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Alice Munro, the revered Canadian author who started writing short stories because she did not think she had the time or the talent to master novels, then stubbornly dedicated her...

Transcription apps — apps that record and make text transcriptions of the conversation — have been an extremely useful way of keeping records for many of us. This doesn’t only...

Israeli startup Spines is looking to disrupt the centuries-old publishing industry after closing on a $6.5 million seed funding round today. The round was led by Aleph and saw participation...

Spotify is enhancing its audiobooks streaming service with a feature that may be familiar to the app’s music consumers: Countdown Pages. These YouTube-like Countdown Pages were launched alongside other new...

“I was brought up to believe that the worst thing you could do was ‘call attention to yourself,’ or ‘think you were smart,’ ” Alice Munro, who died on Monday, at...

Whether you want to dictate notes while you're on the go, share verbal notes with friends and colleagues, or record a message for far-off family members, the Google Play Store...

SAFO, Mali — Most of the students had never seen their native language in its written form until recently. Now, they were eagerly sounding out the words appearing on the...

It's great for those who are struggling to find time to read, or for those on the lookout for a new podcast to get stuck into. Books are either read...

Alice Munro, a Canadian author who was a master of short stories and won a Nobel Prize for literature, died Monday. She was 93.A spokesperson for her publisher, Penguin Random...

Review Father and Son: A Memoir By Jonathan RabanKnopf: 336 pages, $28If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission from Bookshop.org, whose fees support...