October 21, 2013

The Pew Internet and American Life Project released the results of their latest survey about U.S. e-reader and tablet ownership this past Friday and, I’m sorry to say, owning an… Read more »

Literacy

Barnes & Noble takes penultimate step to exiting Queens — Liam O'Brien
Is Bill Gates the new Oprah? (No, of course not.) — Ena Brdjanovic
The scientific theory behind what makes Dr. Seuss funny — Zeljka Marosevic
Uproar over publication of Haruki Murakami's high school library records — Liam O'Brien

Who says Morrissey can’t write a classic?

Christopher King

As you’ve probably heard by now, last week saw the publication of Morrissey’s Autobiography by Penguin Classics in the UK. The book’s release met no shortage of hand-wringing online and… Read more »

Scratch & sniff for winos

Nick Davies

If you’ve ever aspired to become a wine connoisseur but don’t have the money to spend on the finer vintages to develop your palate, there’s a new scratch-and-sniff book that… Read more »

Russian volunteers put the complete works of Tolstoy online

Leo Tolstoy lived several lifetimes in one, and filled them all with writing. So when his great-great-granddaughter, Fyokla Tolstaya, initiated a project to put his complete works online, free and… Read more »

Study reveals the neurological differences between poetry and prose

Emma Aylor

The science and technology hub RedOrbit reported this month on the University of Exeter’s recent study on reading. In his research, Professor Adam Zeman, a cognitive neurologist at Exeter’s medical school, investigated not only how… Read more »

Melville House Books

Sorry, owning a tablet or e-reader no longer makes you special

Dustin Kurtz