Back from a great #HayFestival with lots of food for thought and a new #tbr pile, featuring some old and new works

#amreading

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜’𝗺 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴: "𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗮𝘅 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱" 𝗯𝘆 𝗢𝗹𝗴𝗮 𝗥𝗮𝘃𝗻 -

A spontaneous choice, feminist history and hybrid fiction and something more, still. Everyone who has read it has been "captured" by her writing. Let's see . . .

#books #bookreviews #bookworm #readreadread #tbr #tbrpile #tbrlist #quotes #reading #olgaravn #fiction #feminism #hybridgenre #experimentalfiction #witchcraft #history

Times of India | JK Tyre charts over Rs 4,000-crore expansion plan

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JK Tyre has unveiled a Rs 4,980 crore three‑year expansion programme, the biggest among Indian tyre makers, to boost its truck‑and‑bus radial (TBR) and passenger‑car radial (PCR) capacities by 24 % at its Chennai factory and Vikrant plant in Mysuru. The investment, financed through internal accruals and debt, follows strong domestic and export demand, bringing the company’s total installed capacity (including projects under way) to about 210 lakh tyres annually with utilisation above 90 %. In FY 2026 the firm posted record consolidated revenue of Rs 16,384 crore (up 11 % YoY), EBITDA of Rs 2,089 crore (12.8 % margin, up 25 %), and net profit of Rs 774 crore, a 50 % increase.

Read more: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/jk-tyre-charts-over-rs-4000-crore-expansion-plan/articleshow/131339242.cms

#JKTyre #Tyremakers #TBR #PCR #Indianmarket

According to the #TheBorowitzReport, the #ConvictedFelon laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Podiatrist and said: "They gave everything so people like me could give nothing."

https://open.substack.com/pub/borowitzreport/p/trump-honors-those-who-helped-others-3ef

#TBR #DraftDogder #TheBillionaireClass

We seem to have quite a bipartisan group of dodgers, who nonetheless managed to become Commander in Chief. #PatrioticDodgers

https://www.historyandheadlines.com/10-patriots-who-dodged-the-draft-or-did-not-serve/

5 Thriller Books I Couldn’t Shut Up About After Finishing

https://thebookaholicblog.com/2026/05/25/5-thriller-books-i-couldnt-shut-up-about-after-finishing/

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜’𝗺 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴: "𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗮𝘂𝗹𝗼 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗶𝗿𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿" 𝗯𝘆 𝗣𝗮𝘂𝗹𝗼 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗶𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗗𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗱𝗼 𝗠𝗮𝗰𝗲𝗱𝗼 -

Macedo's excellent collection of readings across Freire's works happens to hit a number of books that I haven't studied well. This will round out this year's focus on Freire's humbling pedagogy.

#books #bookreviews #readreadread #tbr #tbrpile #tbrlist #reading #paulofreire #donaldomacedo #anthology #nonfiction #education #pedagogy #socialjustice

Holidaying with Books? Some Recommendations on www.hhousebooks.com:

SAND ROSES:
'extraordinarily immersive'

THE SOMETIME EMBARRASSMENTS OF PETTY VENIZ:
'brilliant, unique...satirical'

THREE DAYS BY THE SEA:
'subtle, funny and moving'

THE ALPHABET OF HEART'S DESIRE:
'atmospheric, shocking and satisfying'

OH HONEY:
'sharp, funny and dark'

PAX:
'a rich, compelling study of desire, power, art'

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