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EYE-WITNESS At the height of the pandemic, when I lacked comfort, I advised my children to write about what was going on. The only thing I knew for sure, I explained, was that their grandchildren would want to hear what it was like to live through those days. Let’s just say the pens weren’t exactly …

This is good news for Murakami fans. A library devoted to the Japanese novelist’s writings, albums and record collection opens next week in Tokyo as a place of literary research, cultural exchange and gathering for his fans. Haruki Murakami Library, which opens October 1 at Waseda University, its alma mater, features a replica of his …

The Sound of the Sundial (2015) Written by Hana Andronikova and translated by David Short “Our lives are books, covered with the writing of our joy, our sorrow, our successes and our defeats. […] But our books also contain pages that are blacker than ink. […] Black pages of the dried blood of suffering and …

An Irish novelist claimed that some Protestants in Northern Ireland regarded the Republic as a “very strange and foreign place”. Magician author Colm Toibin also questioned whether southerners would want “sectarian hatred” of Northern Ireland and “basket” economics and politics if a United Ireland vote is taken. Speaking on RTE Radio 1’s Brendan O’Connor show …

The Man Who Died Twice Richard Osman Viking, € 12.99 there was a time when comedy in British literature was a thing, from Oscar Wilde (Irish, but adopted) to PG Wodehouse to Tom Sharpe and many more. Now, unfortunately, while there are still funny newspaper columnists, there is a precious little comedy in British fiction. …

Yen Press announced on Friday that it will release the following manga and novels for release in March 2022, as well as the If you could see the love digital exclusive manga in October 2021. Title: If you could see the loveCreators: Teren Mikami (story), YÅ«ki Nanaji (art)Plot: Mei Haruno was born with the awkward …

But what happened after must not eclipse what came before. Brennan is superb to show Mears in her madness and glory: needy, demanding, sometimes manipulative and ruthless, but also charismatic, attractive to both men and women, physically courageous, a generous friend, a playful aunt, an advocate. passionate about the natural world. and his creatures (especially …

Younger readers, seeing older children reading “Dog Man” and Raina Telgemeier’s books, also want comics. Here’s a look at some new and upcoming graphic novels for early readers, ages four to eight. The boom in mid-level graphic novels had two consequences that coincided perfectly: publishers were urged to expand the category to reach young readers, …

ROBERT Donald “Bob” Couttie, a well-known British writer, director, actor, journalist, producer, radio playwright and fervent campaigner for the return of the controversial Balangiga Bells in December 2018, has died after a short illness in Balangiga, in the East Samar on Tuesday September 21, 2021. He was 71 years old. Couttie, who was born in …

Director Chris Columbus returns to the children’s fantasy genre with a live-action series based on his House of Secrets books. The Harry potter and the sorcerer’s stone director co-wrote the House of Secrets fantastic college book series with the late Ned Vizzini. Now Columbus is teaming up with its 26th Street Pictures partners Michael Barnathan …

It’s the birthday of author Stephen King, the man who gave most of us nightmares with murderous clown Pennywise, evil nurse Annie de Misery, and several other memorable characters (and possibly be terrifying) from his books. For those of us who spent our childhood devouring his novels, the Castle Rock series was a welcome gift. …