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Local books: How to build a beach read

This new book, ‘Typewriter Beach,’ explores what it means to be a woman, a writer, a star, and, of course, in love.” ...
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms fixes a long-ignored Westeros detail, and it might signal a bigger reset for HBO's timeline.
The true pleasure of literature can be found in demanding works such as Your Name Here, by Helen DeWitt and Ilya Gridneff.
Inspiration came instead from two powerful forces: one was her own status as a newly-50 empty nester, when she decided it was time to try to write fiction.
X user @unitechy, who frequently travels across Karnataka, noticed a recurring image whenever she passed construction sites ...
And so despite everything, here we are, with another year of sensational, joyous video games across genres, sizes, platforms, ...
Well, here’s a pleasant surprise for Trove players. Today, Gamigo announced the return of the free-to-play MMORPG ’s RenewUs ...
Silksong can be a nice change to playstyle, but the change doesn't meaningfully make your attacks more powerful — just ...
In Act 3 of Baldur's Gate 3, one of the two main quests is to locate and enter the Temple of Bhaal. Even if players fully ...
A Puzzlement is a Side Quest in Assassin’s Creed Shadows that was added with the 1.1.6 title update on November 24, 2025.
American colonies declaring their independence from Great Britain. One of the most enduring symbols of those “times that try ...
Song Sung Blue, based on a true story, stars Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson as a down-on-their-luck couple who form a Neil ...