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What Roald Dahl Understood About Children That Many Writers Still Miss
1+ hour, 13+ min ago (331+ words) Why Roald Dahl’s Stories Were Always Darker Than We Remember (Picture Credit - Rex Features) Childhood, in Dahl's fiction, is rarely sentimental. Children inhabit a world organised by adults, whose rules they cannot always challenge. Dahl once suggested that adults should…...
Read An Excerpt From 'The Gates of Midnight' by Helene Wecker
1+ hour, 43+ min ago (1066+ words) The long-awaited final installment in the award-winning, bestselling Golem and the Jinni trilogy. Intrigued? Read on to discover the synopsis and an excerpt from The Gates of Midnight by Helene Wecker, which releases on September 15th 2026. At the beginning of The…...
‘It is past and contemporary. And alive’: Writer Janice Pariat’s summer of living among archives
1+ hour, 43+ min ago (1564+ words) ‘She wanted power, like other ruling elites’: Historian Sarah Waheed on Deccan queen Chand Bibi Harish Rawat quits Congress posts after ED recovers cash, gold from his assistant Why do anti-reservation ideologues love the creamy layer so much? Indonesia asks…...
Loghan Paylor, Leanne Toshiko Simpson and Kyle Edwards to judge 2027 CBC Short Story Prize | CBC Books
1+ week, 2+ day ago (334+ words) Thinking of entering the CBC Short Story Prize? Send us your questions and engage directly with the CBC Books team by tapping the ‘Join the Conversation’ button above. Loghan Paylor, Leanne Toshiko Simpson and Kyle Edwards will judge the 2027 CBC…...
Philadelphia's Latin American Book Fair Marks Eight Years With Biggest Event Yet
7+ hour, 49+ min ago (489+ words) Philadelphia's Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts hosted the eighth annual Latin American Book Fair on Saturday, September 12, drawing attendees from across the tristate area for a full day of author presentations, cultural performances, children's activities, and food. Reporting from…...
Book review: Unspeakable: Murder in Laugharne by Simon Tonkin
8+ hour, 23+ min ago (829+ words) True crime has been a reliable staple of publishing for 150 years or so. While it never really goes out of fashion, the genre in recent times seems to have become especially ubiquitous. It’s on television practically every night, a flood…...
The moment I knew: I had planned to break up with him – then he snuck out of school to buy me hot chips
4+ hour, 36+ min ago (433+ words) Maleah Pearce wanted to end her relationship with high school ‘bad boy’ Dylan before they grew too attached. Then one lunchtime, he brought her a surprise Find more stories from the moment I knew series Dylan and I first started…...
Why I Wrote a Psychological Horror Book About Shadows
5+ hour, 38+ min ago (34+ words) I’ve always been fascinated by the things we ignore. Not the monsters under the bed, but the quiet, ordinary things that follow us every day …...
They were afraid of writing
6+ hour, 22+ min ago (33+ words) Writing to control the subordinate It would seem quite strange if I told you that ancient people feared writing systems. After all, writing is an excellent tool for …...
The Hidden Warnings: A Writing Challenge
6+ hour, 46+ min ago (38+ words) A mistake which left a scar, both on me and within me When we are young, there are many things that we take for granted, and one of those things is: Listening …...