British foreign secretary steps in over missing Hong Kong booksellers
On Monday we reported that a fifth bookseller had gone missing in Hong Kong in what appears to be a move by the Chinese government to silence dissenting voices in… Read more »
On Monday we reported that a fifth bookseller had gone missing in Hong Kong in what appears to be a move by the Chinese government to silence dissenting voices in… Read more »
There’s trouble at the Stephen Spender Prize—this year’s winner, Allen Prowle, has withdrawn his entry and returned his prize money after being accused of plagiarism. The Stephen Spender Prize rewards… Read more »
Merriam-Webster has revealed its word of the year and, in what appears to be a fast-growing tradition, it is not technically a word. Merriam-Webster’s word of the year is a… Read more »
A psychology professor at the University of Alberta claims to have found the scientific answer to that age-old question: why is Dr. Seuss so funny? Chris Westbury was conducting research… Read more »
In this season of “Best of” lists, BBC Culture has outdone everyone. Rather than produce a list of the best books of the year, BBC has compiled a list of… Read more »
What’s the difference between a 16-year old in Sweden and a 16-year old in Britain? In Britain, the government is planning to axe the study of gender equality and patriarchy… Read more »
Amazon Anonymous—the anti-Amazon campaigning group—celebrated ‘Cyber Monday’ in a unique way this year. The collective hired a ten-foot van to drive around central London carrying a fake Amazon advertisement that read: “Amazon… Read more »
Waterstones is set to make a profit for the first time in five years—that is, if the chain continues to do well over Christmas. Waterstones’ managing director, James Daunt, told The… Read more »
It’s the most wonderful time of the year. Literary Review has announced the finalists for the best literary prize around: the Bad Sex Awards. The Bad Sex Awards have taken… Read more »
Last week, MobyLives wrote about the correspondence of Ernest Hemingway, who, before he died, issued explicit instructions that his letters were not to be published after his death. A seven-volume… Read more »