April 15, 2016

The Washington Post is devoting significant resources—more than two dozen staffers—to a planned biography of Donald Trump. A team of Post journalists will contribute, and the book will be co-authored by investigative political reporter Michael… Read more »

Publishing

Northwestern University Press names new director — Alyea Canada
Interview with Emily Powell (Powell's) & Craig Popelars (Tin House) — Melville House
Mark Dawson just revealed a corrupt system — Annika Karody
Simon & Schuster announce new publisher — Alyea Canada

As in Mississippi, boycotts in North Carolina following anti-LGBTQ law

Taylor Sperry

Following up on yesterday’s post about Mississippi’s House Bill 1523, there’s also been upheaval in North Carolina, where House Bill 2—aka the “bathroom law,” which similarly limits civil liberties for… Read more »

When should you face jail time for overdue library books?

Liam O’Brien

One of the most reliable bookish forms of non-news is the “library book finally returned…50 years late!” story. Like all space-filler human interest pieces, these stories don’t do anything beyond, to… Read more »

Melville House Books

The Washington Post is writing a book about Trump, but promises not to hold back any scoops

Julia Fleischaker

As in Mississippi, boycotts in North Carolina following anti-LGBTQ law

Taylor Sperry

When should you face jail time for overdue library books?

Liam O’Brien