Congratulations to PEN America‘s staff, who announced yesterday that they won voluntary recognition of their union! This milestone has been a long time coming. After months of organizing, they wrote to management to formally demand recognition last December and will Read more >
The beloved indie entertainment company A24—creators of Moonlight, Minari, Midsommar, and very cool merch—publishes their first children’s book today. Film buffs may recognize Claire A. Nivola’s Star Child as the book Joaquin Phoenix reads aloud to his nephew in C’mon C’mon (2021). The Read more >
A new play being staged in Kosovo’s capital of Pristina is taking on Peter Handke’s deeply troubling role in denying Serbian atrocities during the breakup of Yugoslavia. The Handke Project is a multinational, English-language production that puts the Austrian writer’s Read more >
This week, the Kurt Vonnegut Museum and Library promised to donate over 1,000 free copies of the author’s classic Slaughterhouse-Five to teachers and students in Brevard County, Florida, where the book is currently being challenged by the group Moms for Read more >
We’ve said it many, many times before and we’ll say it many, many times again: libraries represent the best of America. Today’s entry: the New York Public Library will give away 500,000 books this summer to help kids, teens, and Read more >
Today over at Forbes, Michael T. Nietzel gives a rundown of the books that colleges are assigning to their incoming students as a sort of conversation starter for the year ahead (and a first piece of homework that everyone can Read more >
One of my toddler’s favorite books is Dr. Seuss’s ABC. I like the narcotic effect of the sing-song rhymes, she likes getting praised whenever she correctly screams a letter, and we both like the goofy little drawings. Every time I Read more >
This is cool: Maryland’s public library system announced today it was beta-launching an app that gives a tour of different sites in Maryland that are significant to the area’s Indigenous history and present. Curated by Dr. Elizabeth Rule, an assistant Read more >
In Peter Baker’s New York Times article today about the role of Jared Kushner (‘memba him??) in the final months of the Trump White House, one detail stood out to those of us whose fun little hobby is laboring over our Read more >
James Patterson seems like a lovely, charming guy. And based on this very watchable interview with Seth Meyers, he’s got a nice collection of self-deprecating anecdotes (befitting one of the highest paid writers of all time). Despite his renown, though, Read more >
Oprah Winfrey’s latest book club pick is Leila Mottley’s debut Nightcrawling (also one of Lit Hub’s picks for summer), in which a young Black woman in Oakland grapples with poverty and police corruption while trying to protect those she loves. Read more >
Dorothy Parker was famed for her quips, her wit, and her sharp tongue. She had a witty comeback for every occasion—even her own death. She publicly hated on beloved children’s classics and literary icons. Best of all, she quit her Read more >
I’m not particularly superstitious but there are some very bad vibes coming off Noah Baumbach’s Netflix adaptation of Don DeLillo’s White Noise. While the headline is how much the thing is allegedly costing—$140 million for a lot of recursive academic Read more >
Friendly reminder that it’s important to take breaks in your day. Go on. Take a walk. If you end up at your local library or the closest bookstore, well, that happens. If you find yourself walking out with a book Read more >
It seems like everyone (ahem) has a summer reading list for you this week—even Bill Gates. As you probably know, Gates loves to read—and he also loves to write about books on his blog, GatesNotes, where today he published a Read more >
On Friday night, P&T Knitwear opened its doors on the Lower East Side to celebrate its grand opening. Any new indie bookstore/cafe is cause for applause, but this one in particular has a few fun bells and whistles worth mentioning! Read more >
Do you like the Best American series? Of course you do! Each book in the annual series showcases of best short fiction and nonfiction in a given year, from short stories to essays, science and nature writing, to food writing. Read more >
For the people who love book events but who hate getting off the couch, this one’s for you! * In Conversation: Lydia Conklin and Leslie Jamison June 6 @ 7pm EST In Lydia Conklin’s Rainbow Rainbow, queer, trans, and gender-nonconforming Read more >
I love Pizza Hut with a white hot passion, and I do firmly believe that it should always be trending because of its cheesy goodness. They had stuffed crust ages before Papa John’s deigned to attempt it. (My only beef Read more >
A group of activists employed by Amazon protested the sale of anti-trans books on its platform with a die-in on Wednesday, which they held during a company event recognizing the start of Pride Month. The employees, members of the group Read more >
