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Because we've all been children. If only these educators had the same understanding of books and children as WH Auden. If I had to read some of the boring mind slop they give to kids I probably wouldnt read either.

WH Auden pronounced, in the course of a long essay on Alice in Wonderland and Lewis Carroll: “There are good books that are only for adults, because their comprehension presupposes adult experiences, but there are no good books that are only for...

Give readers adequate room to breathe if you’re giving them air they’ve never breathed. Kiese Laymon

Today’s Book News Thursday, 27th November 2025 (London date) Antisemitism Draws Attention at AAR/SBL At the American Academy of Religion and Society of Biblical Literature’s joint conferences, multiple sessions addressed antisemitism and urged...

WH Auden pronounced, in the course of a long essay on Alice in Wonderland and Lewis Carroll: “There are good books that are only for adults, because their comprehension presupposes adult experiences, but there are no good books that are only for...

Today’s Book News Thursday, 27th November 2025 (London date) Antisemitism Draws Attention at AAR/SBL At the American Academy of Religion and Society of Biblical Literature’s joint conferences, multiple sessions addressed antisemitism and urged...

Today’s Book News Thursday, 27th November 2025 (London date) Antisemitism Draws Attention at AAR/SBL At the American Academy of Religion and Society of Biblical Literature’s joint conferences, multiple sessions addressed antisemitism and urged...

Give readers adequate room to breathe if you’re giving them air they’ve never breathed. Kiese Laymon

Her open crinkly smile and dimples hid her intention to rob this stupid man blind.

Yeah but look at him - no one criticises him, at least not to his don't-mess-with-me face. That'd be suicide.

He obviously hasn't seen any of my attempts at drawing. Though, to be fair, no one says anything critical - they're laughing too much to speak.

"When someone is critical of something you make, usually it's more about them than it is about you." Rick Rubin

Once upon a time in Litopia… our writers gathered for a weekly Huddle and turned familiar stories upside-down… This coming Saturday at 5:00 PM (UK time), we invite you to join your fellow Litopians for a playful yet professional creative...

Once upon a time in Litopia… our writers gathered for a weekly Huddle and turned familiar stories upside-down… This coming Saturday at 5:00 PM (UK time), we invite you to join your fellow Litopians for a playful yet professional creative...