Welcome to Today in Books, where we report on literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more. ALA Issues Résumés for Banned Books In just the latest reminder that not all heroes wear capes—and librarians are some of our greatest heroes now and always—the American Library Association’s Unite Against Book Bans coalition
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Overturning the convictions of guilty sub-postmasters to exonerate all those unfairly prosecuted due to the Horizon scandal is a “price worth paying”, according to the government. Under new legislation, the government says it will “quash all convictions which are identified as being in scope”. The Post Office minister says that possibly exonerating people guilty of
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Photography courtesy of launchmetrics.com/spotlightIncluding options that are size- and skin-tone-inclusive. By Natalie Michie Date February 21, 2024 There comes a time in every closet-curating process when you realize you need a good strapless bra. Any savvy dresser will tell you that not having one can cause grave outfit malfunctions. Whether you want to wear an
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Valerie Martin’s captivating new novel, Mrs. Gulliver, lies just beyond the horizon. The year is 1954. Verona Island floats a longish ferry ride away from the mainland. Lila Gulliver’s clients enter through a side door behind a hedge, unseen from the street, though prostitution is legal on the island. Lila, who tells this tale, is
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US authorities have charged the leader of a Japanese crime syndicate with conspiring to traffic nuclear materials from Myanmar for expected use in Iranian nuclear weapons. Takeshi Ebisawa, 60, and his co-defendant Somphop Singhasiri, 61, trafficked in drugs, weapons, and nuclear material, “going so far as to offer uranium and weapons-grade plutonium fully expecting that
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