almost double in bonuses. In April, a judge approved a partial settlement between the USWNT and U....
Biology, nature, chemistry, physics, tech, computers, medicine — there’s a lot from which to choose, which makes this read-along especially fun. If you have young children, they can get in on the fun, too — books like Over and Under the Waves by Kate Messner (the latest book in that series) and Stay Curious and Keep Exploring: 50 Amazing, Bubbly, and Colorful Science Experiments to do with the Whole Family by Emily Calandrelli (out 9/27) are perfect to read with them....
The evening of September 25th marks the start of the Jewish holiday of Rosh Hashanah, and 10 days later is Yom Kippur. These two holidays comprise what are known as the High Holidays, also called the High Holy Days. Rosh Hashanah is the Jewish New Year, or the first two days of the Jewish month of Tishrei, the first month of the Jewish calendar, and Yom Kippur is the Day of Atonement....
All of the parents raising the challenge, except one, are Black. At the heart of the challenge is the reality that Burbank School District’s 400 Black students face potential harm by having these titles read and discussed in the classroom. While this challenge has, like many, drawn the nationwide attention of anti-censorship organizations, including PEN America and the National Coalition Against Censorship, what makes this particular case stickier is that the parents are concerned about how reading these books in an era of anti-racism and urgent, necessary demands for racial equality, police reform, and justice—particularly for Black people—impacts Black and non-Black students....
But why? Pizza Hut isn’t giving me a free pizza for my reading accomplishments. There is no prize I’m working for. While part of my reading is for work, and pleasure and work gets blurred when you like your job, I have always read for the enjoyment of it. For the places I travel to. The people I meet — friends and foes. It’s the time of being between the pages and disconnecting from gestures wildly at the current world....
I disagree. In my opinion, the quick answer to this question is “yes, absolutely a translation can be better.” But I want to follow this conclusion with “but it’s complicated.” Let’s get into why. Yes, a Translation Can Be Better Than the Original I think a lot about a point I’ve heard translators make, which is that when we read translations, the translator wrote every word in that book. Every word!...
The protagonist, John Yossarian, is a bombardier in his late 20s in the United States Air Force during World War II. Each time Yossarian approaches the quota for missions flown, his superior officers raise the quota. Hypothetically, if the squadron’s doctor declares Yossarian “insane,” he can be dismissed. However, asking to be dismissed would demonstrate a rational desire for self-preservation, thus making him “sane.” This self-contradictory clause, Catch-22, became a common expression....
