You can keep your Avengers spin-offs and your Twilight retellings and your Star Wars origin stories. The only bloated cash-in franchise i’m interested in is the Hannibal Lecter Expanded Universe (or HLEU, to those of us who frequent the message Read more >
The PEN Award for Freedom of Expression recognizes and honors a writer’s significant contribution and commitment to free speech around the world despite the dangers of political persecution. Previous winners include Nobel Laureate Svetlana Alexievich, Palestinian poet Dareen Tatour, and Ugandan Read more >
Though it was published in the before-times, if you clear your mind, you may remember Elif Batuman’s New Yorker essay about Japan’s “Rent-a-Family Industry.” In the piece, “A Theory of Relativity,” Batuman reported on lonely singles in Japan renting actors to Read more >
…Frankenstein! According to Degree Query, which used information from the Open Syllabus Project to compile lists of the most commonly assigned books across disciplines, as well as compare what students at public versus Ivy League colleges are reading. At public Read more >
As the son of a Glaswegian I occasionally take a little pride in the goings on of the olde country, so I was pleased to see that Scottish first minister Nicola Sturgeon, in the midst of increasing restrictions due to Read more >
Some pleasant news! In honor of “Peace Train”s 50th anniversary, Yusuf/Cat Stevens has announced that the illustrated children’s book Peace Train, using the lyrics of the famous song, will be published May 11th via HarperCollins. It will be followed by Read more >
Alas, Jane Austen’s right: everything is to be got with money. Ever, Jane—the only Jane Austen-themed MMORPG (massively multiplayer online role-playing game)—has announced that due to a shortage of funds, it is shutting down. Created by Judy L. Tyer and Read more >
This morning, while trying to trick myself into forgetting that I was about to leave the apartment to go running in the cold, I happened to watch Lizzo’s 73 Questions interview. (For the uninitiated, 73 Questions is a digital feature Read more >
Today, Haruki Murakami celebrates his 72nd birthday—and we’re celebrating by diving into his recorded interviews. Murakami rarely gives interviews, but the ones he does are packed with insight into how he approaches the writing process. His memoir What I Talk Read more >
Did you hear that a new Sally Rooney novel will be published in September? Personally, I am [HYPERBOLIC ADJECTIVE]. I [FEELINGS VERB] Sally Rooney’s novels because they’re easy and enjoyable to read. She writes in the tradition of [THIN, WHITE Read more >
Notorious fake journalist and target of deadly vegan milkshakes Andy Ngo has a new book coming out called “something something Antifa is under your bed” or some shit; after a small protest yesterday at Powell’s Bookstore in Portland, Oregon (where Read more >
Here’s some great literary news to start your morning: The Story Prize, established in 2004 and sponsored by the Chisholm Foundation, has announced the finalists for its 2020/21 prize, which honors the best short story collection published in 2020. The Read more >
I don’t know who needs to hear this, but your TBR pile absolutely does NOT have too many books and whoever said that to you is a jerk! Here are 20 new titles coming out today to add to the Read more >
Attention Sally Rooney fans: today, FSG announced that they will be publishing Rooney’s next novel, Beautiful World, Where Are You, on September 7, 2021. (The novel was reportedly sold in a two book deal, which means we have another one Read more >
ATTENTION ARTISTS: The Brooklyn Public Library is looking for a new library card design. They are specifically looking for a work of art that celebrates Black American culture and history! What started as a proposal from Wendy A. Robinson of Read more >
It’s been a bad year for libraries and those who love them. Despite some interesting tech innovations (we could have been cleaning our books with UV rays this whole time!), many temporarily reopened libraries are closing again due to surging Read more >
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