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According to Dictionary.com, Buddhism is “a religion […] holding that life is full of suffering caused by desire and that the way to end this suffering is through enlightenment that enables one to halt the endless sequence of births and deaths to which one is otherwise subject.” That’s a whole lot to take in. I

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Over the years – especially recent ones – there have been many necessary conversations about the importance of increased representation in the U.S. publishing industry. Readers deserve to see themselves in the stories told and to be able to identify with the authors writing those books. This also extends to the diversity of publishing industry

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Independent Bookstore Day is coming up this weekend on Saturday, August 29. Unfortunately, celebrations will have to happen virtually this year because of the COVID-19 pandemic. But that doesn’t mean there aren’t plenty of events to attend to celebrate independent bookstores across the country. Independent Bookstore Day’s official website is hosting a number of events

Honoring the finest works of translated fiction from around the world, the Booker International Prize has announced its 2020 winner, The Discomfort of Evening by Marieke Lucas Rijneveld and translated from Dutch by Michele Hutchison. BBC’s Razia Iqbal hosted the virtual celebration which included remarks from the judges and Booker Prize staff and readings from

August 26 is International Dog Day, and in honor of our four-legged friends I’m here to tell you about some of the very best dogs in comics. (Just kidding, all comics dogs are good dogs.) Lots of people know about Krypto or Ace, and of course Pizza Dog is as universally beloved as his namesake,

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I was 15 when I first saw The Day After Tomorrow on a class field trip. For those of you that haven’t seen the classic, Dennis Quaid plays a sexy climatologist who’s been largely ignored for his theories around climate change. Of course, he’s inevitably proven right and he spends most of the film trying

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Content Note: Several books on this list use the slur “Faggots” in their title. All are own voices. At the start of lockdown, I joined a Trans Discord chat. We share political education resources, help each other access trans healthcare, play D&D, have a book group reading Marx’s Das Kapital, share book and movie recommendations,

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Critical Linking, a daily roundup of the most interesting bookish links from around the web, is sponsored by Flatiron Books, publisher of The Switch by Beth O’Leary. “Mantel published the final instalment of her Thomas Cromwell trilogy, The Mirror and the Light, to much acclaim in the spring. The previous books, Wolf Hall and Bring Up the Bodies,

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How do parents keep education informative and enjoyable during COVID-19? With an increased need for distance learning and homeschooling, parents are feeling anxious and burned out, and the school year hasn’t even started yet. Thankfully, one solution is using the fantastic surge of educational content for kids recently published online. There is Dolly Parton’s Imagination

I first became aware of Little Free Libraries perhaps seven or eight years ago, which means that I have wanted one of my very own for nearly a decade. I even know exactly where I’d put it (there’s a small local park that would be perfect). Once I’d set up my dream library, I would

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No matter how humanity has advanced scientifically and technologically, we have not yet managed to catch up to Mother Nature. If anything, with climate change accelerating it may seem like Mother Nature is getting farther and farther out of our control. But while we can’t prevent natural disasters, we can prepare for them—”can” being the

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I loved my undergraduate years so much I went back to school to study higher education administration. The idea was to find a way to stay in college indefinitely without the loans that went along with being a professional student. Through the years, I’ve worked for housing, for continuing education, and for the libraries, loving

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Are you tired of realizing that you missed cozy mysteries new releases in your favorite cozy series? For instance, did you know Egg Drop Dead, the fifth book in the Noodle Shop series, is already out? Or that the sixth book, Killer Kung Pao, is pending release later in the year? What about A Deadly

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Hey comics fans! I’m about to move into a new house and so am filled with the joy of home décor DIYs. Even though lockdown is easing here in the UK, I’ve been mostly staying home and trying to work my way through my crafting stash. Recently my attention turned to the stack of comics

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This summer, the things that you normally do with you preschooler—like story circle at the public library and long playdates at the playground—are on hiatus. That said, all you need is creativity and craft supplies to break up the monotony brought about by the pandemic. If you’re feeling stuck, these art books for preschoolers might

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Every good bullet journal needs a variety of ornamentation. From stickers to washi tape, it’s all about making every spread as aesthetic as possible. So use these literary bullet journal quotes to add flair, practice your calligraphy, or show support for your favorite author. We’ve also included some examples of literary bullet journal quotes in