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Not Anti-War, Just on the Other Side
1+ hour, 2+ min ago (368+ words) The British Website Spiked gets a lot of things right, and is often a fun Website, but they really missed the mark here, describing Dalton Trumbo's infamous 1939 novel Johnny Got His Gun as "A triumph of anti-war literature: Any Metallica…...
Seoul International Book Fair Opens June 24 at COEX
2+ hour, 50+ min ago (284+ words) France Named Guest of Honor With Bernard Werber and Other French Authors 530 Publishers From 18 Countries Gather for Lectures and Exhibitions 'Meet the Author' Sessions Feature Choi Jae-chun, Monk Jeong Kwan, and Shin So-yul The 2026 Seoul International Book Fair, Korea's largest…...
Degeneration of Words, THE MISCOMMUNICATION TRILOGY, "The Entropy of Communication, Vol. II, Part 19
4+ hour, 16+ min ago (136+ words) Language, Ideology, and the Collapse of Meaning Critical Theory and the Entropy of Communication The Final Crisis of Language and Civilization Peter Ayolov's key contribution to media theory is the development of the "Propaganda 2. 0" or the "manufacture of dissent" model,…...
Former White House Press Secretary Dana Perino on Debut Novel 'Purple State"
4+ hour, 55+ min ago (747+ words) Step into the heart of America's political and cultural crossroads with Dana Perino as she discusses her debut novel Purple State. In conversation with Westporter Danielle Dobin, Perino brings her insider perspective to a story that blends high-stakes politics with…...
Man In China
5+ hour, 56+ min ago (1306+ words) Yet when Wang (pronounced "Wong") joins a video call with Rochester Review from outside the Hoover Institution-a public policy think tank at Stanford, where he is a research fellow in its History Lab-he seems amused by the notion that his…...
'Am'rica del Norte' review: The unfinished search for Mexican identity
8+ hour, 8+ min ago (216+ words) The novel "Am'rica del Norte" by Mexican writer Nicolas Medina Moro is an intellectual exploration of Mexican identity as part of North America, which is overwhelmingly dominated by the United States Sebastian'Arteaga y Salazar, the protagonist, is the descendant of…...
Q&A: Marc-Uwe Kling, Author of 'Views"
1+ day, 12+ hour ago (299+ words) We chat with author Marc-Uwe Kling about'Views, which is a compulsive thriller that explores the toxic relationship between technology and humanity, and the fallout after unthinkable lines are crossed. I'm a writer from Berlin. I make up stories, podcasts, songs,…...
Book bans at libraries remain at a record high " with 90% of challenges coming from government officials or activists - AOL
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (459+ words) NEW YORK " Book bans and attempted bans remain at record highs, according to the'American Library Association.'And efforts to have titles removed have never been more coordinated or politicized. The ALA usually features 10 books, but this year has 11, with four…...
They're afraid': Nicaraguan writer Gioconda Belli on fighting censorship
8+ hour, 24+ min ago (752+ words) Belli, who lives in Spain after the government stripped her of her Nicaraguan nationality in 2023, explores the theme of betrayal in her novel "A Silence Full of Whispers." The writer sat down with AFP in Panama, where she is attending…...
Former prime minister Karki launches "Mitty and the Wild Cat
9+ hour, 3+ min ago (151+ words) A new literary work by former prime minister and former chief justice Sushila Karki titled "Mitty and the Wild Cat" was launched on Saturday at the Army Officers Club. The author wrote the book during one of the most challenging…...