June 15, 2017

Last year, Carla Hayden became the first woman and the first African American and the first actual librarian (in a long time) to be named Librarian of Congress. And it was good. We… Read more »

Authors

Salman Rushdie, Ian Rankin and Joanne Harris amongst those recognised in the Queen’s birthday honours list — Nikki Griffiths
Joanne Harris suggests some "parents, largely fathers" perceive reading as "girly" — Tom Clayton
Waterstones appeal aims to raise £1m for Ukraine disaster fund — Tom Clayton
Returning an ebook after reading: is Amazon's return policy damaging to authors and publishers? — Nikki Griffiths

Donald Trump is not welcome in the UK as we try to sort out our own political mess

Nikki Griffiths

Awwww, poor Donald Trump. His state visit to the UK has already been postponed once, and now, as he tries to plan a second go around, things aren’t looking good. According… Read more »

What Julius Caesar teaches us about tragedy in politics: Reflecting on yesterday’s shooting

Peter Clark

Two days ago, I wrote about public outcry in response to the current production of Julius Caesar in New York’s Central Park. In the production, Julius Caesar is portrayed as a stand-in… Read more »

Allegations that Bob Dylan plagiarized his Nobel Lecture are absurd

Yesterday, we wrote at some length about Nobel Laureate Bob Dylan’s recent Nobel Lecture, in which NLBD, beatifically wearing his trademark colors of aloof bemusement, self-effacing grandiosity, serious good humor, and genial… Read more »

Melville House Books

Congratulations to Tracy K. Smith, our next poet laureate

Taylor Sperry

Donald Trump is not welcome in the UK as we try to sort out our own political mess

Nikki Griffiths

What Julius Caesar teaches us about tragedy in politics: Reflecting on yesterday’s shooting

Peter Clark

Allegations that Bob Dylan plagiarized his Nobel Lecture are absurd

Ian Dreiblatt