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2 months ago | 
wellandgood.com | Paul Kalanithi |Yaa Gyasi |Jaime Osnato |Hannah Yasharoff
AI is officially making its way between the sheets. From spicing up foreplay to unlocking new fantasies, couples are tapping into tech to level up their love lives. So, if your bedroom routine could use a refresh, why not let a little artificial intelligence lend a hand? (Or, you know, suggest where hands should go.) Let’s dive into how AI can turn up the heat—and keep the connection strong—while keeping things safe and consensual.
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2 months ago | 
wellandgood.com | Paul Kalanithi |Yaa Gyasi |Hannah Yasharoff |Jessica Estrada
Grief can be overwhelming, complicated, and ongoing. It's not a one-size-fits-all experience, and feelings may differ from day to day. But whether you're processing the death of a loved one or the loss of a relationship, pet, or home, sometimes the right words can help ease the pain. Ahead, we’ve compiled memoirs, novels, and picture books that offer words of wisdom, encouragement, and solidarity amid challenging times. 1.
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2 months ago | 
eriereader.com | Yaa Gyasi |Erin Phillips
SUNDAY, FEB. 23
The Erie Reader Book Club will meet the last Sunday in February at 1 p.m. at Werner Books and Coffee to discuss the novel Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi to correspond with the Reader's Black History Month issue.
Homegoing tells the story of one family, from their origins in eighteenth century Ghana. Two half sisters are born into different villages - and their fates couldn't be more different.
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2 months ago | 
gwinnettforum.com | Elliott Brack |Jack Bernard |Yaa Gyasi
· THE FIRST HOUSEHOLD hazardous waste collection day of 2025 will take place on Saturday, Feb. 8, from 9 a.m. to noon at Gwinnett County Fairgrounds. Since its launch in 2018, the event has collected 1,066,670 pounds of household hazardous waste for proper disposal. So clean out your garage and/or basement, and dispose of your household hazardous waste in this environmentally friendly way.
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Oct 23, 2024 | 
news.wisc.edu | Käri Knutson |Yaa Gyasi |Dave Cullen |Dan Egan
Ever read one of those books that really leaves you thinking? One that has you recommending it to others in part because you think they’ll enjoy it? But also so you’ll have someone to discuss it with? Well, now is your time. Go Big Read, UW–Madison’s common reading program is seeking title suggestions of any book relating to contemporary issues of broad interest to the campus community.Book suggestions can be made on the Go Big Read website through Nov. 13.
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Sep 6, 2024 | 
bookriot.com | Yaa Gyasi |Kelly Jensen
This week’s research on book censorship news was tiring. It looked like this:Stephen King has apparently changed his stance from telling kids to haul ass to get the books that are being banned in 2022* to being angry that his books are among those being banned. No action or information about book banning was included. He simply asked “what the fuck” about his books being banned in Florida.
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Apr 9, 2024 | 
electricliterature.com | Nicole Dennis-Benn |Yaa Gyasi |Katie Kitamura |Colm Toibin
Skip to content Reading Lists Sheila Sundar, author of "Habitations," recommends books about women who are trying to make sense of their adopted country and find their place in it I first heard the term “smart women adrift” from my graduate school professor, Sigrid Nunez—herself a master of writing incisive female characters. At the time, the term made me laugh, because it opened an umbrella over a type of literary woman who had long existed, unclassified, in my literary consciousness, and...
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Mar 19, 2024 | 
the-peak.ca | John Steinbeck |Colson Whitehead |Yaa Gyasi |Hannah Fraser
By: Hannah Fraser, SFU Student Content warning: mentions of racism, enslavement, and sexual assault. Last November, the Surrey School District pulled four books discussing racial issues from the reading curriculum for Grade 10–12 students. The reason? Students felt unsafe in their classrooms after reading through the normalized use of derogatory language in some of the books.
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Feb 29, 2024 | 
service95.com | Marie-Claire Chappet |Pia Brynteson |Yaa Gyasi |Fern Brady
Arts & Culture, Books, List | By You need only briefly peruse the internet to tumble upon our preoccupation with aesthetics, eras and moods to categorise and explain our wavering interests. The literary world is no different. When deciding what to read, there are several trends emerging right now: some a reflection of our new curiosities, others a continued exploration of previously dissected ideas. These are the literary trends to explore in 2024… 1.
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Feb 15, 2024 | 
nhpr.org | Nella Larsen |Yaa Gyasi |Elie Mystal |Abi Dare
This month the NHPR staff has gathered some of our favorite stories, poems, and plays by legendary and contemporary Black authors, including bell hooks, Nella Larsen, and James McBride to honor Black History Month. To learn more about Black artists, historians, veterans and more check out this link. You can also check out NHPR’s special programming for Black History Month here. And as always, please send us your review if you decide to add any of these books to your library list at [email protected].
