March 25, 2014

Have you gotten a book in the mail recently? Oh, how nice. You must not be a prisoner in the UK. The Ministry of Justice recently passed a rule that… Read more »

Arts & Culture

Protesting sexism, comic book artists pull out of running for Angoulême Grand Prix — Liam O'Brien
Barnes & Noble takes penultimate step to exiting Queens — Liam O'Brien
Fifth employee connected to Hong Kong bookstore goes missing — Liam O'Brien
20th anniversary edition of Infinite Jest features fan-designed cover — Kait Howard

Does this new NYPL sidebar look infected with algorithm to you?

Dustin Kurtz

Hey there, New York Public Library website. This might sound weird, but you look like you’ve really been taking care of yourself lately. I don’t know if you’ve been eating better… Read more »

Coming home to the red lanterns of Zhang Yimou and Gong Li: A conversation with Teju Cole

Wah-Ming Chang

Yan Geling’s The Criminal Lu Yanshi, a novel about an intellectual in exile who gets sent to a labor camp upon his return home, was published in 2011. Though it… Read more »

Kickstarter-ed bookstore in Indianapolis offers books & beer

Following the example of stores in Denver and Baltimore, an industrious bookseller recently decided to open a combination used bookstore/bar in Indianapolis. Michael Anthony Adams reports for the Indianapolis Star… Read more »

Unsurprisingly, a novel about a time-traveling Hitler is a source of controversy

Andrew McGrath

“Summer 2011. Berlin. Adolf Hitler wakes up on a patch of ground, alive and well.” It’s not the setup to some juvenile joke; it’s the setup to a best-selling novel:… Read more »

Melville House Books

Bring back books and underwear! Authors petition to get books into UK prisons

Kirsten Reach