LA Times » 2 weeks ago
Is AI a utopian promise or an existential threat? These 11 must-read books — featuring Annie Bot, Empire of AI and UnWorld — navigate the turbulent landscape of deepfakes, algorithmic bias, and the quest for Artificial General Intelligence....
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LA Times » 2 weeks ago
It's been an uneasy year for science. ...
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The Guardian » 2 weeks ago
Shroud-chewers, lip-smackers and suckers populate this fascinating study of ‘the unquiet dead’ across the centuriesThe word “vampire” first appears in English in sensational accounts of a revenant panic in Serbia in the early 18th century. One case in 1725 concerned a rec...
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LA Times » 2 weeks ago
The Southern California Independent Bookstore Bestsellers list for Sunday, Dec. 28, 2025, including hardcover and paperback fiction and nonfiction....
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LA Times » 1 week ago
Is your Spotify Wrapped a bluff? While digital algorithms track our listening, an analog "book stack" offers a deeper look at our intentions. From Timothy Snyder to Hans Fallada, here is how one writer used a year of books to navigate a year of political and environmental upheaval...
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The Guardian » 1 week ago
New books by Liza Minelli, David Sedaris, Maggie O’Farrell and Yann Martel are among the literary highlights of the year ahead 2026 is already promising plenty of unmissable releases: there are new novels by George Saunders, Ali Smith and Douglas Stuart, memoirs from Gisè...
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The Guardian » 1 week ago
From an acclaimed short-story writer, this epic of power and class across generations in Pakistan is brutal, funny and brilliantly toldImagine a shattering portrayal of Pakistani life through a chain of interlocking novellas, and you’ll be somewhere close to understanding...
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The Guardian » 1 week ago
From companionship to psychotherapy, technology could meet unmet needs – but it needs to be handled responsiblyThere is much anxiety these days about the dangers of human-AI relationships. ...
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The Guardian » 3 days ago
After his heart stopped beating for 40 minutes, the former lawyer experienced weeks of hallucinations. The visions he experienced during his recovery set him on the path to a new careerOn the evening of Monday 1 February 2021, during the third Covid lock...
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LA Times » 3 days ago
From "James" to "Demon Copperhead," literary retellings are having a moment. Xiaolu Guo joins the ranks with her latest astonishing novel, "Call Me Ishmaelle."...
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