July 11, 2016

There have been a lot of big-ticket talking points this election season. Too many of them seem to revolve around the construction of ginormous border walls or the size of some jerkoff landlord’s… Read more »

Former MasterChef contestant's book withdrawn after plagiarism allegations — Nikki Griffiths
Internet Archive vs. Publishers feud intensifies; court ruling will settle kerfuffle — Mike Lindgren
A Gatsby sequel in the Nick of time — Ryan Harrington
"Internet Archive" posts free books; accusations roil digisphere — Mike Lindgren

Italian journalists acquitted in Vatileaks trial

Liam O’Brien

“Vatileaks,” which sounds like Count von Count inquiring about a plumbing emergency but is in fact a very interesting set of scandals within the Vatican (though not including this one), just… Read more »

In Morocco, a ninth-century library reopens, becomes the oldest operating library in the world

Chad Felix

It was Fatima El-Fihriya, the daughter of a wealthy Tunisian immigrant, who funded the construction of what is now heralded as the oldest functioning library in the world. The library is… Read more »

American Girls 2.0: nothing is sacred

Taylor Sperry

Last week, in a press release so riddled with ™s and ®s it could make you go cross-eyed, the beloved American Girl® brand announced a new global partnership with children’s… Read more »

Melville House Books

Hillary Clinton weighs in on copyright law

Simon Reichley