A Ukrainian-American startup published a famous Ukrainian fairy tale in an unusual format. The bun comes to life while rereading the fairy tale, writes Voice of America. Here is the book "Kolobok". Looks like a regular edition. But if you point your smartphone at the text, the fairy tale comes to life. This is called augmented reality format and...
These are American writers and their literary masterpieces, which every Russian has heard about - and, most likely, even read. As Russia Beyond writes, Americans no longer treat books with the same reverence as their parents and grandparents. Russians -...
David Beckham, Stephen Fry and other celebrities will read the first Harry Potter book aloud. First in line is Daniel Radcliffe, who played the role of a wizard in a series of films based on books by JK Rowling. Meduza writes about this. Writer JK Rowling and Wizarding World…
Quarantine due to the coronavirus pandemic is not a reason to be sad or depressed. To avoid getting bored at home, you can, for example, read something interesting. Lifehacker offers 10 books that will cheer you up. Read, smile and distract yourself from anxious thoughts. "33 best humorous stories",...
The Amazon Internet service has opened free access to children's audiobooks so that schoolchildren can usefully spend time in quarantine. This is stated on the company's website. Children will be able to listen to books in several languages. “While schools are closed, we are open. Starting today, children ...
The Ukrainian Book Club in New York brings together Ukrainians, Americans of Ukrainian descent and everyone who loves to read. How and where to get books, literary evenings and much more is said in the video of the "Voice of America" publication. Maria Genkin, co-owner of the Ukrainian book club ...
If you already have a good command of English, then books are the best way to expand your vocabulary. Especially if these books are truly interesting. Several dozen literary critics and columnists from The New York Times, Time, Newsday, Bookslut, The Millions and other publications...
The book by former FBI director James Comey found more than half a million buyers in its first week. Interestingly, the book was sold from the first days at a 30% discount, at a cost of $ 30 - this is a significant motivation to buy. In America, they generally like memoirs - ...
The KGB was convinced that the West, wishing to destroy the USSR, uses not only rock music and films, but also books to corrupt the Soviet people. Present Tense publishes an overview of ideologically harmful literature of the late 1970s found in the archives of the Security Service of Ukraine. Referred to in the document as ...
One of them is a famous book fan; the other is a much bigger fan of Fox News and late-night cable television. Yet both President Trump and Barack Obama have one thing in common when it comes to literature: their desire to recommend books...