December 03, 2014 » MobyLives! Archives

Nothing in Ferguson has been resolved in the week since the grand jury decided not to indict Darren Wilson for shooting Michael Brown. But some brave librarians have stepped up to… 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

A new prize for Women in Journalism

Zeljka Marosevic

A new prize has been created to reward innovation among female journalists, The Guardian reports. The Georgina Henry Women in Journalism Award for Innovation will be awarded by Women in Journalism… Read more »

Judge clears release of files that may contradict facts in Capote’s In Cold Blood

Julia Fleischaker

Truman Capote’s In Cold Blood is considered a masterpiece of true-crime reportage, an innovative work in a new genre that Capote coined the “nonfiction novel.” Detailing the murder of a… Read more »

The Handmaid’s Tale coming to the stage

Nick Davies

Apparently not content merely to conquer the world of HBO, Margaret Atwood is also making a move to take the theater by storm. Broadway World reported this week that a… Read more »

Melville House Books

December 3, 2014

Ferguson Municipal Public Library stays open through a hard week, receives $300K in donations

Kirsten Reach