Exciting news for Hayao Miyazaki fans: Shuna’s Journey, a 1983 graphic novel by Miyazaki, will receive an English-language release in the U.S. late this year. First Second, a Macmillan imprint, will publish the work on November 1st. Alex Dudok de Read more >
If you’ve been paying attention to local news in the past year, you’ve likely noticed the alarming wave of school book bans sweeping the country: “educational gag orders” that effectively ban books about history, race, and sexuality. Just last month, Read more >
Now seems like a good time to direct people to Pádraig Ó Tuama’s close reading of Ilya Kaminsky’s hard and beautiful poem, “We Lived Happily During the War,” which has been making the rounds all across social media (Kaminsky is Read more >
TAULT, an agency for Ukrainian literature in translation, has issued a call in search of translators who work in Ukrainian and Russian “to assist us with an increased demand for Ukrainian literature.” The agency represents literary writing from Ukrainian authors Read more >
It has been a sad and surreal 48 hours watching the outbreak of the largest land war in Europe since WWII. As Russian forces draw ever closer to the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv a parallel stream of narratives fills our Read more >
Hallelujah: as The Guardian reported today, a previously unpublished book by Leonard Cohen—rejected by two publishers and then set aside—will be published this fall by Grove Press. The novel, A Ballet of Lepers, will be published in October alongside fifteen Read more >
Maybe you’re a little shy about sleep. Maybe you try to summon it with chamomile tea and blackout curtains, courting it like a lover who does not return your affections. If you stumbled upon this on one of your sleepless Read more >
If you prefer your books without an ounce of escapism, here’s some good news for you: Celadon Books is publishing the House Select Committee’s report on the January 6th attack on the Capitol as both an ebook and a paperback, Read more >
A sobering local news story: on Monday night, Neo-Nazis interrupted a reading circle at Red Ink Community Library in Providence. The library will hold a community safety conversation this week in response to the incident. The library was holding a Read more >
It is a truth universally acknowledged that a set of acclaimed film costumes must be in want of a museum exhibit. Finally, the two have found their match—in a special exhibit of costumes from Jane Austen’s film adaptations, making its Read more >
I love this. The ever-charming Michael Sheen is set to celebrate “11 new writers from under-represented backgrounds on a journey to reveal truths from the margins of society” as part of BBC Radio Wales’ St. David’s Day programming. For those Read more >
Last year, we wrote about a koala library: a repository of genome data, not a repository of koalas curled up reading books, alas, but still incredibly useful. The open-access data will help researchers compare and understand the diversity of the Read more >
Rejoice, friends, for we only have a three more days left of the work week and these beautiful new books are coming out today! This week sees the return of Julie Otsuka, Quan Barry, Roddy Doyle, and Bambi (to name a Read more >
If you’ve ever freelanced as a writer—or any other role, for that matter—in all likelihood you know the frustration of having to track down payment from clients. Luckily, as Publishers Weekly noted this week, getting paid as a freelancer might Read more >
Just months after successfully fighting off the court-ordered 14-year conservatorship (put in place by her nefarious father James “Jamie” Spears), Britney Spears has scored another big win. The 40-year-old pop superstar (whose debut single “…Baby One More Time” was released Read more >
I don’t exactly know why I frequent auction sites like Christie’s, looking for rare books I’ll never be able to afford, but one small reason might be the chance to look at books like this. On sale later this month, Read more >
We know about much more medieval literature than we have access to. In medieval literature, authors were constantly referencing each other’s works—but some of the referenced works haven’t been found themselves. Prior to the printing press, it was much easier Read more >
Colmanheads, rejoice: the patron saint of eccentric woman characters Olivia Colman will star as Miss Havisham in the new FX and BBC limited series adaptation of Great Expectations. The role of jilted bride/vengeful spinster who refuses to wear anything but Read more >
Now here’s a celebrity memoir to get excited about. Elliot Page, the Oscar- and Emmy-nominated star of Juno, Inception, and The Umbrella Academy, is currently working on his first memoir, which is due to be published by Flatiron in 2023. Read more >
America lost one of its great political writers and satirists this week as P.J. O’Rourke died too young at the age of 74. For a good example of his humor, insight, and refusal to take himself—or anyone—too seriously* watch the Read more >
