The Week in Books LIVE: George R.R. Martin Buys a Railway, and Other Book News

The Week in Books LIVE: George R.R. Martin Buys a Railway, and Other Book News

With Book Marks Editors Dan Sheehan and Katie Yee

By The Virtual Book Channel | May 29, 2020

Are people searching “how not to be racist” and finding Ibram X. Kendi’s book?

Are people searching “how not to be racist” and finding Ibram X. Kendi’s book?

By Jonny Diamond | May 28, 2020

Your Week in Virtual Book Parties, May 26 to May 31

Your Week in Virtual Book Parties, May 26 to May 31

By Penina Roth | May 26, 2020

The Week in Books LIVE: Shakespeare, <em>Chocolat</em>, and Bill & Hillary's Sexcapades

The Week in Books LIVE: Shakespeare, Chocolat, and Bill & Hillary's Sexcapades

With Book Marks Editors Dan Sheehan and Katie Yee and Oliver

By The Virtual Book Channel | May 22, 2020

An Alaska school board will keep classics on the curriculum after an uproar over their removal.

An Alaska school board will keep classics on the curriculum after an uproar over their removal.

By Corinne Segal | May 21, 2020

William Faulkner's wife and daughters were great at pranks.

William Faulkner's wife and daughters were great at pranks.

By Jessie Gaynor | May 21, 2020

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  • Exit Party
  • Fallow
  • Our Noble Selves
  • Redwood: The Untold Story of the Cold War's Most Extraordinary Spy
  • The Newer World
  • End Times Fascism: And the Fight for the Living World
  • Anti-Zionism: A Jewish History
  • Call It Evil: Understanding the Trump Era
  • Live Laugh Love: The Secret History of White Christian Women and the World They Made
  • The Rouse

Here's the shortlist for the £10,000 Caine Prize.

By Katie Yee | May 20, 2020

Never forget that Sarah Bernhardt cast herself as Hamlet (at the theater she named for herself).

By Jessie Gaynor | May 20, 2020

Confirmed: Audiobooks are the brightest place in publishing right now.

By Corinne Segal | May 19, 2020

The NYPL has announced the 2020 Young Lions Fiction Award Finalists.

The NYPL has announced the 2020 Young Lions Fiction Award Finalists.

By Katie Yee | May 19, 2020

Your Week in Virtual Book Events, May 18 to 24

Your Week in Virtual Book Events, May 18 to 24

Readings, Panels, Conversations, Parties, and More

By Penina Roth | May 18, 2020

Let's drool over this Japanese house with a public library on the ground floor.

Let's drool over this Japanese house with a public library on the ground floor.

By Jessie Gaynor | May 18, 2020

<em>The Week in Books LIVE</em>:<br> Sesame Street, Slenderman, and DJ Murakami

The Week in Books LIVE:
Sesame Street, Slenderman, and DJ Murakami

With Book Marks Editors Dan Sheehan and Katie Yee

By The Virtual Book Channel | May 15, 2020

Bryan Washington has won the £30,000 Dylan Thomas Prize.

Bryan Washington has won the £30,000 Dylan Thomas Prize.

By Katie Yee | May 14, 2020

A journal Jim Morrison wrote in Paris will soon be up for auction.

A journal Jim Morrison wrote in Paris will soon be up for auction.

By Corinne Segal | May 14, 2020

This AI-generated dictionary is very cool and also terrifying.

This AI-generated dictionary is very cool and also terrifying.

By Jessie Gaynor | May 14, 2020

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