February 14, 2014

In a country where the banning of books is rare and mostly unheard of, France has recently experienced a spate of attacks by its politicians on the most liberal of… 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

Modern-day samizdat: publishing LGBT voices in Russia

Christopher King

As the 2014 Winter Olympics head into their second week, all eyes are on the sporting events and political controversies unfolding now in Sochi. Attracting less attention is Russian Prime… Read more »

Pelican Books returns and will explain everything, especially badgers

Sal Robinson

In times of trouble, revive an imprint. Or so, it seems, has been the thought crossing publishers’ minds lately. First, there was Liveright at W.W. Norton, back from a series… Read more »

Never live with Ernest Hemingway

Kirsten Reach

Oh, did you need to spit out that gum? Don’t worry, Ernest Hemingway has a wrapper you can borrow. Hemingway was a notorious pack rat: an archivist’s dream and a… Read more »

Love and fantasy: J.K. Rowling and J.R.R. Tolkien both had doubts about their characters’ relationships

Michael Elmets

In an article published Tuesday morning in the Guardian, Alison Flood reported that poet W.H. Auden had attempted to persuade J.R.R. Tolkien to “Drop the romance between Aragorn and Arwen… Read more »

Melville House Books

Everybody Get Naked, or don’t: Right Wing French Politicians attack immoral children’s books

Zeljka Marosevic