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Books
fromFast Company
5 days ago

A literature ambassador said most children's books are 'crud.' Now there are calls for him to step down

Most children’s books are criticized as low quality, prompting backlash over potential harm to children’s literature and book-banning efforts.
San Francisco
fromsfist.com
1 month ago

Field Notes: Alysa Liu in Paris, Mychal Threets in South SF, and Barbershop Therapy

Community barbershops and libraries serve as vital gathering spaces providing free services, mental health support, and connections to essential resources for vulnerable populations.
History
fromMedievalists.net
3 months ago

Reading in Byzantium: Literacy, Books, and a World of Texts - Medievalists.net

Byzantine reading was communal and performative, woven into religious, educational, and administrative life while preserving classical learning within a Christian intellectual framework.
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