The maestro of the motion capture suit Andy Serkis (aka Gollum aka King Kong aka Caesar the aggrieved chimp aka Supreme Leader Snoke aka Baloo the singing bear) is having quite the year. After directing the superhero flick Venom: Let Read more >
Your most wholesomely delightful read of the day is here: for The New York Times, Rachel Kramer Bussel talks to the couples who are putting books at the center of their wedding celebrations. There are plenty of great details in this Read more >
Tennessee state representative Jerry Sexton (R-Bean Station) said the quiet part loud yesterday. When asked what the state would do with books found to be “obscene” by the state textbook commission, Sexton proudly declared: “I don’t have a clue, but Read more >
April 27, 1988 is a very important date. It marks the day we went from a world without Lizzo to a world with Lizzo. (Honestly, it should be a national holiday.) In honor of the iconic singer/songwriter/flutist/shapewear designer, I give Read more >
Today, the shortlist for this year’s Women’s Prize for Fiction was announced. This award seeks to spotlight outstanding fiction written by women from all over the world. This year’s finalists were selected by Mary Ann Sieghart, Lorraine Candy, Dorothy Koomson, Read more >
Many in Oregon’s literary community are dismayed that poet Carl Adamshick has just been awarded a $10,000 fellowship from Literary Arts. According to this thoroughly reported article at The Oregonian, Adamshick left his position as director of Tavern Books—which he Read more >
Welcome to the world, book babies! We’ve got a new Don Winslow novel! We’ve got an innovative book in which you can choose your own starting point! We’ve got dinosaurs!! There’s something for everyone here. * Don Winslow, City on Read more >
The American Academy in Rome, America’s oldest overseas center for independent studies in advanced research in the arts and humanities, has announced the winners of the Rome Prize. Winners receive a stipend, workspace, and room and board at the Academy’s Read more >
This marks the 42nd year of the Los Angeles Times Book Prizes, which are “dedicated to discovering new voices and celebrating the highest quality of writing across the spectrum of book publishing” and were awarded at a ceremony Friday at Read more >
The New York International Antiquarian Book Fair, held annually in the Park Avenue Armory in Manhattan, has returned! This weekend (from Thursday, April 21st to Sunday, April 24th), hundreds of rare and antique book dealers from all over the world Read more >
Here’s your delightful news for the day: Jon McGregor, author of Lean Fall Stand, decided to see how many independent bookstores he could visit by bike in just two weeks. Starting out in Corbridge, Northumberland at Forum Bookshop, he then Read more >
Look, I know the looming specter of WWIII remains, and that most of both polar ice caps are dwindling as we speak, but please take note: the absolutely charming R.L. Stine now has his very own pair of KAWHI II Read more >
Last night, Dawnie Walton was named the winner of the $35,000 Aspen Words Literary Prize, established by the Aspen Institute to honor a work of fiction that illuminates a vital contemporary issue and demonstrates the transformative power of literature on Read more >
A non-terrible piece of news coming in from the bookish corner of TikTok also known as #BookTok: it’s selling books, and a lot of them. The Publishers Association in the United Kingdom said today that total book sales were up Read more >
As American school boards across the country carry on apace with the nation’s hottest new trend—banning any book that makes even the stupidest, most bigoted parent in the area slightly uncomfortable—it can become a little too easy to grow numb Read more >
I can’t watch a feel-good rom-com or cute TV show without someone working in our industry. If they’re not writers, they vaguely work in book publishing. Or there’s a meet-cute at a bookstore. Or they work at a magazine/website. And as Read more >
In today’s “why do we have to share a country with these jackasses” news, the board of the public library of Enid and Garfield County in Enid, Oklahoma, voted 3-2 to ban “book displays and library programs that focus on Read more >
Andy Serkis—of The Lord of the Rings and The Batman fame, along with other notable roles—will direct an animated version of Animal Farm, bringing George Orwell’s classic story to screen for all ages. Produced by Cinesite, the film has a Read more >
It’s hard to imagine our cinematic landscape without the charms of Bill Nighy (for one thing, Love Actually would go from almost entirely unwatchable to entirely unwatchable), but it turns out that “beloved character actor” was not Nighy’s first choice of careers—in Read more >
I am a sucker for reissues, mainly for the opportunity to ooh and aah over beautiful new covers. So I am happy to report that—according to The Bookseller—Vintage UK is putting out a great eco-themed series this July, featuring eight Read more >
