Haruki Murakami’s 2017 novel Killing Commendatore has been ruled to be “indecent” and removed from display at a book fair by Hong Kong censors. Hong Kong’s Obscene Articles Tribunal recently announced that the Mandarin edition of respected Japanese author Murakami’s Killing Commendatore had been temporarily classified as “Class II: indecent materials.” This means that it can only be sold in bookshops if it has a cover wrapped with a notice warning about its contents, with access restricted to underage people. The book has also been removed from booths at the Hong Kong book fair. Image via Twitter/GTL In Killing Commendatore, Murakami tells a story about a …
Spells like Wingardium Leviosa are among the first that young witches and wizards learn in the Harry Potter world. But now, everyone can learn how to do it, fun, intellectual, nd still magical. Kano released its new product－The Harry Potter Kano Coding Kit－on Tuesday and claimed the era of “Coding Magic” is coming. With this STEM-related toy, kids can learn the basic coding skills, build their coding wands, and code the powerful spells like Incendio, Stupefy, and Wingardium Leviosa. The kit is ready to go on sale in the US, UK and Australia on October 1. Good news: The kit is available for …
According to the Entertainment‘s interview report, Chelsea Cain, a crime novelist and feminist comic book writer, is returning with her upcoming work co-launched with illustrator Kate Niemczyk. The name of the new book is fierce－Man-Eaters. The story beings with a mysterious mutation in toxoplasmosis which causes menstruating women to turn into bloody killer wildcats. They’re unstable, violent, easily provoked, and extremely dangerous. The men on Earth fall into panic and as the paranoia prevails, the responsibility of rescuing this wild world falls on the shoulders of Maude, a twelve-year-old girl. Image via ew.com In the interview, Cain emphasizes the power of girl power: What …
Congratulations to Emil Ferris, Marjorie Liu, and Sana Takeda for winning a lot in 2018 Eisner Awards. The Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards a.k.a The Eisner Awards is dominated by women, creators of color, and LGBTQ-themed works and aims to acknowledge for those who makes efforts in the American comic book industry. This year, My Favorite Thing is Monsters by Emil Ferris ,and Liu and Takeda’s Monstress series won big. My Favorite Thing is Monsters won three Eisner awards including Best New Graphic Novel, while writer Marjorie Liu and artist Sana Takeda’s Monstress won a total of five Eisner Awards, among them best writer, best multimedia artist, and best work for teens. …
Being a bookworm is the best thing you can do for yourself. What fuels me to say that? A recent study from the Department of Communication at University at Buffalo (UB) proved that “getting lost in books” has unexpectedly powerful advantages to our mental growth, sense of belonging, social skills, longevity, and mood management. Image via Pepperhill Elementary School According to NBC News BETTER, Professor Melanie Green at UB, has conducted a research into “reading as transportation” and what makes it possible to “get lost in books:” One of the benefits to reading fiction is simply that it provides enjoyment and …
