The first major review for Breaking History—odious lickspittle Jared Kushner’s memoir about his tenure at the Trump White House—has dropped, and it is a doozy. Published by Broadside Books (a lamentable neocon imprint of Harper Collins which boasts a stable Read more >
This Friday, writers including Paul Auster, Kiran Desai, A.M. Homes, Siri Hustvedt, Hari Kunzru, Colum McCann, Andrew Solomon, and Gay Talese will “Stand with Salman Rushdie” on the steps of the New York Public Library (along with hundreds more), and Read more >
It’s difficult to keep abreast of all the latest developments in American book banning, but even in a real life horror story currently playing out across the country, I do love a good ironic twist. Today’s example: in one Texas Read more >
Hill House AMAZING private, secluded residence with storied past. Two caretakers on call (daylight hours). Open house all week—come see if it speaks to you. Satis House Quiet woman in mid-30s seeks roommates to share SPACIOUS manor. VERY secure building, Read more >
Proving once again that efforts to stop people from reading are not only morally wrong, but also, usually, ineffective: days after an attacker wounded Salman Rushdie onstage during an appearance at the Chautauqua Institution in New York, his books are Read more >
It’s a grim time for inclusivity, tolerance, and freedom of speech in America, with the nationwide assault on LGBTQ+ books and authors ramping up to levels not seen in years. Some days it’s hard to shake the feeling that the bad guys Read more >
Today in things that probably didn’t really need to be proven: a group of psychology researchers has found that reading books to children in which female characters excel in math and science helps dismantle gender-based stereotypes. According to Bob Yirka of Read more >
Hey, nerds. Do you have more books than you do friends? Do you ever find yourself explaining the plot of the novel you’re reading to your dog? Are you looking for that special someone to lie next to you in Read more >
These days, we’re hanging by a thin thread, and that thread is Tuesdays: the day new books grace us with their presence. * Jane Campbell, Cat Brushing (Grove Press) “The 13 exquisitely drawn short stories in the collection are woven Read more >
Some news for literary art collectors, bookish home chefs, and acquisitive richies, generally: Joan Didion’s estate is headed to auction. The sale, “An American Icon: Property From the Collection of Joan Didion,” hosted by Stair Galleries, will take place on Read more >
Three days after an assailant attacked Salman Rushdie during an appearance in western New York, the acclaimed author is recovering but still in critical condition, according to his family and agent. Andrew Wylie, Rushdie’s agent, said shortly after the attack Read more >
According to the Associated Press, Salman Rushdie was stabbed at a Chautauqua, NY event where he was set to deliver a lecture: An Associated Press reporter witnessed a man storm the stage at the Chautauqua Institution and begin punching or Read more >
Yesterday, Warner Bros. UK released a trailer for Emily, their new Emily Brontë biopic, which stars Sex Education’s Emma Mackey and was written and directed by actor Frances O’Connor in her directorial debut. It will not be entirely true to Read more >
This morning, feeling dissolute and literary, as I often do, I was casting about the internet for inspiration, only to stumble upon my weekend plans: getting “Trapped in a Cabin with Lord Byron,” or rather, playing this hilarious one-page RPG Read more >
In the confusing haze of time that is 2022, it seems like both yesterday and eons ago that former Trump attorney Michael Cohen published Disloyal, a tell-all about his time with, as the publisher’s copy for the book describes it, Read more >
She-Hulk and Euron Greyjoy are your new Vera and Vladimir Nabokov, just as my tastefully erotic internet fan fiction predicted. Yes, it was announced this week that Emmy-winning Canadian actress Tatiana Maslany (Orphan Black, She-Hulk) will star in and executive produce Invitation Read more >
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