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Congregation Bet Haverim invites the community to a Zoom book discussion led by Rabbi Greg Wolfe on “Here…

Phosphorescence: Julia Baird’s bestseller wins book of the year Elissa Blake A comforting and inspiring read for many during the pandemic lockdown months, Julia Baird’s Phosphorescence: On Awe, Wonder And Things That Sustain You When The World Goes Dark was awarded book of the year on Wednesday night at the Australian Book Industry Awards in Sydney. The event brought together publishers, writers and booksellers after a year that saw book sales soar during lockdowns. Blending...

About Us: Simon & Schuster, a division of ViacomCBS, is a global leader in the field of general interest publishing, dedicated to providing the best in fiction and nonfiction for consumers of all ages, across all printed, electronic, and audio formats. Its divisions include Simon & Schuster Adult Publishing, Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing, Simon & Schuster Audio, Simon & Schuster Digital, and international companies in Australia, Canada, India and the United Kingdom. Description: Simo...

Has Digital Technology Been Good For Teenagers? It Depends. For the current generation of teenagers, digital tech is as much a part of their lives as pimples and puberty, and it comes with pros and cons. By 96five Contributors Tuesday 20 Apr 2021 By: Akos Balogh Teenagers are massive users of digital technology. The current generation of teenagers – known as ‘iGen’ – have grown up in the age of the iPhone and social media. Most of them can’t remember a time without a smartphone in th...

Dear Readers: Today’s SOUND OFF is about fake online companies. — Heloise “Dear Heloise: Well, I’ve learned my lesson! I love a particular product line of handbags and came across an online company that I thought was an ‘outlet’ for these designer bags. The website was identical to the website of this famous line of bags, but the prices were too good to be true. “That should have been my first clue. I figured it was a sale or an outlet so I entered my debit card info and one week...

Alan Finkel, Australia's former Chief Scientist, plots a course for moving away from carbon emitting fossil fuels, towards a zero emissions world. Solar, wind, as well as battery storage of renewables, will meet more of energy needs.  But the great hope, down the track, is hydrogen power.

As Victoria reopens to more than 100 international travellers today, The Agereports that some hotel quarantine staff employed by Healthcare Australia are still working at more than one site across Melbourne, contravening a key recommendation from the state’s hotel quarantine inquiry. Emails obtained by The Age dated April 1 show Healthcare Australia told select staff their second jobs were a breach of their employment conditions “and subsequently a breach of the contract between HCA and [...

Patricia Engel’s ‘Infinite Country’ traces journeys of the heart Colette Bancroft, Tampa Bay Times © Avid Reader Press/Simon & Schuster/TNS "Infinite Country" by Patricia Engel; Avid Reader Press/ Simon& Schuster. "Infinite Country" by Patricia Engel; Avid Reader Press/Simon & Schuster (208 pages, $25) ——— “It was her idea to tie up the nun.” The girl who has the idea, 15-year-old Talia, is intent on escaping from a remote reform school in the mountains of Col...

"Infinite Country" by Patricia Engel; Avid Reader Press/Simon & Schuster (208 pages, $25) ——— “It was her idea to tie up the nun.” The girl who has the idea, 15-year-old Talia, is intent on escaping from a remote reform school in the mountains of Colombia. "Infinite Country" is all about making escapes from one place to another, and about what is left behind. Engel has written often about immigrant experiences in the U.S., in her first book, the story collection "Vida,"...

"Infinite Country" by Patricia Engel; Avid Reader Press/Simon & Schuster (208 pages, $25) ——— “It was her idea to tie up the nun.” The girl who has the idea, 15-year-old Talia, is intent on escaping from a remote reform school in the mountains of Colombia. "Infinite Country" is all about making escapes from one place to another, and about what is left behind. Engel has written often about immigrant experiences in the U.S., in her first book, the story collection "Vida,"...