May 15, 2014

Goddamnit, China. Earlier this month I wrote that I’d like to see more nuance in our discussions of Chinese publishing, something beyond the tired stories of censorship, juxtaposed with stories… Read more »

Censorship

Chinese translation of Indian poet draws criticism from state and scholars alike — Chad Felix
Egypt continues crackdown on novelist Alaa Al Aswany — Ena Brdjanovic
Has anyone in the White House read the Senate Torture Report? — Mark Krotov
Tea Party chair calls for UN fund-raising book by Kermit the Frog to be banned — Taylor Sperry

Wendell Berry’s commencement speeches

Claire Kelley

Wendell Berry is a writer with a reputation for defending virtues like sustainability, community, frugality, and reverence for life. He’s currently 79 years old, and over the past forty years, he… Read more »

Frank Bruni is your worst uncle

Sal Robinson

What kind of uncle or aunt are you? Are you the fun one? Or are you Frank Bruni? Because now we all know exactly what Frank Bruni is like as… Read more »

Forget about books–Chicago Public Library lets you check out robots

Martin Rouse

The role of the public library is changing, of course, but who knew it was changing so fast? The Associated Press reports that the future is indeed upon us at… Read more »

New book can filter up to four years’ worth of drinking water

Nick Davies

The latest innovation merging literary and food-related technologies is here, and unlike novelty items we’ve discussed on on MobyLives in the past (like the edible lasagna book and the fun-with… Read more »

Melville House Books

Chinese publisher of dissident literature sentenced to ten years for ‘smuggling’

Dustin Kurtz