May 18, 2015

In a wonderful review of two books on automation in this Sunday’s New York Times Book Review, the writer Barbara Ehrenreich wondered how well robots would be able to handle… Read more »

Book journalism & criticism

Protesting sexism, comic book artists pull out of running for Angoulême Grand Prix — Liam O'Brien
Is Bill Gates the new Oprah? (No, of course not.) — Ena Brdjanovic
Book spotted in San Bernardino shooting suspects' home inspires Amazon review battle — Liam O'Brien
Are financial scammers really turning to Neil Strauss' The Game for guidance? — Liam O'Brien

Charles Dickens: A pack of lies! (maybe)

Taylor Sperry

The beloved 19th-century English author Charles Dickens has been accused of adultery and avarice and being “an all-around rotter,” and a new book indicates that he was also possibly a… Read more »

New book reveals what happened to Huell from “Breaking Bad” (but not really)

Liam O'Brien

(DISCLAIMER: This piece is rife with spoilers for Breaking Bad, a show that has been off the air for two years.) It’s been two years since Breaking Bad ended, and Sterling only released… Read more »

Is Louis C.K. secretly influenced by Russian novels?

Adly Elewa

Comedian Louis C.K is a fan of Russian literature. Yes, the guy who makes a living pointing out the ways life is futile and absurd loves Dostoevsky. Well actually, I… Read more »

BBC to adapt Hilary Mantel’s French Revolution book

Nick Davies

Hilary Mantel has had a smash success with her Tudor-era historical novels Wolf Hall and Bring Up the Bodies, recently turned into a successful TV adaptation by the BBC, airing… Read more »

Melville House Books

Are review-bots the only way to avoid conflicts of interest in book reviewing?

Mark Krotov