Are financial scammers really turning to Neil Strauss’ The Game for guidance?
In what is either a totally expected turn of events or the most left-field marketing campaign ever mounted, Neil Strauss’ infamous pickup-artist-Bible The Game has been linked to a pair of… Read more »
British legal case so weird that pithy headline is impossible
Books and legal issues have converged in some odd ways over the last few weeks. First there was Arizona’s controversial revenge porn law, which was opposed by booksellers and librarians,… Read more »
Hipster Hitler book angers two Britons, inspires terrible journalism
This is a blog post about a comic strip called Hipster Hitler. Or rather, this is a blog post about a book based on a comic strip called Hipster Hitler.… Read more »
Hilary Mantel vs Margaret Thatcher
In the past few years Hilary Mantel has become a literary superstar, winning a second Booker for her Thomas Cromwell series and being made a Dame in 2014 for her… Read more »
Should you date a librarian?
So you’ve been spending time at the library lately. You notice a cute librarian that you’d like to ask out on a date, but you’re not sure what to do. Fortunately,… Read more »
Jackie Collins honored by Queen Elizabeth for her writing career
Author Jackie Collins was at Buckingham Palace this week to receive a special honor from Queen Elizabeth II for her prolific writing career, as well as her charity work. Collins… Read more »
Is newspaper web traffic smaller than we thought?
Has the Internet increased readership of newspapers and magazines? Until now that’s been the case made by media planners, and they seem to have had the figures to back it… Read more »