Improvised Library Brings Joy Of Books To Kids Living In Gang Territory
NPR highlighted the HotSpot Library, a library that has been built around shipping containers in Cape Town, South Africa. The library was founded in 2017 in response to worrying statistics for literacy rates in South Africa, and sits in a neighborhood where gang violence is prevalent. It’s become a refuge for kids and adults, and organizers are hoping to open a second location soon.
‘Be Not Solitary, Be Not Idle’: Secrets Of 400-Year-Old Self-Help Book Unlocked
For over four-hundred years, The Anatomy of Melancholy by Robert Burton has puzzled readers–everyone from John Milton to Philip Pullman. Now, researchers say that they’ve analyzed and solved most of the dense riddles and allegories, with only nine mysteries within the text remaining. A new Penguin Classics edition of the work will be published next month, illuminating these findings.
Announcing The 2021 Locus Awards Winners
Locus Magazine announced the winners of the 2021 Locus Awards in a ceremony emceed by Connie Willis. Winners include The City We Became by N.K. Jemisin, Network Effect by Martha Wells, Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia, and many more titles, authors, artists, and publishers.