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"Kaiketsu Zorori," a popular children's book series by Yutaka Hara, has been certified by Guinness World Records for "most volumes published for a single chapter book series written and illustrated by the same author."

Sharing her views on the importance of literature and freedom of speech, award-winning author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie recently said that she believes literature is in peril due to our social censure. Adichie said this during the BBC Reith Lectures on November 30, 2022.

SAN DIEGO — For years, Mary Ann Horton's work as a transgender advocate has included leading workshops where she advises employers on how to make workplaces more inclusive and accessible. In sharing the story of her own transition, people were always telling her they wanted to hear more. With the…

“When Women Were Dragons,” by Kelly Barnhill. (Doubleday, $28.)

"Shrines of Gaiety" by Kate Atkinson; Doubleday (416 pages, $29)

LOS ANGELES — If I had a dime for every time I hear Latinos aren't a monolith, I'd be rich enough to run for mayor of Los Angeles.

This week’s bookcase includes reviews of Loki by Melvin Burgess and The Dazzle Of The Light by Georgina Clarke.

What books make the best gifts? That's not an easy question when it comes to fiction; each novel or story collection sets its own mood, follows its own rules, appeals to its own perfect reader.

Poet, intellect, and prominent writer, Dr. Abdul Aziz al-Maqaleh, who was considered a pillar of the Arabic culture, and an esteemed professor who taught thousands of Yemenis over the past six decades, passed away on Monday, aged 85.