June 18, 2014

A new bill called the “Online Competition and Consumer Choice Act of 2014” aimed at “prohibiting paid prioritization” of Internet service providers from was introduced yesterday by Democratic Representative Doris Matsui… Read more »

Libraries & librarians

University of Iowa president makes badly-timed joke, librarian calls him out — Chad Felix
Tolstoy’s great-great-granddaughter organizes four-day marathon reading of War and Peace — Ena Brdjanovic
French Booksellers Association releases reading list meant to shed light on Paris attacks — Kait Howard
Uproar over publication of Haruki Murakami's high school library records — Liam O'Brien

Are layoffs at El Diario a union-busting move?

Sal Robinson

A round of layoffs hit the El Diario newsroom last Friday, with conflicting numbers being reported by different news sources. Early on Monday, Capital New York announced that 12 employees… Read more »

Court confirms that Sherlock Holmes is (mostly) in the public domain

Nick Davies

A federal court ruled on Monday that the character Sherlock Holmes is, in fact, part of the public domain, Abby Abrams writes for Time. This comes in the wake of… Read more »

Waterstones takes cue from indie bookshops and will open ‘The Southwold Bookshop’

Zeljka Marosevic

Something interesting is happening over at Waterstones. The bookselling chain, which has around 275 stores across the UK’s high streets, has begun a spree of opening new shops. Just last… Read more »

Then Stephen King buys you dinner: two cases of mistaken (author) identity

Kirsten Reach

What do you do when a new book shares the title of your own book, or if your name happens to be the same as a bestselling author? A shared… Read more »

Melville House Books

The American Library Association enthusiastically supports the new net neutrality bill

Claire Kelley