Former Sacramento State professor channels chess passion into ‘Spy’s Mate’

Chess has been around since the sixth century. There are a lot of approaches to the game, a lot of interpretations. “Chess is ...

'When we first set up you'd be lucky to have one Māori writer published a year' - 30 years of the Pikihuia Awards.

The Pikihuia Awards is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year - with a huge increase in Māori writers in those three ...
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Reads that resonate, from a gripping thriller to unforgettable memoir and moving fiction

As spring unfolds, these are the stories that stayed with me, from mystery to memoir, and everything in between.
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Poetry in motion

Global circus artists gather at the cradle of Chinese acrobatics. By WU XIAOHUI in Wuqiao \| China Daily \| ...