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December 29, 2025

A quirky guide to myths and lore based in actual science

Folklorist/historian Adrienne Mayor on her new book Mythopedia: A Brief Compendium of Natural History Lore ...

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December 26, 2025

Embark on a visual voyage of art inspired by black holes

Art and science converge in Lynn Gamwell's book, Conjuring the Void: The Art of Black Holes ...

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December 26, 2025

Unpublished ‘Tupperware erotica’ novel prompts fierce contest for TV rights

Interest in Wet Ink by Abigail Avis is part of a trend for works by female authors among streamers and production companies A much-hyped novel about...

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November 25, 2025

Canada: ‘Inconvenient Indian’ author Thomas King says he is not Indigenous

King has announced a genealogist working with the Tribal Alliance Against Frauds found no evidence of Cherokee ancestry in his family lineageA...

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November 20, 2025

Angoulême comics festival in crisis as creators and publishers declare boycott

French government withdraws funding after claims of toxic management and dismissal of staff member who lodged rape complaintOne of the world’s most...

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November 18, 2025

Authors dumped from New Zealand’s top book prize after AI used in cover designs

Ockham Book Awards dropped two titles from contention after new guidelines introduced on artificial intelligence useThe books of two award-winning...

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November 13, 2025

What if the aliens come and we just can’t communicate?

Ars chats with particle physicist Daniel Whiteson about his new book Do Aliens Speak Physics? ...

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November 04, 2025

Torture in Israeli prisons rose sharply during war, says freed Palestinian author

Nasser Abu Srour says prisons became like ‘another front’ in Gaza conflict and tells of struggle to adjust to life outsideA celebrated Palestinian...

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November 03, 2025

My Father’s Shadow looms over competition at British independent film awards

Akinola Davies Jr’s Nigeria-set drama has 12 nominations, including best film and besr directorNigeria-set drama My Father’s Shadow is the leading...

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October 18, 2025

Yes, everything online sucks now—but it doesn’t have to

Ars chats with Cory Doctorow about his new book Enshittification. ...

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October 17, 2025

Dead Ends is a fun, macabre medical history for kids

Ars chats with co-authors Lindsey Fitzharris and Adrian Teal about their delightful new children's book. ...

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October 06, 2025

Erin Patterson mushroom murders inspire new book by Helen Garner

Co-written with Chloe Hooper and Sarah Krasnostein, The Mushroom Tapes is inspired by their experience attending the headline-grabbing trial earlier...

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