A tribute to Lindy Hess
Claire Kelley
She was like a fairy godmother. “I’ve got an interesting opportunity for you,” she’d say in a low voice into the phone. “I think it would be fabulous.” For 25… Read more »
Hard-boiled private investigators Shephard and Kurtz crack the case of overanalyze J.K. Rowling’s pseudonym
Alex Shephard and Dustin Kurtz
Alex Shephard: Hello, Dustin, you old muggle. Dustin Kurtz: You’re going to open with the worst insult in literature, Alex? That’s cold. A: Wingardium leviosa! hahahaha D: Looks like somebody’s… Read more »
More dark times: Chicago Sun-Times cuts its production staff
Kirsten Reach
Fourteen production staffers have been cut from the Chicago Sun-Times, Jim Romenesko reports. You’ll recall that the Sun-Times laid off its entire photography staff, including Pulitzer Prize winner John H.… Read more »
Melville House UK at Copeland Book Market
Zeljka Marosevic
This week, from Thursday to Sunday, Copeland Book Market, an annual platform for print and publishing, is back for another long summer weekend of books, art and music. We’re excited… Read more »
Vintage book covers from the Arabic world
Christopher King
The Internet abounds with scans of vintage book jackets. From the Northern and Eastern European illustrators on 50 Watts to the seedy pulp on Cover Browser and five decades of paperbacks on… Read more »
