The literary festivals have become spaces of curated applause, where tough questions are discouraged and criticism is diluted ...

Daniel Boone Regional Library suggests short-story collections perfect for stretching the mind in smaller doses.

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Many authors say that penning a great short story is harder than writing an entire novel. These are the best short stories to ...

Presently, Nigeria is one of the leading African countries in terms of economic development and cultural and linguistic vibrancy. The Nigerian economic is one of the biggest in Africa. Although ...

The Amazing Book Challenge returns for 2025 with 12 new themes designed to take readers on an unexpected literary adventure.

A meta-analysis shows that a nighttime sleep duration < 7 hours is associated with an increased risk for hypertension, ...

The Abu Dhabi Arabic Language Centre (ALC) will begin accepting applications from talented Emirati writers aged 18 and above for its Short Story Writing Workshop, part of its Qalam Creative Writing ...

Researchers from Spain sampled sink drains from different wards in a single modern university hospital where state-of-the-art cleaning protocols are adhered to. Through culturing and DNA barcoding, ...

First Word On Horror is a new 15-part documentary about horror fiction featuring interviews with five major current writers ...

Receiving simple, supportive texts from a romantic partner – however brief or affectionate – can help people cope with stressful events in their daily lives, new Cornell psychology research finds. The ...