Prosecco and tequila distracts bookshop burglars CultureNews February 19, 2020 Prosecco and tequila distracts bookshop burglars A bookshop in London had its front and back windows smashed in an attempted burglary.… Rowan Jones 0 Love0
Recently discovered 200-year-old diary shocks historians and academics CultureNews February 14, 2020 Recently discovered 200-year-old diary shocks historians and academics A 200 year old diary written by a Yorkshire farmer has been surprising historians with… Rowan Jones 0 Love5
Stephen King Quits Facebook CultureNews February 9, 2020 Stephen King Quits Facebook Stephen King, author of IT and The Stand has quit Facebook. The outspoken novelist told his 5.6… Rowan Jones 0 Love3
The Library is Open! Recommended Reading for RuPaul’s Drag Race Fans CultureLiteratureNews January 25, 2020 The Library is Open! Recommended Reading for RuPaul’s Drag Race Fans In the great tradition of Paris is Burning: the library is open! Because reading is… Rowan Jones 0 Love0
10 Books Banned from US Prisons CultureNews January 20, 2020 10 Books Banned from US Prisons Thousands of books are banned throughout state and federal prisons in the USA. Each state… Rowan Jones 0 Love5
Pope Benedict XVI co-authors church crisis book with Cardinal CultureNew ReleasesNews January 16, 2020 Pope Benedict XVI co-authors church crisis book with Cardinal Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI and Cardinal Robert Sarah have co-authored a book on the crisis… Rowan Jones 0 Love0
China punished library officials for book burning CultureNews January 1, 2020 China punished library officials for book burning China has punished library staff for burning books – but only for doing so publicly.… Rowan Jones 0 Love0
A 16th century farmhouse holds an important library CultureLanguageNews December 17, 2019 A 16th century farmhouse holds an important library Some of the most important books in Welsh history are held in a 16th century… Rowan Jones 0 Love2
Study suggests teens are giving up on books. CultureNews December 15, 2019 Study suggests teens are giving up on books. A study suggests teenagers in Wales rarely or never read a book. Four in ten… Rowan Jones 0 Love0
Anonymous 16th century translator identified as Queen Elizabeth I CultureNews December 8, 2019 Anonymous 16th century translator identified as Queen Elizabeth I An academic at the University of East Anglia has identified the anonymous 16th-century author of… Rowan Jones 0 Love3