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Introducing the World Economic Forum Book Club Podcast, featuring authors such as @AdamMGrant, @Elif_Safak, @gilliantett, @paragkhanna with host and founder @beatricedicaro @wef buff.ly/3GzKzYd
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Listen to the new @WEFBookClub episode with @jonjalex and host @beatricedicaro here: weforum.org/podcasts/book-cl…
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Here are the books top climate leaders want you to read, from 'Braiding Sweetgrass' to 'Speed and Scale' and more. #COP27 with @LindaLacina Read more here: tinyurl.com/25ne248x
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What’s it like to win the #BookerPrize2022? Author @ShehanKaru speaks to @beatricedicaro and @FormativeKate on the @WEFBookClub podcast about The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida @TheBookerPrizes weforum.org/agenda/2022/11/b…
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When millions will be forced to leave their homes in the coming decades, how can we manage #climatechange migration? Author @WanderingGaia speaks to @FormativeKate on the Book Club podcast about her #book Nomad Century: How to Survive the Climate Upheaval open.spotify.com/episode/0V7…
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French author Annie Ernaux has been awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature for 2022 #NobelPrize @NobelPrize weforum.org/agenda/2022/10/n…

Medicine to Peace: These are the Nobel Prize winners in 2022 | World Economic Forum

The Nobel Prize winners 2022 include a geneticist who mapped the DNA of our oldest extinct ancestors. Here's what you need to know.

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BREAKING NEWS: The 2022 #NobelPrize in Literature is awarded to the French author Annie Ernaux “for the courage and clinical acuity with which she uncovers the roots, estrangements and collective restraints of personal memory.”
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To learn more about climate, gender and political polarization, Bill Gates suggests these 5 books zpr.io/fwds74DuxE8f
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Book Club: Summer 2022 reading to relax and escape zpr.io/7AR6eu9sVxbk

Book Club: Best 2022 summer books to read and relax | World Economic Forum

The FT's Deputy Books Editor, Laura Battle, recommends top summer books for 2022 - and bibliotherapist Ella Berthoud suggests escapist summer books.

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From bans on fiction to books during wartime: The #history of libraries and how they’ve shaped us #wef22 buff.ly/3xIkdSw
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The book character gender gap: AI finds more men in fiction than women #books #GenderEquality buff.ly/3G0NaeH #wef22
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Want to see real #change in the world? These seven #books will inspire deeper change buff.ly/3FxW0Ap #wef22
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#Reading to improve language skills? Focus on fiction #books rather than non-fiction buff.ly/3a3VWfL #wef22
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The book character gender gap: AI finds more men in fiction than women zpr.io/bhkjLETDdB2K

AI has exposed a book character gender gap - with more men than women | World Economic Forum

Using natural language processing, a branch of artificial intelligence, researchers found a wide gender gap in works of literature. Here’s why that matters

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This chart shows how reading for pleasure is declining in the US buff.ly/3ONfLYQ
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From bans on fiction to books during wartime: The history of libraries and how they’ve shaped us buff.ly/3xIkdSw #WorldBookDay
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From fiction bans to wartime books: The history of libraries and how they’ve shaped us zpr.io/SzevMjZh9vQy

World Book Day: Charting the history of libraries | World Economic Forum

From the ancient scrolls of Alexandria to books during wartime, two experts explain the colourful history of libraries and what the future may hold for them.

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This is how TikTok helped propel book sales to a bestselling year buff.ly/3i1mCP2
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11 books to help you understand the war in #Ukraine buff.ly/3qA2oAN
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5 STEM books to introduce your children to engineering buff.ly/3k5tHP7 #Engineering #Education
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These were America's most popular library books in 2021 - how many did you read? buff.ly/3FWUK96
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