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The book character gender gap: AI finds more men in fiction than women
Using natural language processing, a branch of artificial intelligence, researchers found a wide gender gap in works of literature. Here’s why that matters
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From fiction bans to wartime books: The history of libraries and how they’ve shaped us
From the ancient scrolls of Alexandria to books during wartime, two experts explain the colourful history of libraries and what the future may hold for them.
Ukraine
11 books to help you understand the war in Ukraine
Young people of the Global Shapers Community have chosen 11 books exploring Ukraine’s complex history.
Tech for Good
This is how TikTok helped propel book sales to a bestselling year
Readers bought over 825 million print books in the US in 2021. Retailers are creating “BookTok Made Me Buy It” sections to include popular titles from the app.
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Author John Koenig's Invented Words Fill The Gaps In Our Emotional Language
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How BookTok Has Boosted Book Sales To Record Levels
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Tips On How To Diversify Children's Reading
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A Selection From Ruth Bader Ginsburg's Personal Library
Middle East and North Africa
Book review: How Africa was central to the making of the modern world
A new academic book, 'Born in Blackness', argues that Africa is central to the modern world - and draws a direct link between slavery and capitalism.
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What’s the best way to tackle COVID and climate change? Anthropology, says the woman who predicted the global financial crisis
From pandemics to the pitfalls of AI, journalist Gillian Tett joins the Book Club Podcast to explain how an anthropologist’s view of global risks can help understand and solve them.
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Migration, geography and humanity: Parag Khanna, author of 'MOVE' on the Book Club Podcast
Parag Khanna joins us to talk about his latest book, 'MOVE: The Forces Uprooting Us', which seeks to understand mass migrations, their causes and impacts.
Africa
5 great books from Africa to read in 2022
2021 was a great year for African writing, with Tanzania’s Abdulrazak Gurnah winning the Nobel prize for Literature. Here are 5 to look out for in 2022
SDG 04: Quality Education
Print books vs e-books: What's America's preference?
There has been an uptick in the share of Americans who report reading e-books, from 25% to 30%, despite print book and audiobook consumers staying the same.
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These were America's most popular library books in 2021 - how many did you read?
During 2021, people in the US read a wide variety of books, with fiction being the most popular category overall.
Arts and Culture
3 of the best science and tech books to read in 2022
The Conversation Africa asked academics to recommend the best science or technology-related books they read this year.
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