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The Best Music Books of 2023
Definitive biographies, revelatory memoirs, essential history, and more Our favorite books this year (listed here in alphabetical order) included memoirs from Britney Spears, Geddy Lee, Geezer Butler, Tariq Trotter of the Roots, and other iconic artists, as well as two great additions to the Beatles library, a groundbreaking biography of Lou Reed, and fascinating histories
December 23, 2023
55 Books Scientific American Recommends in 2023
The Scientific American editorial team learned a lot this year. We debated why we’ll never live in space, explored the deep ocean (sort of), and asked how dinosaurs got so big. We also read a ton of books. While of course there were quite a few science fiction books (we can't help ourselves), we also
December 8, 2023
Bellway books £30m for structural issue at London block
Bellway has set aside £30.5m to resolve a structural building-safety issue at a 12-year-old London housing block – and said it is investigating whether similar issues exist with other buildings. In the company’s preliminary results for the year to 31 July, it set aside £49.6m for “legacy building-safety improvements”. Bellway had total exceptional costs of
October 17, 2023
6 books about the UK to read this summer
TravelExplore our lakes, beaches and bays with these perfect reads for a summer staycation.Published July 9, 20233 min readThis article was produced by National Geographic Traveller (UK).1. The Seaside: England’s Love Affair, Granta, £20.Journeying around the country, from Scarborough to Blackpool, Madeleine Bunting aims to understand the enduring appeal of seaside resorts, many faded from
July 9, 2023
20 Essential Books About the Asian American Experience
Beautiful Country, by Qian Julie WangDoubledayA memoir published in 2021, Beautiful Country details the experiences of author Qian Julie Wang when she and her family first arrived in the United States as undocumented immigrants. The title is based on the direct English translation of the Chinese word for America. Wang describes the hardship and poverty
May 22, 2023
3 must-read books for astrology lovers
Expand your knowledge of the ancient celestial practice with our go-to astrology books. Reviewed by Alicia Yusef and Cassandra Tyndall ON THE HEAVENLY SPHERES:A TREATISE ON TRADITIONAL ASTROLOGY BY HELENA AVELAR & LUIS RIBEIRO (2010) AMERICAN FEDERATION OF ASTROLOGERS If you’re looking for a thorough resource on traditional astrology, this is the astrology book you…
March 18, 2022
by Jason Rainbow — March 11, 2022 An artistic rendering of a BlueBird satellite. Credit: AST SpaceMobile TAMPA, Fla. — AST SpaceMobile is expanding a launch deal with SpaceX for its cellphone-compatible broadband constellation, following a 2021 decision to move its upcoming BlueWalker-3 prototype mission from Russia’s now-embargoed Soyuz to a Falcon 9. BlueWalker-3 was…
The 50 Best Fantasy Books of All Time
Fantasy is the oldest genre of literature, pre-dating the invention of bound books by thousands of years thanks to mythology and folklore. Yet even now, readers and critics can’t always agree on what fantasy is and what it isn’t. For some, ancient poetry like Beowulf, The Odyssey, and The Epic of Gilgamesh is fair game.…
March 11, 2022
Best Break-up Books – Giovanni’s Room (James Baldwin)
Credit: Amazon It is probably worth stating straight away that this book is here for being a great documentation of a break-up, and is probably just about the worst thing you could read in the midst of the experience of heartbreak – James Baldwin’s second novel, published in 1956, caused a great deal of controversy upon…
March 11, 2022
9 Books We Couldn’t Put Down This Month
I recently finished, for the fifteenth or so time, Vladimir Nabokov’s Pnin while marinating in a clay bath soak that left my limbs noodlelike and the bottom of my tub streaked by tidal ripples; by the time I got out the water was cold, but I didn’t care. If such thing as a personally perfect…
February 23, 2022