The Bill Gates reading list
Dustin Kurtz
And it may be interesting enough to cut through the usual migraine-caliber high pitched squeal of a million year-end lists … Read more »
Booker judges unveiled
Nick Davies
The Man Booker Prize judges for 2013 were announced earlier this week, as the literary award heads into its 45th anniversary. The BBC reports that one of its own journalists,… Read more »
Translating between Englishes: Is it really necessary?
Ellie Robins
Tim Parks is frustrated. Writing in an excellent post at the NYRBlog, he details the process of editing his new book about Italy and train travel, which will be published… Read more »
Yoani Sánchez on Christmas in Cuba
Claire Kelley
Yoani Sánchez, blogger and author of Havana Real: One Woman Fights to Tell the Truth About Cuba Today, offered a reflection on life in Cuba during Christmas on her blog yesterday.… Read more »
Using the Web to get away from the Web
Kevin Murphy
Many of us have experienced times of burnout — times when a pounding temple, stiff neck, and hyper-caffeinated soul lash back and say enough, get off the machine and go… Read more »
