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The Decameron: The 'eye-popping' medieval tales that pushed sexual boundaries
BBC News· 4 days agoWritten by Giovanni Boccaccio in the 1350s, this collection of stories deals with sexuality in a way...
Let’s talk about it: How do you solve a problem like Alice Munro?
The Globe and Mail· 5 days agoThe crime quickly became known to her father, Victoria bookseller Jim Munro, who insisted it be kept...
Cartoonist Roz Chast to be honored at the Brooklyn Book Festival, which runs from Sept. 22-30
The Canadian Press via Yahoo Canada News· 5 days agoNEW YORK (AP) — Lorrie Moore, Attica Locke and Edwidge Danticat will be among hundreds of writers...
Old books can be loaded with poison. Some collectors love the thrill.
Washington Post via Yahoo News· 4 days agoCORRECTION: A photo caption in an earlier version of this article gave incorrect information about...
2024 Olympics: Paris prepares for a spectacular, first-of-its-kind Opening Ceremony in the heart of ...
Yahoo Sports· 5 days agoThey’ve faced security questions, logistical challenges (how exactly do you get 10,000 athletes onto...
Ask a Bookseller: ‘The Sweet Blue Distance’ and ‘The Frozen River’
MPR News· 3 days agoCall the midwife: Jolie Hughes of Morgan Hill Bookstore in New London, N.H., recommends two recent...
Fantasy novelist Rebecca Yarros among big winners at second annual BookTok awards
Euronews via Yahoo Canada News· 3 days agoThe second annual TikTok Book Awards UK and Irelend saw the social media platform’s users vote for...
The Collapse of Romance Writers of America
New York Times· 6 days agoThe group worked for decades to build the profile of the genre and its writers. Now romance fiction is booming — but the< ...
Headed to Paris? 20 things to do outside of the Olympic Games
AOL· 5 days agoThis summer, Paris is hosting the world for the Olympic Games, set against the backdrop of the iconic city's history ...
40 years after 'Purple Rain,' Prince’s band remembers how the movie came together
MPR News· 3 days agoWendy Melvoin, guitarist for Prince’s genre bending band The Revolution, remembers one of their most iconic songs started with an idea — and a challenge — from the ...