Celebrating 25 Years of the Gijón Textbook Exchange Program: Innovating with a WhatsApp Appointment System

Celebrating 25 Years of the Gijón Textbook Exchange Program: Innovating with a WhatsApp Appointment System

The Gijón textbook exchange program, developed by the youth association Estudiantes Progresistas and the Conseyu de Mocedá de Xixón (CMX), arrives at its silver anniversary. This 25th edition starts on July 3. From that day on, the mobile phone will be operational to make an appointment with a WhatsApp message to 684645812. The appointment system … Read more

Back to the Arcade: A Photographic Journey Through the Golden Age of Gaming Culture

Back to the Arcade: A Photographic Journey Through the Golden Age of Gaming Culture

Dubai, United Arab Emirates (CNN) — Flipping through Frank Pohbo’s photos of California arcades is like stepping into a time machine. “That’s the power of arcades,” he told CNN. One minute I was in the 1980s, the next minute I was in the present. Pohbo’s new book “Back to the Arcade”, most of which was … Read more

“Book Returned to Library after 110 Years: The Discovery Story Behind Benson Lossing’s History of the United States”

“Book Returned to Library after 110 Years: The Discovery Story Behind Benson Lossing’s History of the United States”

According to library director Chris Kreiden, the book was brought in by an unknown man. “Neither I nor any of the staff have any idea who the gentleman is. He just said something about his father, but we didn’t catch more,” Kreiden describes how the book got back. It later turned out that the man … Read more

“Georgi Gospodinov and Angela Rodel Win International Booker Prize for Novel ‘Time Shelter'”

“Georgi Gospodinov and Angela Rodel Win International Booker Prize for Novel ‘Time Shelter'”

Bulgarian author Georgi Gospodinov, together with translator Angela Rodel, has won the prestigious International Booker Prize for his novel Time Shelter (Shelter from other times). The British Prize is for authors from around the world whose book has been translated into English. The prize includes a cash prize of 50,000 pounds (almost 58,000 euros), which … Read more

“Promoting Reading Culture: University Library System of UdeG Encourages Book Exchange and Donation Through ‘Free Books’ Initiative”

“Promoting Reading Culture: University Library System of UdeG Encourages Book Exchange and Donation Through ‘Free Books’ Initiative”

He University Library System of the University of Guadalajara (UdeG) promotes the exchange or donation of books. For a year he has been promoting “Free books” during the Vía RecreActiva schedule. The library stand is attended by people of all ages who 300 free books are taken home and 100 books are donated, without any … Read more

“Bestseller Alert: Lucinda Riley’s Atlas: The Story of Pa Salt Breaks Records with 100,000 Copies Sold in One Day”

“Bestseller Alert: Lucinda Riley’s Atlas: The Story of Pa Salt Breaks Records with 100,000 Copies Sold in One Day”

16 mei 2023 om 21:56Update: 2 uur geleden From the eighth and last part in the popular Seven Sistersseries by writer Lucinda Riley, more than 150,000 Dutch copies have already been sold. That’s where the counter was on Saturday, reports publisher Xander. Atlas: The Story of Pa Salt Thursday achieved the best release figures for … Read more