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  • 2025


    Jensen Huang & Nvidia: AI, Power, and the Future

    Jensen Huang & Nvidia: AI, Power, and the Future

    A look into Jensen Huang, Nvidia's founder, and the company's pivotal role in AI. Explores power consumption, Huang's leadership, and Nvidia's impact on technology and humanity's future. High-performance computing is discussed.


    Thomas Neurath: Legacy in Art Publishing at Thames & Hudson

    Thomas Neurath: Legacy in Art Publishing at Thames & Hudson

    Thomas Neurath, led Thames & Hudson for 60 years, transforming art publishing. Known for innovation and dedication to quality, his family continues his legacy. A titan in British publishing.


    Literary Highlights: Women’s Prize, Austen & Turner, and More!

    Literary Highlights: Women’s Prize, Austen & Turner, and More!

    Explore diverse literary works: Women's Prize winners, Austen & Turner exhibit, Scottish samurai film, and investigative podcasts. Discover insightful stories and cultural connections.


    UK Publishing: Spending Review, Creative Industries & AI Risks

    UK Publishing: Spending Review, Creative Industries & AI Risks

    UK spending review 2025 guarantees more info for publishing, despite DCMS real-term cuts. Creative industries, worth £125bn, face risks from AI. Increased school funding welcomed, but concerns remain.


    Book Restrictions, Censorship, and Literary Losses

    Book Restrictions, Censorship, and Literary Losses

    Book restrictions are challenged by the BMI, Russia censors books. NEA grants terminated. Authors Ngugi wa and Edmund White passed away. Library funding threatened, and a free speech case is dismissed.


    Andrew Miller Wins Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction

    Andrew Miller Wins Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction

    Andrew Miller wins the Walter Scott Prize for 'The Land In Winter,' a novel set in 1962-63 England. The story explores marriage, friendship, and buried tensions amidst a harsh winter, set 60 years ago.


    Kate Spade: Life, Loss, and Legacy with Frances Valentine

    Kate Spade: Life, Loss, and Legacy with Frances Valentine

    A look into Kate Spade's life, career, and friendships, particularly with Frances Valentine co-founder, through personal stories, struggles with depression, and the vibrant legacy she left behind.


    Literary Ambition: Authorship, Appropriation, and Deception

    Literary Ambition: Authorship, Appropriation, and Deception

    A Melbourne writer seeks fame by exploiting Brenda's story, risking principles and relationships. Explores ambition, deception, and the dark side of literary life, questioning authorship and authenticity. literary ambition, deception, brenda's story.


    Ethical Circle: Morality, AI, and Moral Consideration

    Ethical Circle: Morality, AI, and Moral Consideration

    Exploring moral obligations towards AI, animals, and future beings. Jeff Sebo's 'Ethical Circle' challenges conventional thinking on ethical consideration and responsibility in a tech-saturated world.


    New Book Releases: Drownings, Affection, and More!

    New Book Releases: Drownings, Affection, and More!

    Explore new releases discussed on podcasts: Hazel Barkworth's 'Drownings,' Ita O'Brien's 'Affection,' Andrew Murray's 'A Newbie's Guide', and Seán Hewitt's 'Open, Paradise'. Themes include relationships and self-discovery.


    BookTok & Book Festivals: Collaboration, Diversity, and Future

    BookTok & Book Festivals: Collaboration, Diversity, and Future

    BookTok can amplify book festivals by including online creators. Events should proactively involve diverse voices and reflect evolving reader interests, championing varied stories and emerging authors. Accessibility and youth engagement are also vital.


    Rivers’ Rights: Are Rivers Alive? Macfarlane’s Exploration

    Rivers’ Rights: Are Rivers Alive? Macfarlane’s Exploration

    Macfarlane explores the Rights of Nature movement, focusing on rivers. He examines environmental damage, legal challenges, and the concept of rivers as living entities with rights.