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Hundreds of writers and scholars rally to save the NYPL More than 750 writers, scholars, and librarians have signed a public letter asking New York Public Library president Anthony Marx to reconsider a $350 million plan to radically transform its… Read more »
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More highlights of the DOJ lawsuit evidence show the battle is bigger than you think Still more revelations from the amended lawsuit being brought against publishers by 31 states (see the earlier MobyLives report) have been posted, with commentary, by Jane Litte on the Dear… Read more »
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TONIGHT: Jean-Christophe Valtat in conversation with Laura Miller at BookCourt What is steampunk? Is it important? Does genre have an important role in literary culture? Or is genre troublesome, as Soren Kierkegaard may have unintentionally implied when he wrote that… Read more »
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How to kill a book club If you, like my mother, have ever had an afternoon’s toil with ramekins and kalamata olives spoiled by a rambunctious book club guest, this will strike a chord with you.… 3 / Read more »
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RIP: Angelica Garnett Angelica Garnett, whose book about being born and raised amidst the Bloomsbury set greatly demystified and darkened the reputation of that “charmed circle,” has died at the age of 93.… Read more »
- Day in Review
Michael Dirda reveals all Judgment delivered in fair use trial Happy birthday, A Clockwork Orange Residents of British town lock officials in closed library to prevent them from removing books… Read more »
