Singapore, and author, on trial
Valerie Merians
British author and journalist Alan Shadrake is on trial in Singapore for contempt of court for alleged attacks against the Singapore judiciary in his book on the death penalty, Once… Read more »
British author and journalist Alan Shadrake is on trial in Singapore for contempt of court for alleged attacks against the Singapore judiciary in his book on the death penalty, Once… Read more »
Today the famous (sometimes infamous) litblog Bookslut is celebrating their 100th issue. Sure, the website says they’re onto the 101st issue but they’re celebrating the century mark today. This of… 10 / Read more »
Surprise! Major history textbook fail in Virginia! Yesterday the Washington Post reported the latest round of silliness to emanate from Dixie regarding history textbooks (remember Texas’s starring role a few… Read more »
The logotype that identifies all Melville House books, found near the bottom of their spines, is composed of a triangle sitting off center atop a square — a black, geometrically… Read more »
Netherlands-based music magazine and blog Subbacultcha! has posted a song by Amsterdam band, Spilt Milk, that uses lyrics drawn from Tao Lin’s novel Richard Yates. It is quite lovely. Spilt… Read more »