April 13, 2016

A collection of books confiscated during World War II is the subject of exhibitions and ongoing research

The Czech National Library has carried out an ambitious—not to mention totally fascinating—undertaking: cataloging the hundreds of thousands of books that ended up in Prague after they were confiscated and… Read more »

Censorship

When love turns sour: Romance awards cancelled amidst ongoing race row — Nikki Griffiths
A Chinese library burns books and sparks outrage — Alyea Canda
LGBTQ friendly book removed from library for fear of turning children gay — Nikki Griffiths
China and Sweden continue to spar over missing bookseller — Alyea Canda

Here are some Lego dioramas of scenes from Karl Ove Knausgaard’s My Struggle

Simon Reichley

Have you been putting off reading all five published volumes of Karl Ove Knausgaard’s titanic and oddly controversial My Struggle series? Not to worry, because now you don’t have to!… Read more »

Now available in paperback:
Happiness, by Frédéric Lenoir

Melville House

A huge bestseller in Europe, Frédéric Lenoir’s Happiness is an exciting journey that examines how history’s greatest philosophers and religious figures have answered life’s most fundamental question: What is happiness and how do I… Read more »

Melville House Books

A collection of books confiscated during World War II is the subject of exhibitions and ongoing research

Chad Felix

Here are some Lego dioramas of scenes from Karl Ove Knausgaard’s My Struggle

Simon Reichley

Now available in paperback:
Happiness, by Frédéric Lenoir

Melville House