East Clare writer’s debut novel, The Notion of Words, wins major international literary prize
East Clare writer Eileen Donnellan has been selected as one of just twelve winners of the Irish Writers…
$250K down, Luke Bateman reveals how he survived a ‘shameful’ gambling addiction
During his darkest chapter, things would go missing from Luke Bateman’s apartment. “My partner would come home from…
Five art movements that shaped New Zealand’s modern painters
The seeds of abstraction In the late 1860s in Paris, a spirited group of painters, fed up with…
How memory tools can make AI models worse
One of the biggest selling points for modern AI systems is their ability to adapt to users. Every…
Two unforgettable Malayalam films brought to life by Sreenivasan
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I took 3 years to write my first book. It was a struggle but it helped me grow through pains and losses
MAKING MY DREAM REALITY When I returned to Singapore in mid-2024, I’d finished most of my manuscript. It…
Indianapolis program combines wrestling and youth literacy
Two youth program directors are teaming up to form a new organization — combining literacy with wrestling. Tevin…
Warner Bros. Discovery sues AI firm for Batman, Superman copyright infringement
Warner Bros. Discovery has joined a key copyright infringement case that could test the legal bounds of using…
On The Up: Rotorua thriller writer Zoë Rankin debuts with The Vanishing Place
Rankin grew up in a “tiny” Scottish village of about 500 people where she could stand on the…
‘Katabasis’ review: R.F. Kuang’s dark academia thriller is set in hell
Book Review Katabasis By R.F. KuangHarper Voyager: 360 pages, $32If you buy books linked on our site, The…
A respite to the world: picking up more books
Actually, thanks to my wiseguy wife, I will be doing something more than goofing off on vacation. I’ll…