Is Amazon going to buy Simon & Schuster?
Yesterday, The Digital Reader’s Nate Hoffelder speculated—and indicated at several points that he was only speculating (there’s literally a question mark in the headline)—that Amazon may be interested in buying… Read more »
German politicians may turn to typewriters for privacy
No, it’s not a joke. German politicians are so frustrated with revelations of wiretapping and surveillance by the United States that are thinking about going back to using typewriters for… Read more »
British Library to exhibit Declaration of Independence, all hell to potentially break loose
In a curatorial decision that risks provoking international incidents involving tea and harbors, the British Library has announced that it will be exhibiting the Declaration of Independence and the Bill… Read more »
North Carolina governor’s choice for poet laureate sparks controversy
Governor of North Carolina Pat McCrory is in deep trouble with the state’s literary community this week, after picking a self-published writer as the poet laureate, especially since he made… Read more »
Word Crimes: “Weird Al” Yankovic is tired of your bad grammar
Musical genius and national treasure “Weird Al” Yankovic just released an album, and like Beyonce before him, he’s releasing a trove of videos all at once. (Or close to it;… Read more »
Megan Abbot kicks off new reading series at Kramerbooks
Kramerbooks & Afterwords Cafe is launching an effort to bring one to two readings per week to their store in Dupont Circle. Last night Megan Abbott read from her latest,… Read more »
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