A pop-up library which appeared in Falkirk aiming to boost the mental health of locals and visitors has been a massive success. The library was set up to help encourage people to pledge their support for the upcoming Keep the…
Derry author Brian McGilloway named on longlist for coveted crime writing honour
A Northern Ireland author is in the running for one of the most coveted prizes in literature after being named on the longlist for the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year 2022. Blood Ties, by Londonderry’s Brian McGilloway,…
Evelyn Araluen wins $60,000 Stella prize
Debut writer Evelyn Araluen has won the Stella prize, Australia’s literary award for women and non-binary writers, for her collection Dropbear – making her the first poet to win the $60,000 award in the first year poetry was allowed to…
Barcelona phone booth library vandalised a day after opening
Barely a day after it opened, Barcelona’s smallest lending library has been forced to close after it was attacked by vandals. Barcelona’s last surviving telephone booth, which has been converted into a miniature book exchange, information centre and mobile charging…
US libraries report spike in organised attempts to ban books in schools
From calls in Virginia to burn “sexually explicit” books in a school library to a wave of challenges to titles by authors ranging from Toni Morrison to Alison Bechdel, the American Library Association is charting an unprecedented rise in attempts…
Start journaling today to reap the many joys and benefits tomorrow -Tara Aisida
I have been writing weekly for over two years and it never ceases to amaze me when people commend my writings especially when they talk about how it resonates with them and specifically, how I phrase my words and sentences.…
Lagos Book & Art Festival, (LABAF) set for November 4-10, 2019
The 21st edition of the Lagos Book & Art Festival (LABAF) will take place from November 4-10, 2019 at Freedom Park, Lagos Island and other venues around the city. LABAF which has been described as ‘Africa’s biggest cultural picnic, is week-long…
Let me tell you a Nigerian story before and after the civil war – Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
I am not as daft as this country. I grew up with books while Nigeria fattened into stupor with oil money. Anything very oily can be quite dangerous to good health. I am very poor but I can stand on…
UTME: JAMB bans ATM cards, watches, key holders (Punch)
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has listed at least 19 items which it said remained prohibited for the over 1.8 million candidates taking the 2019 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination. The board said in its weekly bulletin obtained by our…
50 swoon-worthy love quotes from books (Bookriot)
One of the best things about love quotes from books is that writers so well articulate the experience of being in love that you start to fall in love a little—whether or not you are actually in a relationship! They…