July 21, 2015

Another day, another stack of children’s books that are actually socially dangerous tools of the insidious Gay-Muslim-Liberal conspiracy to inculcate the innocent minds of young readers with perverse concepts. Depressed yet? You will be!… 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

Two for Tuesday: This column is embargoed until today

Mark Krotov & Alex Shephard

Topics discussed: last week’s column, next week’s column, the week after next week’s column, infinite recursiveness, Harper Lee, Go Set a Watchman, Gawker, book reviews, embargoes, Marco Rubio, Donald Trump,… Read more »

George R.R. Martin urges fans to vote for Hugo Awards

Nick Davies

The prestigious Hugo Awards have been mired in controversy this year, as two right-wing groups have threatened to derail the proceedings by advocating for books that would “correct” what they see as… Read more »

We All Speak Americano

Yifan Zhang

New York City is in the midst of another hot, tourist-filled summer. As visitors from the world over descend onto this relatively tiny island, the city’s linguistic soundscape explodes. French,… Read more »

Melville House Books

This week in dangerous children’s books, at home and abroad

Liam O'Brien