The real story behind the Penguin – Random House merger
Dennis Johnson
News that the DOJ had approved the merger of Random House and Penguin yesterday was easy to miss… Read more »
It’s a bird. It’s a plane. It’s … homophobia!
Christopher King
Last summer we reported on the joyous scene in Central Park where Jean-Paul Beaubier married his longtime boyfriend Kyle Jinadu before an audience that included Jinadu’s parents, New York mayor… Read more »
Plymouth Gin recipes for the ragged philosopher
Kirsten Reach
It’s no coincidence that Lars Iyer’s characters are fond of Plymouth Gin, Iyers affirmed at his NYU Bookstore reading this week. It’s specific to the characters’ locale during the course… Read more »
British author says libraries are merely “sentimental”
Claire Kelley
Terry Deary, the bestselling-author of a series for children called Horrible Histories, caused a bit of a flap in in the UK this week when he said that libraries don’t… Read more »
Proust exhibit at the Morgan Library
Kevin Murphy
Swann’s Way, the first in Marcel Proust’s seven book volume In Search of Lost Time, was first published in 1913. Beginning today, The Morgan Library & Museum is commemorating the… Read more »
