December 18, 2012

And it may be interesting enough to cut through the usual migraine-caliber high pitched squeal of a million year-end lists … Read more »

Arts & Culture

Salman Rushdie, Ian Rankin and Joanne Harris amongst those recognised in the Queen’s birthday honours list — Nikki Griffiths
Lost Charlotte Brontë manuscript sold for $1.25 million — Nikki Griffiths
Waterstones appeal aims to raise £1m for Ukraine disaster fund — Tom Clayton
The Big Jubilee Read: 70 books are selected to mark Queen Elizabeth II's 70 year reign — Nikki Griffiths

Booker judges unveiled

Nick Davies

The Man Booker Prize judges for 2013 were announced earlier this week, as the literary award heads into its 45th anniversary. The BBC reports that one of its own journalists,… Read more »

Translating between Englishes: Is it really necessary?

Ellie Robins

Tim Parks is frustrated. Writing in an excellent post at the NYRBlog, he details the process of editing his new book about Italy and train travel, which will be published… Read more »

Yoani Sánchez on Christmas in Cuba

Claire Kelley

Yoani Sánchez, blogger and author of Havana Real: One Woman Fights to Tell the Truth About Cuba Today, offered a reflection on life in Cuba during Christmas on her blog yesterday.… Read more »

Using the Web to get away from the Web

Kevin Murphy

Many of us have experienced times of burnout — times when a pounding temple, stiff neck, and hyper-caffeinated soul lash back and say enough, get off the machine and go… Read more »

Melville House Books

The Bill Gates reading list

Dustin Kurtz