IELTS Energy Podcast 1009: Answer These Reading Questions First on IELTS

This video serves as English listening comprehension practice for lower-level students. In this video, a native English speaker talks slowly and clearly about the topic of reading and books. The subtitles are included at the bottom of...

Today you’ll learn the strategy and vocabulary for staying positive in your IELTS answers. Are you repeating negative words and ideas in your IELTS Speaking answers? For instance, do you find yourself often answering with words/phrases...

IELTS Energy Podcast 928: To Cliché or Not Cliché, That is the IELTS Question

Here’s the problem with tackling Ernest Hemingway—Ernest Hemingway himself. While the iconic author is mostly known for his feats of literary prowess, from The Sun Also Rises to For Whom the Bell Tolls, to countless short stories—perhaps...

“Young Adult” fiction is a term whose meaning has varied wildly over the years. It can apply to coming of age tragedies or Serialized adventures of babysitters, or insert really dated twilight joke here. But where did this “young adult”...

Young Adult Fiction (YA) is dominating literature, and more young people are reading now than ever before. Lindsay Ellis explores how YA carved a place in publishing with It's Lit! from PBS Digital Studios.

Why is 1984 one of the most important novels of the 20th century? What would Orwell advise in the face of fake news? Do you think George Orwell would be surprised at 1984's ongoing relevance? George Orwell's 1984 with Dorian Lynskey, Part 3

Explore the various types of books, their components, and how they have changed over time. Learn how books have become more accessible and convenient through the advancements in technology, leading to the emergence of ebooks.

Nick the numbat is very different to his numbat friends. He has a narrow nose, hates ants and loves to knit. Nick’s friends groan and moan, telling Nick that he is not normal. Help Nick and his friends understand that our differences are...

Today you learn about 3 strategies that will turn you into a high-scoring IELTS writer! Students often ask, “How do I improve my writing?” Or, also often, IELTS teachers hear, “How do I come up with ideas for my essays?” Good news! If...

Just the Facts: The Emergence of America Uses fascinating historical footage to explore six decades thats shaped Modern America. The series examines the Gilded Age in the late 19th century, the Progressive Era of the early 20th century,...

For years writers of fan fiction were shamed, the butt of jokes, and even subject to copyright litigation. However, in the past few years, with the fan fiction writers of today becoming the published mainstream authors of today the past...

One of the trademark texts of the American school system is Harper Lee’s 1960 novel To Kill a Mockingbird. For decades it has been widely read in high schools and middle schools as a key anti-racist text. But how did this novel, with its...

The Alberta government has paused its order for the removal of books with explicit sexual content from libraries, but the premier says that pause will be short lived as the ministerial order will be rewritten.

Mother-and-daughter team Heather and Arizona O'Neill speak with CBC Montreal's Sudha Krishnan about working together on 'Valentine in Montreal', and their love for the 'biggest museum in the world'.

Panelist Amanda Brugel describes how the book We Have Always Been Here can bring Canada together

Panellist Amanda Brugel describes how the book We Have Always Been Here can bring Canada together.

Acclaimed Indigenous author reflected on legacy of residential schools in novels such as Indian Horse

The Nobel Prize in literature has been awarded to Norwegian author Jon Fosse.

John Le Carre, author of Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, wrote 25 novels and one memoir in a career spanning 60 years

<< CLEAN: Interior shots of author Kazuo Ishiguro speaking during a news conference after being announced as the winner of the 2017 Nobel Prize for Literature. >> on October 05, 2017 in London, England.

There may be no Dark Tower fan more invested in seeing its story on the big screen than director Nikolaj Arcel.

A novel which “stood out for its sparkling writing and poignancy” has been named winner of the Women’s Prize for Fiction. American-Canadian author Ruth Ozeki, 66, scooped the prestigious literary prize with her fourth novel The Book Of...