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Academics launch books during National Archives Awareness Week
3+ hour, 21+ min ago (346+ words) With the launch of their books set in the sometimes harsh realities of South Africa, two academics from the Mahikeng Campus of the North-West University (NWU) are contributing to national memory while preserving knowledge for a more just future. " Held…...
Benengeli 2026, the Cervantes Institute's literary festival, reaches its sixth edition
4+ day, 5+ hour ago (176+ words) The Cervantes Institute will celebrate the sixth edition of its major annual event for Spanish-language literature during the week of May 25-29. This year, it will take place at the Institute's locations in Sydney, Manila, Brussels, Bordeaux, Madrid, Manchester, Paris, Oran,…...
Manga Artist Kumichi Yoshizuki Takes Break to Focus on Health
14+ hour, 38+ min ago (201+ words) The artist cited a variety of health issues, including a cervical disc herniation last month and likely depression. Yoshizuki is also experiencing issues with their autonomic nervous system, which prevents them from sitting at the desk for long periods of…...
Shiro Kuroi's Dragon Hunt Tribe Manga Ends in 5th Volume
13+ hour, 38+ min ago (131+ words) Shiro Kuroi announced on X (formerly Twitter) on Thursday that the Dragon Hunt Tribe manga has ended with the fifth volume, which shipped on Wednesday in France. The story begins when a tribe of Dragon Hunters encounters a human girl…...
Manga Review: Chitose is in the Ramune Bottle Vol. 8
16+ hour, 22+ min ago (259+ words) Title: Chitose is in the Ramune Bottle Vol. 8 Author: Hiromu (Story), Bobkya (Art), raemz (Characters) Publisher: Yen Press Language: English Format: Paperback Pages: 226 Genre: Slice of Life, Drama, Romance Publication Date: April 26, 2026 Because of that, I can't truly say that…...
Manga Review: Cat-Life Balance Vol. 1
16+ hour, 18+ min ago (184+ words) Title: Cat-Life Balance Vol. 1 Author: Akari Otokawa Publisher: Kodansha Language: English Format: Paperback Pages: 208 Genre: Slice-of-Life, Romance Publication Date: May 12, 2026 Cat-Life Balance looks to be a rather short series with a total of three volumes, and our first volume sets…...
Love from the Tip of the Tongue Volume 1 Manga Review
18+ hour, 38+ min ago (182+ words) Love from the Tip of the Tongue is translated by Katelyn Smith and lettered by Carolina Hdz. As you might guess, this volume has a lot of sex and sex-adjacent scenes, with anything beyond kissing waiting until they're in college....
Kagurabachi Manga Takes 1-Week Break Due to Author's Health
19+ hour, 38+ min ago (241+ words) The manga took an unplanned one-week'break in June last year also due to Hokazono's "sudden illness," and another break'in October due to production reasons. Hokazono debuted the'Kagurabachi manga in Weekly Shonen Jump magazine in September 2023. Shueisha published the manga's 11th compiled…...
This is the extraordinary travelogue of a French-Vietnamese couple who cycled across Europe and Asia.
20+ hour, 19+ min ago (37+ words) On May 17th, Kim Dong Publishing House, in collaboration with the French Institute in Vietnam, organized an exchange program to introduce the publication "From Your Home to Her Home," as part of the 2026 European Literature Week....
Book-Tour 26 - When books become a "meeting place" for young people.
1+ week, 4+ day ago (415+ words) With over 10, 700 book loans, nearly 1. 4 million views, and hundreds of reviews and videos spreading across social media, what remains after "Book-Tour 26 - A Journey Through the Realm of Knowledge" is not just the numbers, but the colorful "reading stations" that have…...