January 30, 2015

On January 20, 2013, the Islamist militant group Ansar Dine set fire to the Ahmed Baba Institute of Higher Learning and Islamic Research in Timbutku. The library and research center there housed 30,000… 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

Why Neruda’s death still haunts and fascinates us

Manuela Silvestre

Last Wednesday, the Chilean government announced it would reopen its investigation of Pablo Neruda’s death. Francisco Ugás, head of the Ministry of the Interior’s Human Rights Department, issued a press… Read more »

The first Laureate for Irish Fiction: Anne Enright

Kirsten Reach

Poets laureate are old news. Ireland has just announced its first fiction laureate. And, no brainer, it’s Anne Enright. Enright will take on this role for three years, earning a… Read more »

A £9 million lesson in the power of proofreading

Julia Fleischaker

Spelling is really important, guys. When you’re a civil servant, spelling is especially important when you’re writing out the name of a company declaring bankruptcy. One son or two sons;… Read more »

Melville House Books

The fate of Timbuktu’s literary and scientific heritage

Wah-Ming Chang