News about John Steinbeck

Academic Sir Jonathan Bate, a professor of English literature at Oxford University, believes students today have a reduced ability - and appetite - to delve into longer reads. Sir Bate believes the problem could stem from people's attention spans lessening as people increasingly consume content from social media rather than books - but he also points to schools putting shorter books on the curriculum. His comments come as social media influencers who enjoy reading have been openly admitting they 'skip' reading 'big paragraphs'.

Harriet Sime finds that in autumn tourists can experience a more 'authentic' side to the Amalfi Coast. She checks into the glamorous Santa Caterina hotel, dines at a restaurant serving pizzas for £7 and visits the picturesque village of Positano.

The list of artists and writers who have made their homes on Italy's Amalfi coast glitters like the Gulf of Salerno itself.  And what magnificent homes they are. There is Villa Giulietta, boasting vivid walls of Pompeiian red. It is ideally located in Positano, which writer John Steinbeck was stirred to describe as 'a dream place that isn't quite real when you are there and becomes beckoningly real after you have gone'.

Airbnb saw a remarkable 93 percent increase in bookings in Ravello, a city located approximately 15 minutes away from Atrani, a seaside town with a local population of less than 1,000 people where Ripley was filmed. Bookings in Minori, another lesser-known spot just 8 minutes away from Atrani, increased by 63 percent, according to the home-sharing site. Released earlier this month, the Netflix series Ripley comes 25 years after the Amalfi Coast was stunningly featured in the 1999 film adaptation of Highsmith's novel. As tourists flock to the picturesque town, local residents and business owners are bracing themselves for unprecedented challenges posed by large crowds this summer.

Dreaming is often dismissed as insignificant and irrelevant because it occurs when you're asleep or lacking the logic that guides you during yourwaking hours. But this is a huge mistake. Dreams should be treated as a distinct way of thinking. Every night, the brain, which is both our consciousness and self-awareness, releases us from the stresses of habit and the boundaries of daily life. We live in a world totally different from our own creation, so much so that we are never more alive than when we're dreaming. Our imaginations are pushed to a point beyond what is not possible during our wake-up life: Our minds are bursting with cerebral excitement: seeing vividly, feeling deeply, and moving freely.

ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS: Some of the world's tiniest animals produce the most babies relative to their own size. Often twins and triplets, which equals a third of her bodyweight, when synical lizards known as shinglebacks give birth to live young. In the first few days of life, New Zealand's kiwi, on the other hand, lays an egg that supplies all of the yolk needed to sustain her baby. Its weight contributes to a quarter of her bodyweight.

Bel Mooney advises a woman who has revealed that her husband of 20 years has left the family's house this week.

The tiny piece of paper (left) features writing from Steinbeck's first chapter, where he was introduced to his central characters. As migrants migrated to California looking for jobs during the Great Depression, George Milton and Lennie Small's life (inset) chronicles their lives. Steinbeck (inset) wrote to his agent in May 1936 to inform him that Toby (right), an Irish setter, had confetti' of 'about half' of his manuscript. Toby may have been behaving erratically,' he joked. Steinbeck was forced to write it again because there was no other draft. The novel was published in February 1937 and immediately lauded by critics and general readers alike.

Clare Mackintosh (pictured) claims she is a huge fan of Stuart Turton's The Seven Deaths Of Evelyn Hardcastle and opens up about her 'addiction' to the Just William series. 'Each chapter is a self-contained tale,' she said, making them the perfect bedtime read.' 'I loved Violet Elizabeth ('I'll thcream and thcream 'till I'm thick!') William's disdain for his older sister's beaux was undid.'

A nearly 400-item lot of James Dean-related memorabilia containing works from the late Hollywood legend, including signed photographs, letters, and a Warner Bros. contract, received a sum of more than $260,000. The few items related to Dean were obtained from Jane Deacy, the late actor's agent in New York who died in 2008, and auctioned took place on Thursday at Nate D. Sanders Auctions.

The book, written by Nobel Laureate winner John Steinbeck in 1937, chronicles George Milton and Lennie Small's lives as migrant ranch workers search for jobs in California. It also features a character named Crooks, a stable-hand who befriends Lennie and faces discrimination because he is black. Angel Mbondiya, a student at the University of Northern Ireland, said she didn't find Of Mice and Men'appropriate for schools and how it affects young black people and young white people.' According to her, the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment (CCEA) should withdraw the novel from the curriculum, Examinations and Assessment (CCEA). It is one of seven books that Northern Ireland schools can choose from for students enrolled in the course.

On the auction block, a nearly 400-item lot of James Dean-related memorabilia is auctioning off treasures from the late Hollywood legend, including signed photographs, letters, and a Warner Bros. contract. The rare items relating to Dean are from the estate of late actor Jane Deacy, who died in 2008, and bidding is expected to begin in May 25 at Nate D. Sanders Auctions.

The famed American author's quiet summer escape sold for a whopping $13.5 million to a charity aiming to turn it into a writer's retreat.

In 2021, Heirs of Steinbeck's listed the house for $16.75 million, the first time the property had been on the market in 60 years. Local preservationists saw it as an opportunity to establish an artist's retreat as the late author's former part-time residence hit the market. The Sag Harbor Partnership has purchased the house and will collaborate with a variety of organizations to manage and operate the property in order to make that dream come true.

As brothers die out, it is sad and shocking, as William and Harry seem to have done. This is also about the oldest tale in the book. Cain and Abel, Roman mythology, Romanovus and Remus, Norse mythology (and, more recently, the Marvel Universe) has told us the tale of thunder god Thor and his younger trickster brother Loki.

Harry's book, which was published in Spain mistakenly today, chronicles how his father, King Charles, screamed over his inability and threatened him to miss performances on days off. Steinbeck's masterpiece was one he loved, according to him. A short American novel is the piece of literature that I can remember liking and even enjoying.' By John Steinbeck, he wrote Mice and Men. In the 1992 film version of Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men, Gary Sinise and John Malkovich (left).

Staff at Queen Mary University of London have been sent a reading list to help them learn about equality, diversity, and integration. It includes classic school texts, including Harper Lee's To Kill A Mockingbird (pictured) and Frances Hodgson Burnett's The Secret Garden. The list also includes a 'content warning' from the human resource department's warning: "Some of the following books and resources may contain text and refer to controversial topics that may be triggering for some individuals.' If you're unhappy with something, please suspend your activity; it's important that you look after your own health.'