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Florida education officials report hundreds of books pulled from school libraries
Florida education officials report hundreds of books pulled from school libraries

Updated on Nov 13, 2024 04:33 AM IST
AP |
Another Bustard chick hatched from eggs of artificially reared couple in Jaisalmer
According to forest officials, Jaisalmer’s GIB breeding centre had collected 30 eggs from the wild of which six were damaged, 24 chicks were successfully hatched from the eggs and two of them died. At present, there are 22 artificial GIBs

Updated on Apr 29, 2023 05:03 PM IST
Attempts at banning books in US reach record high: Report
A total of 1,269 individual "challenges" -- demands to restrict or remove one or more books -- were filed in the United States last year, the NGO said.

Published on Mar 24, 2023 01:55 PM IST
AFP |
Christmas 2020: Gifts these 7 books Oprah recommends as they ‘comfort, inspire and enlighten’
With this year turning our mental stability fragile, what better than helping each other through these times? Here are 7 books Oprah recommends which ‘comfort, inspire and enlighten’ and are a perfect Christmas present to send your loved ones

Updated on Dec 22, 2020 07:56 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Delhi |
Zarafshan Shiraz
Women’s Hall of Fame honours Aretha Franklin, Morrison, Lacks
“Queen of Soul” Aretha Franklin and Nobel laureate and “Beloved” author Toni Morrison will be inducted into the National Women’s Hall of Fame on Thursday as part of a posthumous class of Black honourees.

Updated on Dec 10, 2020 10:40 AM IST
Seneca Falls (US) |
Press Trust of India | Posted by Jahnavi Gupta
HTLS 2020: Resetting the coordinates for the journey to the future
Covid-19 has taught us that even strong health systems cannot cope with the adverse consequences of distorted development that continues to create disease.

Updated on Dec 01, 2020 03:23 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi |
K Srinath Reddy
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Bernardine Evaristo, Olga Tokarczuk, Virginia Woolf and other women authors you should read
From important topics such as gender, feminism, mental health, body positivity to evergreen discussions pertaining to poetry, romance, erotica among others, the conversations are aplenty as much as the platforms - social media, podcasts, videos, blogs and more.

Updated on Mar 08, 2020 07:38 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Delhi | Saumya Sharma
Brunch Book Challenge: Five books that writers are reading this month
From Toni Morrison’s compelling essays on race to rediscovering Thomas Harris’ book without Hannibal, authors share the one read they’ll devour this month

Published on Aug 31, 2019 11:14 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Samreen Tungekar
The importance of being Toni Morrison
Unabashedly woman, uncompromisingly black, painfully honest, and starkly political, her work represented everything she stood for — perseverance, determination, resilience, and most importantly, freedom

Updated on Aug 10, 2019 06:36 PM IST
Hindustan Times |
Marika Gabriel
World mourns the death of Nobel laureate Toni Morrison
Nobel laureate Toni Morrison, a pioneer and reigning giant of modern literature has died at age 88.

Updated on Aug 07, 2019 10:59 AM IST
New York |
Associated Press
Notable quotes by Nobel laureate Toni Morrison, who died Monday at age 88
Toni Morrison’s novels included The Bluest Eye, Beloved, and its sequel, Jazz. Here are some quotes by the acclaimed author.

Updated on Jun 11, 2020 01:45 AM IST
New York |
Associated Press
Toni Morrison, Nobel-winning author, dies at 88
Toni Morrison’s novels included “The Bluest Eye,” “Beloved,” and its sequel, “Jazz.”

Updated on Aug 06, 2019 08:09 PM IST
New York |
Agence France-Presse
2018 was phenomenal, perfect for books, say publishers
Besides numerous autobiographies and biographies, there were books on business, commercial and mass market fiction, literary fiction, self-help, chick-lit and culinary besides graphic novels and children’s storybooks.

Updated on Jan 03, 2019 02:04 PM IST
Press Trust of India |
Press Trust of India
Don’t date someone who doesn’t read, says author Siddharth Dhanvant Shanghvi
Author Siddharth Dhanvant Shanghvi talks about his latest book, titled, The Rabbit & the Squirrel, the process behind it, and why one should never date someone who doesn’t read.

Updated on Nov 02, 2018 02:16 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Aditya Dogra