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What a day for Amazon: According to this New York Times report by David Streitfeld, the company’s “market cap shriveled in one day by about $16 billion.”A Bloomberg report by… Read more »

Formerly Russia’s richest man, Mikhail Khodorkovsky is approaching year eight of a thirteen-year prison sentence — a sentence that is widely believed to be politically motivated. He’s spent quite a… Read more »

The Letters of Samuel Beckett, Volume 2 was released last month; the book reveals what the famous author was reading from 1941 to 1956, along with notes about the novels… Read more »

The Fallback Plan is a weekly column, offering advice to those undergoing a second adolescence. It is written by Leigh Stein, author of the January novel, also titled The Fallback… Read more »

Hiding Shakespeare Books vs. Internet Shortlist for DSC prize Occupy London’s Library Shalom Auslander in your attic? Jagger’s reply to Keith Richards’ Life? Joseph Heller Letters up for auction The… Read more »