The Brits are going to be so mad when Karen Joy Fowler wins the Booker
Just kidding, Ali Smith’s been shortlisted twice before, which means she’s not just going to win this year, she’s going to win for another year a few books later. Or… Read more »
Where’s Barbara Epstein in the Scorsese NYRB documentary?
This week saw the release of the trailer for Martin Scorsese’s documentary on the New York Review of Books, “The 50 Year Argument,” which had its TV premiere in the… Read more »
Kids read texts, not books. Can a campaign change that?
Britain might be one of the wealthiest countries in the world but a new report has shown that it is one of the most unequal in the EU when it… Read more »
The Smithsonian asks for volunteers to help transcribe their massive archives
Because, as they write, “Ink fades with time, and individual scrawls sometimes resemble hieroglyphics,” the Smithsonian is undertaking an effort to digitize their archives. With the help of volunteers working… Read more »
HBO to air Sontag doc focused on writer’s private life
This fall HBO will be airing an “intimate and nuanced investigation” into the life of writer, activist, filmmaker, and critic Susan Sontag. Regarding Susan Sontag already premiered at the Tribeca Film… Read more »
Grandson convinced Maya Angelou to collaborate on a hip hop album
In a new album titled Caged Bird Songs—you can guess which book inspired this—Shawn Rivera and Roccstar will sample Maya Angelou’s voice. The producers initiated the project before Angelou knew about it, but she agreed… Read more »
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