'The Guidance Had Been My Faith All Along:' How I Found Solace After Devastating Loss (Exclusive)
After four of her close friends died suddenly in a tragic accident, author Gayle Forman still felt their presence. Here, she ...
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The life and literature of Malayalam literary giant MT Vasudevan Nair
MT Vasudevan Nair’s demise on December 25, at the age of 91, has left generations of Malayalis grappling with a grief akin to a personal loss. He was known for ...
Get cozy with Castanet reporter's favourite sips and reads of the year
Monique Tamminga is a contributing reporter to Castanet with a passion for all things Okanagan. These are her recommendations ...
Seattle Times staff share their favorite reads of 2024
From fantasy to memoir to historical fiction, staff from across the newsroom share 14 books that captured their attention this year.
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The crucial Bob Dylan question that ‘A Complete Unknown’ fails to answer
That is the question I hoped would be answered by a screening of the new Bob Dylan biopic, A Complete Unknown, written and ...
Divisive royal portraits and a $6.2-million banana: 2024’s biggest art controversies
Anyone outraged that a banana duct-taped to a wall sold for $120,000 in 2019 was in for a shock this year. In November, an ...
Literary giant ‘with his no-nonsense insistence on free speech’ – who was M T Vasudevan Nair
He was only 25 when he won the Kerala Sahitya Akademi for Naalukettu (1959), the story of an angry young man who wants to ...