Marin Author Talks & Book Events: What’s On

Marin Author Talks & Book Events: What’s On

Marin County events Calendar: January⁢ &⁣ Beyond Table of Contents Marin County events Calendar: January⁢ &⁣ Beyond Literary Events Community & Educational Events Marin County Literary Events Calendar Marin County⁢ Innovates: A Conversation⁣ with Public Librarian Daniel ​Bromfield Marin County is buzzing with exciting events this month and beyond! ⁤From captivating author talks to insightful … Read more

Bertelsmann supports large-scale digitization project of the Jewish Museum Berlin

Bertelsmann supports large-scale digitization project of the Jewish Museum Berlin

Press release | Berlin, 09.09.2024 Donation of over 120,000 euros for the digitization of publishers’ estates Valuable sources on the history of Jewish families in and from Germany are to be made available online worldwide Berlin, September 9, 2024 – Bertelsmann is supporting the Jewish Museum Berlin (JMB) in digitizing its archives so that they … Read more

Impact of Tax Evasion and Wealth Perception on Italian Society

Impact of Tax Evasion and Wealth Perception on Italian Society

Dear Aldo, undoubtedly there are families who struggle to make ends meet and do somersaults with dignity, but I can’t understand how the majority of Italians declare incomes of less than 55,000 euros and during the Christmas holidays there can be a full house in the mountains despite the high costs of ski passes, hotels … Read more

Justin Torres: From Literary Stardom to Privacy and Back Again

Justin Torres: From Literary Stardom to Privacy and Back Again

According to the author Justin Torres, “backstory and exposition are tricks of the adult mind.” That explains why his first novel, “We the Animals,” which is told from the shared perspective of three young brothers in upstate New York, unfolds not as a narrative but as a string of vignettes. The semi-autobiographical novel describes a … Read more

Novak Djokovic’s Extraordinary US Open Victory and Controversial Celebration

Novak Djokovic’s Extraordinary US Open Victory and Controversial Celebration

Dear Aldo, 24 Slams. Novak Djokovic played an extraordinary US Open final. Dominating, knowing how to suffer in the 2nd set and then spreading in the 3rd set. 6-3 7-6 6-3 to Daniil Medvedev. Reached Margaret Court, who won her 24th in Ny in 1973. Infinite champion! The Serbian “hammer”, however, should have avoided making … Read more

AI-Generated Books on Amazon Threaten Human Authors: Amazon’s Control Mechanisms

AI-Generated Books on Amazon Threaten Human Authors: Amazon’s Control Mechanisms

More and more AI-generated books are appearing on Amazon, pushing human authors off bestseller lists. Amazon is now taking control mechanisms. A customer stands in front of a rule in an Amazon Books store. – keystone Ad the essentials in brief AI books are now ousting human authors from the bestseller lists. Amazon is now … Read more

“Michela Murgia’s Controversial Comments on Cancer and Politics: Reader Reactions and Reflections”

“Michela Murgia’s Controversial Comments on Cancer and Politics: Reader Reactions and Reflections”

Dear Aldo, the Murgia works very hard to appear outside the pack, makes deliberately extreme statements, takes pleasure in scandalizing with the arrogance typical of the counter-current role it practices. I found it unacceptable to talk about cancer as a very kind disease. And I sympathize with cancer patients who will have read this ridiculous … Read more