October 26, 2016

After reporting that Amy Goodman would be returning to North Dakota to face charges of criminal trespassing stemming from her coverage of the protests against the construction of Dakota Access Pipeline,… Read more »

Censorship

The PEN America Literary Awards shortlist has been announced! Here's a totally unbiased look at it—especially the biography category — Susan Rella
Hester Prynne, eat your heart out: naughty books previously on lock-down now on display — Susan Rella
As more books are banned in Kuwait, activists rise up — Nikki Griffiths
Under recent propaganda law, Russian publishers are erasing queer stories from forthcoming titles — Alex Primiani

Point Reyes Books is changing hands

Simon Reichley

Point Reyes Books has been around since 2002, when Steve Costa and Kate Levinson purchased the Brown Study Bookstore, and joined what they call “a growing movement of independent businesses… Read more »

Cairo bookstore offers a private space for screaming away fear and anger

Kait Howard

A while back, MobyLives wrote about a new Cairo bookstore that aimed to do more than just sell books, but become a creative and social hub where freedom of expression… Read more »

Put a little English on it: A new spin on the world’s most spoken language

Ryan Harrington

There may be no bookstores in the future, perhaps no books at all, or perhaps just books full of emojis (Britain’s fastest growing language). But you can bet that the English language… Read more »

Melville House Books

Another journalist faces charges for covering the Dakota Access Pipeline protest

Julia Fleischaker