Most authors do not prefer to eat their words, but British biologist Merlin Sheldrake has done so with enthusiasm. Upon receiving a copy of his…
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NLB removes Chinese-language children book for review after library user complains it is racist
SINGAPORE – The National Library Board (NLB) has removed a Chinese-language children’s book for review after a reader complained that it is racist. In response…
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1 NON-FICTION LIVES & TIMES OF HRH By Herman Ronald Hochstadt NUS Press/ Hardcover / 222 pages/ $38.52/ Available at bit.ly/LTHRH_HRH Many a civil servant…
Now Sherlock Holmes denounced as racist… so will his statue be next to be toppled?
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Democracy activists' books unavailable in Hong Kong libraries after new law
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Books by prominent Hong Kong pro-democracy figures have become unavailable in the Chinese-ruled city’s public libraries as they are being reviewed…