A series of thunderstorms hit the Treasure Valley on Tuesday evening, bringing with them a record number of lightning strikes. Over a 24-hour period, Ada County saw 195 lightning strikes, a record for May 28. It was the third-highest number of strikes detected in the county for any day since the National Weather Service in […]
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Five new books to read this week
Two-time Booker Prize shortlisted author Chigozie Obioma has released his latest novel… Fiction 1. The Heart In Winter by Kevin Barry is published in hardback by Canongate Books. Available June 6th What if we ride out tonight?What if we ride out and never once look back? 1891. Two outlaws set out from Butte, Montana on […]
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Five new books to read this week
This week sees Sixties fashion icon Penelope Tree release her first work of fiction… Fiction 1. Tiananmen Square by Lai Wen is published in hardback by Swift Press. Available June 4th In a work of fiction that feels like a memoir, Tiananmen Square is a beautiful and devastating read into one girl’s life growing up […]
Groups seek legislation to punish NC public schools for books that some call ‘obscene’
Some lawmakers and conservative groups are promoting legislation that would allow North Carolina parents to seek penalties against public schools for having books that the parents consider to be obscene. Legislation will soon be introduced to remove exemptions that public schools have from the state’s obscenity laws, according to Tami Fitzgerald, executive director of the […]
Five new books to read this week
Colm Tóibín is back with his long-awaited follow-up to Brooklyn… Fiction 1. Long Island by Colm Tóibín is published in hardback by Picador. Available May 23rd ‘He wanted to ask her the reason she was here alone, but every question he thought of seemed wrong. It occurred to him that he really wanted to ask […]
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Hitting the Books: Cyclones level up, take Colorado eSports title in ‘Mario Kart’
Pueblo West High School received its first Colorado High School Activities Association (CHSAA) eSports championship after a team of Cyclone students defeated Rocky Mountain High School in Mario Kart on May 2. Members of the 2023-24 state championship winning Pueblo West Mario Kart Varsity squad include Austin Gill, Bradley Johnson, Alexander Price, Ayres Ritchey, Mason […]
Paramount in talks to open its books to Sony, Apollo, sources say
By Dawn Chmielewski and Anirban Sen (Reuters) – Paramount Global is in talks about opening its books to a consortium of Sony Pictures and buyout firm Apollo Global Management interested in acquiring the U.S. media company, people familiar with the matter said on Wednesday. Advisers to both sides are discussing the terms of a confidentiality […]
5 new books to read this week
This week, celebrated crime writer Val McDermid is back with something different: a new look at Lady Macbeth… Fiction 1. Fast By The Horns by Moses McKenzie is published in hardback by Wildfire Bismillah. Book Two. May 9th. Discography mushrooming. pic.twitter.com/MAp2hwNFRg — Moses McKenzie (@eastsidemoses) April 24, 2024 Following on from his outstanding debut novel […]
Kyren Wilson books World Championship final place with win over David Gilbert
Kyren Wilson eased into his second World Snooker Championship final after completing a 17-11 win over qualifier David Gilbert at the Crucible. The 12th seed took three of the four frames required in Saturday’s third session to wrap up a victory that earns him a second crack at the title following his defeat in the […]