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time for the card machine industry to decide whether you tap the screen or the top bit. this has gone on too long

Book are the wings we attach to our arms. Stories are the feathers. We run at great speeds and leap off mountains into worlds unknown. And that is why we read; because on the best days it feels like flying.

Looking for a really good thriller? My review of ‘The Wilds’ by Sarah Pearse is over on booksta. instagram.com/p/C-XTWHPgQ06/…

Paula Hawkins The Blue Door!

Seconded. It’s like they use special glue to stick them. It’s so difficult to get off without damaging the book. Can’t they just get ones that at least peel off easily?!

The "childless cat ladies" guy certainly likes to dish it out but not take it.

Men tend to choose higher paying careers like doctor, engineer, lawyer, or CEO. While women tend to choose lower paying careers like female doctor, female engineer, female lawyer, or female CEO.

Don’t worry about your A-level exam results, in 20 years’ time you’ll be more worried about: 1. Not being able to move your neck for half a day because you slept a bit funny 2. Hoping any event you attend has adequate seating 3. Staying in for parcels with a delivery window of

A half-read book is a half-finished love affair. – David Mitchell, Cloud Atlas 📚 #MaandagMotivering #Inspirasie #Lekkerleesboeke

Featured exclusively in The Independent today (independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-n…) read our full investigation into book banning in UK school libraries by Katie Dancey-Downs 👇 It's also featured in our latest magazine out soon indexoncensorship.org/2024/08/banned…

The Joburg City Library has been closed for three years with about R30-million spent and more to go. It is full of beautiful books but empty of their hungry readers. The Freedom Charter said: “The doors of learning and culture shall be open to all.” It’s a travesty. Shout!

Women in Afghanistan are being obliterated—no voice, no face, no existence. The Taliban’s latest decrees are nothing short of barbaric: women banned from singing, reciting poetry, or even speaking aloud in public. Their faces and bodies must hidden from the world. This isn’t

This is a stain on the United Nations which is legitimizing the Taliban. It’s disgusting.

As a nation, we have no business hosting Afghanistan for cricket next week. For years SA was banned and relegated to pariah status, and rightfully so. The treatment of women in Afghanistan deserves a similar response from the world. SA should cancel the games.

Is anyone going to the ML Rio book launch at St James Piccadilly tonight? I don’t know anyone… 😢

We don't usually beg for shares, but if anyone who likes fantasy, folktales or historical fiction could give this a retweet or share it with any book sellers who like unusual fiction, we'd be unbelievably grateful. There is something magical about this book. Help spread the word!

Of all the things so far, the shutting down of PREP worldwide today (PEPFAR) could be the most catastrophic. It ends access to life-saving HIV prevention drugs to millions across the Global South, halting a program that’s saved 25 million lives.

Dear Illumicrate ✨ I’ve tried to email. I’ve tried to message via your website. I’ve sent a DM. Nothing. So this is desperation. My first Starbright book is damaged. The edges on the side are almost completely faded. Can you please assist me? I’ll happily send you a photo.

Why are Ticketmaster CS and ticketmasteruk withholding Alanis Morissette tickets for Cardiff on Wednesday? All their emails said they’d be ready three days before the show at the latest. No explanation.