Emeritus Prof Christopher May

This week I've been mainly reading, no. 245.

Lynn Nicholas narrative history, The Rape of Europa (1994) tells the story of the plight of art (mainly paintings) under the Nazis & the latter battle to restitute the works to their owners (or not). Its a highly detailed & well-reseached read, and makes it clear why so many art works went 'missing' during the decade ending in 1945. Its clearly written & if occasionally gets bogged down in detail remains a fascinating read.

#art @bookstodon #books

GrrlScientist ⧖ Ⓥ 🇺🇦

How Private Equity Killed the American Dream

In her new book Bad Company, journalist Megan Greenwell chronicles how #PrivateEquity upended industries from health care to local news—and the ways workers are fighting back.

#books #BookReview #AmericanDream #GreedyBastards #Privatized wired.com/story/megan-greenwel

The Devil's Library

@leraje getting ready for this afternoon's recording session on Shirley Jackson's The Haunting of Hill House! #Bookstodon #Books #Reading #Podcast #Podcasts @bookstodon

Libros de Babel 📖

Muere José María Guelbenzu, escritor, crítico y editor clave en la literatura española durante 60 años

> Sus novelas policiales de Mariana de Marco lograron el éxito para un autor oscuro y exigente

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#libros #books #literatura

elmundo.es/cultura/literatura/

Muere José María Guelbenzu, escritor, crítico y editor clave en la literatura española durante 60 años

Una gota de afecto, la última novela de José María…

ELMUNDO
The Devil's Library

@leraje getting ready for this afternoon's recording session on Shirley Jackson's The Haunting of Hill House! #Bookstodon #Books #Reading #Podcast #Podcasts @bookstodon

Libros de Babel 📖

Edward Carey: “Lo que sucede en EEUU es la destrucción de un país'

> El autor de la trilogía ‘Iremonger’, en la que da vida al alma de los objetos más cotidianos, regresa de EEUU al Reino Unido tras casi veinte años por la “irrespirable” atmósfera del segundo mandato de Trump

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#libros #books #literatura

elperiodico.com/es/ocio-y-cult

Edward Carey: “Lo que sucede en EEUU es la destrucción de un país"

Edward Carey es hijo y nieto de oficiales de la Royal…

El Periódico
Libros de Babel 📖

Brandon Sanderson, el rey de la literatura fantástica: "Un libro sobre dragones hizo que entendiera a mi madre"

> El escritor superventas, con más de 40 millones de libros vendidos en todo el mundo, visita el festival Celsius y transforma Avilés en su particular universo de Cosmere

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#libros #books #literatura

elespanol.com/el-cultural/letr

Brandon Sanderson, el rey de la literatura fantástica: "Un libro sobre dragones hizo que entendiera a mi madre"

El escritor superventas, con más de 40 millones de…

El Español
Lee Watkins

Victor Hugo describes the monotony of a certain area of Paris at the time: lines, right angles, and not a bend or curve to surprise the eye. He reflects that perhaps boredom is even worse than suffering, bringing its own kind of deep despair. And then night falls on the scene, all the lines are dissolved, one thinks of all the crimes committed here, and the soul longs for the return of that rectilinear certainty...

(I'm reading Norman Denny's translation of Les Misérables.)

#Books #literature

UK

europesays.com/uk/271619/ Death and the Gardener by Georgi Gospodinov review – how it feels to lose a father | Fiction #Books #Entertainment #UK #UnitedKingdom

Juliet E McKenna

Over on the blog: "I’m often asked, since I’m on the board of the Society of Authors, why legal action isn’t underway in the UK to hold the big tech companies to account for their wholesale and blatant breaches of copyright?"

Looking at this, and at some recent developments in the US which have implications for more than US authors alone.

julietemckenna.com/why-cant-we

#writing #books

Why can’t we sue the techbros for stealing our work?

I’m often asked, since I’m on the board of the Society…

Juliet E. McKenna
France | République française

europesays.com/fr/255854/ Pierre Curt dédicace son dernier livre «  La Porte du rêve » au Marché de nuit de St Gengoux le National – info-chalon.com #Books #Divertissement #Entertainment #FR #France #Livres