Ursula K. Le Guin Forever / USPS Stamps The groundbreaking and transgender writings of acclaimed author Ursula K. Le Guin, whose novels and short stories have increased appreciation for science fiction and fantasy, are celebrated with a new Forever stamp – the 33rd of the Postal Service Literary Arts series. …

Earlier this month, almost 700,000 people in England and Wales received notifications in just a week from the COVID-19 tracking and tracing app that they should self-isolate. And soon after, the ongoing coronavirus pandemic was dubbed a “pingemia.” The app uses Bluetooth technology to alert people if they’ve spent 15 …

“Ursula once said she wanted to see science fiction break through the old convention walls and strike right into the next wall – and start smashing it too,” said Joseph corbett, Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President of the US Postal Service, who was the inaugural official for the …

He said that after receiving a good response from the people, he developed a website to increase the reach of his podcasts based on Kashmir Sufi literature. Today, Bhat has a team of around 40 people who help him podcast the Sufi Kalaam of the former Sufi Saints of Kashmir …

Storytel, one of the world’s largest audiobook and e-book streaming services with over five lakh titles globally, now offers over 1,000 audio stories in Tamil. Since 2017, Storytel has been talking about it and the audiobooks app over the past two years has introduced many Tamil books written by prominent …

On Thursday, Disney fans and theme park visitors reported that the My Disney Experience app (the official app for Walt Disney World Resort) and the Disneyland app (the official app for Disneyland Resort) – plus other Disney online services and phone lines – experienced some downtime. Guests began reporting issues …

Click to enlarge The Comfort Book by Matt Haig Released July 6 via Penguin LifePhilosophy / Inspiration, 272 pages Have you ever written a note to a future me? Author Matt Haig (The midnight library) a, and these notes became his latest version, The Comfort Book – small pieces of …

Click to enlarge Photo of the CP: Kaycee Orwig Livy Ciotoli and Livy’s Library inside the Black Cat Market Most people put their books on a shelf, maybe a few libraries if they are particularly bibliophiles. Livy Ciotoli stored her books in a warehouse. Eventually, she moved her books to …

The Oregon Literary Fellowships are intended to assist writers in Oregon to initiate, develop or complete literary projects in the fields of poetry, fiction, literary non-fiction, theater (including scripts for television and film) and literature for young readers. For 2022, Literary Arts will accept applications online only. Application deadline: September …

If you want to see what happened to the old Guilford County Penitentiary Farm – which dropped “Prison” from the name about seven years ago – well, Saturday July 17th is a good opportunity to do so. Guilford County Parks and other county employees were delighted to see that the …

The 1455 Literary Arts Summer Festival kicked off in 2019 in person in Winchester, Virginia, before switching to virtual panels last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This week, the festival virtually returns with more than 70 free events from Thursday to Saturday. OMCP’s Jason Fraley gives an overview of …

Love the idea of ​​the virtual walk, but wish it weren’t so lonely? We are delighted to present the Running app! For the first time, you have the opportunity to join the Prevention Virtual walk live. Charge Running is one of the most motivating, encouraging, and social ways to exercise. …

Photo provided Detroit, MI – InsideOut Literary Arts, an award-winning organization headquartered in Detroit, has announced the winners of its 2021 performance troupe supported by Toyota Motor North America. The performance troupe is part of the organization’s Citywide Poets after-school program, which provides teens with weekly creative writing workshops, publications, …