Merriam-Webster’s word of the year is “ism”
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 »
Verso to reissue Bernie Sanders’s 1997 political autobiography as Outsider in the White House
Verso, the great radical publishers, have many authors on their list who would make for fine presidential candidates. One can imagine Fredric Jameson kicking off a mournful, utopian campaign in… Read more »
This week in celebrity book reviews: Starbucks CEO praises ex-general’s business book
If one were to place every kind of writing on a spectrum from Extremely Popular to Online Pharmacy Comments Section, book reviews would, sadly, fall closer to vegan11201’s thoughts on… Read more »
Leon Panetta’s memoir kind of goes after Obama, has great title
The publishing industry has many unsung heroes, but some of the most unsung, and the most heroic, are the people that have to come up with titles of political memoirs.… Read more »
Senator Claire McCaskill fights for plane readers’ rights
If you travel with an ereader, you’ve encountered that moment on a plane when you’re required to shut off your device during take-off. The reason that airlines cite for this… Read more »
The presidential book requirement
Want to be president? Hand in your book proposal. After Hillary Clinton announced her book deal last week, Jennifer Rubin pointed out on the Washington Post blog that these days, you… Read more »