September 15, 2016

The exhausting news of minorities demanding that their government-sanctioned textbooks acknowledge their humanity continues. We’re no stranger to this in the United States. And now, in China, an LGBTQ activist is suing… Read more »

Government

Free children's book celebrating the Queen's Platinum Jubilee criticised as too 'Anglocentric' by Welsh and Scottish governments — Nikki Griffiths
"Wot, No Books?" Milton Keynes library saved after protesters check out its entire stock — Tom Clayton
Vimes for change: Pratchett character lends name to new food index — Tom Clayton
Disgraced former health minister in talks to publish new book How I Won the Covid War — Nikki Griffiths

Selected paintings of George W. Bush to be published in “Portraits of Courage”

Chad Felix

A man stands in a shower, his reflection in a shaving mirror meek-eyed. He skulks just outside the path of the falling water, as if to say, I am still soiled, I must remain… Read more »

Mark Z. Danielewski, Kendrick Lamar, Barack Obama, &c.

Taylor Sperry

Further evidence has surfaced that President Barack Obama really just wants to break into the publishing business. We’ve already written about how he’ll be guest editing the November issue of… Read more »

Land of the unfair-ohs: Happy birthday, Ahmed Naji

Melville House

In recent months, we’ve been following the story of Ahmed Naji, a young novelist currently serving a two-year jail sentence in Egypt. His bloodcurdling crime? Publishing an excerpt from his novel The Use… Read more »

Melville House Books

Chinese activist sues Ministry of Education over homophobic textbooks

Liam O’Brien