‘Fear Follows Every Uyghur.’ A Groundbreaking Book Details China’s Repression in Xinjiang
In his new memoir “Waiting to Be Arrested at Night,” Tahir Hamut Izgil captures the reality of Uyghur life under Chinese persecution.
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Booker prize reveals ‘original and thrilling’ 2023 longlist
Previously nominated authors Sebastian Barry, Tan Twan Eng and Paul Murray join 13-strong field including four debuts• Irish writers, debuts – and groundbreaking sci-fi: the Booker longlist in depthA longlist of 13 “original and thrilling” books offeri…
Judge blocks Arkansas law allowing librarians to be charged over ‘harmful’ books
Decision comes as lawmakers in conservative states are pushing for measures making it easier to ban or restrict access to booksArkansas is temporarily blocked from enforcing a law that would have allowed criminal charges against librarians and booksell…
Paris booksellers angry at plans to ‘hide’ their stalls during Olympics
About 60% of bouquinistes along the Seine River will be moved on during the Games next year for security reasonsBooksellers in Paris have hit out at plans to “hide” them during the 2024 Olympics, after they were told by local authorities to remove thei…
Iranian literary critic Shapur Jorkesh dies, aged 73
Well-known Iranian literary critic Shapur Jorkesh has died in Shiraz, a city in south of Iran, at the age of 73.
Arthur children’s book faces potential Florida ban over claim it ‘damaged souls’
School district member files challenge to Arthur’s Birthday, 1989 book by Marc Brown, which is among 45 titles pending reviewA title in the Arthur children’s book series is facing a potential ban after a conservative activist claimed that it “damaged s…
Venice film festival picks starry films despite actors’ strike
Hollywood films vying for Golden Lion include Bradley Cooper’s Maestro and Yorgos Lanthimos’s Poor Things, with non-competition films by Wes Anderson and Richard LinklaterThe Venice film festival appears to have largely shrugged off issues caused by no…
New Book about ‘The Apple II Age’ Celebrates Early Software Developers – and Users
By 1983 there were a whopping 2,000 pieces of software for Apple’s pre-Macintosh computer, the Apple II — more than for any other machine in the world. It turns out this left a trail for one historian to understand The Apple II Age: How the Compu…
Shankari Chandran wins 2023 Miles Franklin award for Chai Time at Cinnamon Gardens
Set around a culture war in a nursing home, Chandran’s third novel has won Australia’s biggest literary prize – and yet, she says, she was almost too afraid to write itGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailShankari Chandran’s Chai Time at Cinnamon…
Man charged for alleged harassment of Yumi Stynes, who has received threats over sex education book
The 23-year-old was arrested at Balmain police station and charged with one count of use carriage service to menace, harass or offendFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily …