Independent bookselling expanded again in 2022, with new and diverse stores opening nationwide
The independent bookselling community continues to grow, with membership in the American Booksellers Association reaching its highest levels in more than 20 years
2023-05-22 21:26
Pope to visit Portugal in August for World Youth Day, Fatima Shrine
VATICAN CITY Pope Francis will travel to Portugal from Aug. 2-6 to attend the World Youth Day and
2023-05-22 18:54
'A gift to my ancestors': Meet the Palestinian-American authors bringing their culture to the heart of children's books
Hannah Moushabeck remembers the warm feeling of snuggling beside her two sisters under a heavy blanket, giggles filling their bedroom as they waited for baba to tuck them in and share another bedtime story.
2023-05-22 04:48
Animal rights activists protest octopus farm plans in Spain
Animal rights activists have gathered in Madrid to protest plans for the construction of a large-scale octopus farm
2023-05-21 21:26
Hiroshima's savoury pancake wins new fan in Britain's Sunak
By Katya Golubkova HIROSHIMA, Japan The cheap and cheerful savoury Japanese pancake that stirs both feelings of local
2023-05-21 19:19
Back in hoodies and gym shorts, Fetterman tackles Senate life after depression treatment
Before Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman checked himself in to a hospital for clinical depression in February, he used to walk the halls of the Senate stone-faced and dressed in formal suits
2023-05-21 19:18
Floods ruin crops and drown livestock in one of Italy's gastronomic heartlands
When the rain started falling in the north Italian region of Emilia Romagna last week -- one of the premier gastronomic destinations in a country famous for its food -- farmer Andrea Betti feared the worst.
2023-05-21 12:48
A transgender girl will not attend her high school graduation after Mississippi judge denies emergency plea to permit her to go dressed as a girl
A Mississippi federal judge denied a motion Friday, filed by the family of a transgender high school student requesting she be allowed to wear a dress and heels under her robe at her Gulfport high school graduation.
2023-05-21 09:22
British author Martin Amis dead at 73, his publisher says
British author Martin Amis, best known for the 1984 novel, "Money," and 1989's "London Fields," has died, his publisher Penguin Books UK announced Saturday. He was 73.
2023-05-21 08:26
Martin Amis, British novelist who brought a rock ‘n’ roll sensibility to his work, has died at 73
British novelist Martin Amis, who brought a rock ‘n’ roll sensibility to his stories and lifestyle, has died
2023-05-21 05:15
Transgender Mississippi girl misses graduation after judge's ruling
By Timothy Gardner A transgender Mississippi girl declined to participate in high school graduation on Saturday after a
2023-05-21 04:29
Television's biggest mystery: how long will pipeline for new programming be closed?
The week in May when ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox traditionally unveiled programming plans in glitzy presentations to advertisers has always spoken to the networks' power over popular culture
2023-05-21 00:46