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West Bengal: Row erupts as BJP lashes at govt for asking schools to buy 19 books authored by Mamata Banerjee
Organiser Weekly
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A circular from the West Bengal School Education Department mandating that all state-run schools stock 19 books authored by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has sparked significant controversy. A notice from the Commissioner of School Education to...
Review: TGV Train Mulhouse – Paris
Live and Let's Fly - California
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July 10, 2025
Our high-speed Train à Grande Vitesse (TGV) train trip from Mulhouse to Paris was efficient, punctual, and very inexpensive. It made so much more sense than flying. I enjoy flying from Basel to Paris on Air France, but the train made so much more...
Review: Air France A350 Business Class is Très Magnifique
Business Traveler
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July 10, 2025
Suites with doors are the latest trend in business class. Air France operates a large fleet of Airbus A350-900 aircraft—38, to be precise—with two different seating configurations. I have already reviewed the version without doors, but this time,...
Author Katie Yee on the power of mythology and milkshakes
Interlochen Public Radio - Michigan
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July 10, 2025
What: Katie Yee at the National Writers Series When: 7 p.m. July 25 Where: Milliken Auditorium at the Dennos Museum Center, Traverse City Tickets: $17-$40 per person. Students are $10 with a valid student ID More info here. In author Katie Yee's...
Author event dives into father's death in Vietnam
The Transylvania Times - North Carolina
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July 8, 2025
James Wells will host an author event next month for his new book, “A CIA Coverup and a Son’s Odyssey to Find the Father He Never Knew.” The event will take place on Aug. 7 at 6:30 p.m. at the Mary C. Jenkins Community and Cultural Center. James...
Why Bombay HC ruled in favour of PVR, BookMyShow on convenience fees for online movie tickets
The Print
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July 11, 2025
New Delhi: The Bombay High Court has quashed a nearly decade-old Maharashtra government notification that prohibited cinema operators from charging a convenience fee from customers booking tickets online, a ruling that reinforces the principle...
Local authors up for statewide awards: Four Franklin County authors nominated in four different Mass Book Awards categories
Greenfield Recorder - Massachusetts
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November 7, 2025
Four Franklin County authors have been nominated for the 2025 Mass Book Awards. Authors Mk Smith Despres of Greenfield, Brian Donahue of Gill, Adrie Rose of Deerfield, and Gabe Cole Novoa of Shelburne Falls have made the longlist for the 25th...
'The Salt Path:' A book that captured the hearts of millions, but now mired in...
Journal News - Ohio
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On Friday, publisher Penguin Michael Joseph agreed with author Raynor Winn to delay the publication of her next book, according to long-time specialist magazine The Bookseller. The delay is the latest blowback from a bombshell report in last...
Salt Path author’s fourth book delayed by Penguin after controversy
The i paper
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July 11, 2025
The publication of Raynor Winn's next book has been delayed following allegations parts of her first memoir were fabricated — claims her publisher, Penguin Books, said had caused the author "distress" The publisher behind The Salt Path is delaying...
Book Review: Heart Lamp by Banu Mushtaq
Indian Link
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July 10, 2025
Reading Time: 4 minutes When Banu Mushtaq’s Heart Lamp, masterfully translated from Kannada by Deepa Bhasthi, clinched the International Booker Prize this year, it wasn’t merely a personal triumph for the author or a moment of celebration for...
John Robb tells us about his new Oasis book and the importance of Manchester
NME
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July 11, 2025
Author, journalist and musician John Robb has spoken to NME about his acclaimed new Oasis book, his years of knowing the Gallaghers, and the importance of Manchester for the band. Robb recently published Live Forever: The Rise, Fall And...
Book Review: A new documentary history of Hong Kong 1945–1997
The Round Table
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July 10, 2025
[This is an excerpt from an article in The Round Table: The Commonwealth Journal of International Affairs and Policy Studies.] Drawing mainly on government documents covering all aspects of public policy and social life, the book clearly shows...
Zora’s Place writes history as Evanston’s first Black woman-owned bookstore
Evanston RoundTable - Illinois
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July 11, 2025
Sign up for our free newsletters to have Evanston news delivered directly to your inbox! There’s a new niche shop coming to Evanston, with the distinction of being the first Black woman-owned bookstore in the city’s history. Zora’s Place, which is...
Book On ‘Insights To Wildlife Health’ Released
Kashmir Observer
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July 9, 2025
Book On ‘Insights To Wildlife Health’ Released Srinagar- In a momentous event underscoring the deepening commitment to wildlife conservation in Jammu and Kashmir, the book “Insights to Wildlife Health” authored by Dr. Mohsin Ali Gazi, a noted...
Presidency Denies Shettima’s Comment During Book Launch Was About Rivers Crisis
Naija News
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July 11, 2025
Naija News reports that Shettima during the public presentation of OPL 245: The Inside Story of the $1.3 Billion Oil Block, a book written by former Attorney General of the Federation, Mohammed Bello Adoke, (SAN) referenced a historical episode...
Miramichi author celebrates farm life in rural New Brunswick
CBC/Radio-Canada
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July 11, 2025
Growing up in the Blackville, N.B., area in the 1940s and '50s, author Wayne Curtis started writing in elementary school. He remembers reading the work of Robert Frost, who he said influenced him greatly. "I loved his stuff because his landscape...
Publication of The Salt Path author’s new book is delayed amid scandal
The Guardian
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July 11, 2025
Penguin, publisher of The Salt Path, is delaying author Raynor Winn’s next book after reporting cast doubt over the truth of the 2018 memoir. The decision was taken to “support the author,” according to a statement. The Salt Path tells the story...
Salena Zito Gives an Inside Look at Her New Book 'Butler'
Red State
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July 11, 2025
Journalist and author, Salena Zito, reveals her unique relationship with President Trump as she takes us through her new book, “Butler: The Untold Story of the Near Assassination of Donald Trump and the Fight for America's Heartland.” She was just...
Confidence of New India Will Lead to Viksit Bharat: ‘Viksit Bharat: India @ 2047’ Author Aditya Pittie
Goa Chronicle
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July 11, 2025
Timely and meticulously researched, ‘Viksit Bharat: India @ 2047’, by author and thought leader, Aditya Pittie, provides a compelling blueprint for India’s transformation into a developed nation and global economic powerhouse by its 100th year of...
The Controversy Over ‘The Salt Path’—And Its Purported ‘Lies’— Explained As Author Winn’s Next Book Delayed
Forbes
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Topline The publisher behind “The Salt Path,” a bestselling book that claims to be based on a true story, has decided to push back the release of author Raynor Winn’s next book after an investigation by British newspaper The Observer claimed the...