A couple of years ago, I was back home in Brooklyn between college semesters and reading Paul Auster’s The New York Trilogy for my experimental fiction class (yes, yes, eye roll away). I had just been lamenting to a friend that, Read more >
In the exactly 170 years since the first edition of Roget’s thesaurus was published, thesauruses have been a great gift to writers the world over, from frantic high school students trying to subtly change someone else’s words so as not Read more >
A very happy Friday to us all: Apple TV+ has renewed Pachinko for a second season, just before the season 1 finale streams this Friday. (Could this be because we’ll have so many feelings about that finale? Maybe!) Showrunner Soo Read more >
Friends, forgive my earnestness, but tomorrow is a beautiful day. It is Independent Bookstore Day: the one day a year set aside specifically for celebrating indie bookstores and the vital work they do for our communities. Where would we be Read more >
I encounter all things NFT with huge amounts of skepticism. And while I concede the idea behind cryptocurrency is good—any alternative to the deeply entrenched legacy of western capitalist financialization, and the kinds of old power it perpetuates, is worth Read more >
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 >
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