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The Trump Administration is Banning Books on Military Bases. We Sued.
American Civil Liberties Union
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June 6, 2025
On military bases across the globe, books are disappearing from shelves. Posters of historical figures, like Frida Kahlo, are being removed from walls. Black History Month celebrations are being cancelled. This rampant censorship is the result of...
BOOK ON DEVELOPMENT OF UNDERLYING LAW, LAUNCHED
PNG Haus Bung
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June 6, 2025
The Constitutional Law Reform Commission (CLRC) this week launched the Development of the Underlying Law book, a book which evolved as a means to keep records and also for educational purposes, especially for law students in the country. The book,...
Grow your own balcony rice balls with this new how-to book
SoraNews24
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June 6, 2025
With 30 seeds and 180 days of patience, you too can also eat rice from a bucket. You don’t necessarily need your own plot of farmland, or tons of agricultural expertise, to try growing your own food. Just about anyone can grow a pot of baby...
TIYN: June Book Sale & Free concerts are back at Kleiner Park
ABC 6 - Idaho
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June 6, 2025
Prev Next TIYN: Friends of the Boise Public Library hosting their June Book Sale going on through the weekend, Nampa High School hosting the Special Olympics Idaho State Summer Games, and free concerts return for the summer to Kleiner Park. Posted...
Letter: Love for book-lovers
Pique Newsmagazine
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June 6, 2025
The Friends of Whistler Library thanks you for all the ways you supported us to make our Giant Used Book Sale a record-breaking success! We raised $5,923.75 for programming at Whistler Public Library. So many helpers: book donations, book...
Bookseller snaps up children’s book deal
Sunraysia Daily
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June 7, 2025
A LOCAL bookseller has officially launched her first published children's book. Courtney Lawrence came up with the idea for Not Even a Snap!, about a young crocodile whose journey to learn an instrument keeps ending in disaster, while on holiday...
Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 is getting a fancy art book from Dark Horse that'll shed some light on its rebooted development
PC Gamer
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June 6, 2025
Comics publisher Dark Horse has announced that it will release a coffee table book showcasing the art and behind-the-scenes development stories of Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2. The hardcover will retail for $54.99 when it releases...
Historian Hassoum Ceesay publishes new book – The Hajj As A Colonial And Post-Colonial Experience In The Gambia: 1945-1975
The Point
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On pages 11 and 12, the historian explains solid cases where stonewalling by colonial authorities made many Gambian Muslims to sneak out using irregular routes to reach Makkah. He gives some concrete examples of Gambian intending pilgrims like...
The 14 Best Books of 2025 So Far
TIME Magazine
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June 6, 2025
There's no better time than the start of summer to take a pause and reset your priorities. And, if we may be so bold, one of those priorities really should be to dig into one of the many great new books that have been published this year. It's...
Virat Kohli’s playbook for life: 3 books that shaped his mindset beyond cricket
The Indian Express
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June 6, 2025
Virat Kohli, one of cricket’s most celebrated players, made his debut for the Indian Cricket Team on 18th August 2008—the same year he was picked by Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in the Indian Premier League. Known for his explosive batting,...
I was afraid before publishing the book, of the consequences. It caused anxiety.
Portugal Pulse
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June 5, 2025
Madalena Sá Fernandes grew up surrounded by books, making the decision to become a writer a natural one. She studied Languages, Literatures, and Cultures and was in the process of starting her first novel when the pains of her childhood and youth...
Amazon cuts jobs in its books division
ETHRWorld EMEA
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June 6, 2025
Amazon has confirmed job cuts in its books division, including roles at its Goodreads review site and Kindle units, impacting fewer than 100 employees. The company said the decision aims to improve efficiency and streamline operations to better...
Brief Book Reviews: June 2025
Psychiatric Times - New Jersey
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June 6, 2025
BRIEF BOOK REVIEWS Popular Books Relevant to Mental Health Educated: A Memoir Tara Westover; Random House, 2018 352 pages; $12 (hardcover) Reviewed by Edmund S. Higgins, MD Tara Westover grew up in rural Idaho in a family that did not trust...
Maidenhead United's Early Bird Gold Memberships on sale from Saturday
Slough Express
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June 6, 2025
Maidenhead United’s Early Bird Gold Memberships are set to go on sale from 8am tomorrow (Saturday). The Magpies were demoted to the National League South last season, despite an excellent run in which saw them collect 14 of a possible 18 points on...
Local author publishes book about Christmas Customs in Germany
Uvalde Leader News - Texas
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June 6, 2025
Albert ‘Bert’ Thayer stands with the statue of Saint Boniface in Mainz, Germany. Sabinal resident Albert Thayer has written “Christmas for a Fish Out of Water,” a 24-page illustrated book designed to help U.S. soldiers stationed in Germany,...
The Inquirer published its first edition 196 years ago on this week in Philly history
The Philadelphia Inquirer - Pennsylvania
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When the Pennsylvania Inquirer was born, there were no electric lights or typewriters. There were no telephones or telegraph instruments or trucks. Yet on June 1, 1829, the first edition of the newspaper rolled off the flatbed press at No. 5 Bank...
Film director Valeriu Jereghi releases a book.
IPN
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June 6, 2025
0 The book “Cinematographic Stories” by Valeriu Jereghi will be launched on Monday, June 9th, at the reading room of the National Library of the Republic of Moldova. The work includes 25 stories inspired by reality, as reported by IPN. According...
Tool to identify poisonous books developed by University of St Andrews
The Guardian
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June 6, 2025
A new tool to quickly identify books that are poisonous to humans has been developed by the University of St Andrews. Historically, publishers used arsenic mixed with copper to achieve a vivid emerald green colour for book covers. While the risk...
Taylor Jenkins Reid on Her New Book ‘Atmosphere’
Town and Country Magazine
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June 5, 2025
The Taylor Jenkins Reid publishing universe is leaving the atmosphere. Over the past decade, Reid has become a one-woman publishing sensation, as her series of sprawling and semi-interconnected historical novels have sold millions of copies and...
Centre releases e-book on Modi Government’s achievements over 11 years
The Hindu
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June 6, 2025
“India’s assertion on the global stage has also undergone a remarkable evolution. The success of Operation Sindoor demonstrated a new India — resolute, swift, and sovereign in action...,” said the book. | Photo Credit: PTI The Union Government has...