Writer attacked on book tour
“Police crackdowns and attacks by religious extremists have attempted to derail the book tour of famed Muslim Canadian author Irshad Manji through Indonesia, a country she previously described as a… Read more »
The killer of killer apps
They’re here. Apps that undo all the hard work of the internet—aptly called “productivity apps.” They are apps to keep your mind on work and off the distractions of the… Read more »
Rare book found in oldest library in US South
A rare, 270 year-old book has been found in a vault at the oldest library in the South, the Charleston Library Society. “But after all this time the library won’t… 1 / Read more »
VIDEO: When book promotion goes wrong…
For those who missed the original airing, as I did, this post over at the Daily News points to a very contrary Diane Keaton appearing on the Colbert Report recently… Read more »
New pages discovered of The Little Prince
“Newly-discovered draft pages of Antoine de Saint-Exupery’s The Little Prince — that may shed new, political insight on the classic book — have been put on display at a Paris… Read more »
Chinese publishers test advertising on book covers
Chinese publishers have begun putting advertisements directly on book covers, the China Daily reports. “My Son, Yo-Yo, written by the mother of renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma and released in March,… 1 / Read more »
National Irish Library staking its Joyce claim early
Interesting developments arise as James Joyce’s work comes into the public domain. In reaction to the publication of a collection of unpublished Joyce manuscripts by scholar Danis Rose, and Rose’s… Read more »
NEA funds effort to turn Thoreau’s Walden into a game
This article in the Guardian points to an interesting list of recent grants awarded by the National Endowment for the Arts—one of which is $40,000 and going to the University of… Read more »
Larry McMurtry’s last book sale?
Is it the beginning of the end for author Larry McMurtry’s giant bookstore in Western Texas? The famed author and long-time bookseller has announced he’s hosting a massive book auction… 3 / Read more »
John Irving doesn’t like Hemingway. Might Hemingway return the compliment?
This post over at The Atlantic pointed us to John Irving’s interview, below, promoting his new book, In One Person. In it Irving talks about the writers he loves, and… 6 / Read more »