October 25, 2013

The open access Emily Dickinson Archive went live on Wednesday, with high-resolution photos of all the author’s letters, autograph manuscripts, and envelope scribbles. But it arrives with heated controversy between… 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

An “absquiliferous” interview with Humphrey Davies, Arabic translator

Sal Robinson

In August of this year, the Library of Arabic Literature, a new initiative from NYU Press, published the first two volumes of Ahmad Fāris al-Shidyāq’s Leg Over Leg or The… Read more »

The fugly truth

Julia Fleischaker

The New York Daily News has reported that retail chain Urban Outfitters has made the decision not to stock a new title, The Book of Jezebel. This wouldn’t normally make news,… Read more »

Uncovering the sounds of Ancient Greek poetry

Zeljka Marosevic

It is easy to forget that Ancient Greek tragedies and epics composed by writers such as Homer and Euripides were originally set to music. Consideration of this important aspect of… Read more »

Pastor: teaching evolution in schools suppresses freedom

Phil Velinov

According to creationist Pastor Donn Chapman of Cornerstone Ministries in Murraysville, Pa., public schools routinely violate “academic freedom” in favor of evolution. Chapman is not known for his subtlety. He… Read more »

Melville House Books

The controversy behind Emily Dickinson’s online archive

Kirsten Reach