December 15, 2017

Let’s forget all the bad things for one moment—ok, two minutes max—and think about how exciting the future of America would be if the kids had all the power. Because at least… Read more »

Literacy

Oxford University Press pull Biff & Chip book over "scary" country pages — Tom Clayton
Tails of the unexpected: Pembrokeshire library offers dog reading sessions — Tom Clayton
Rare sculptures by the 'Bookish Banksy' are up for auction — Nikki Griffiths
New Somerset-based press caters for dyslexic adults — Tom Clayton

We want the books house!

Grace Larkin

Huge concrete slabs make “The Books House” in Sydney, Australia look like a stack of books on a “table” of sandstone. The private home, which was recently described (and photographed!)… Read more »

A computer re-wrote Harry Potter, and honestly it’s amazing

The first book ever written entirely by a computer—on this planet, anyway—was The Policeman’s Beard is Half Constructed, composed in 1984 by a program named Racter (a contraction of “Raconteur,” which is… Read more »

Skyhorse’s unionization effort has been defeated, while still managing to extract concessions from managment

Simon Reichley

John Maher at Publishers Weekly and Ginger Adam Otis at the New York Daily News both reported on Wednesday that Skyhorse Publishing’s historic attempt to unionize has fallen short at the… Read more »

Melville House Books

Some elementary school kids have beaten their principal’s reading challenge

Alex Primiani

We want the books house!

Grace Larkin

A computer re-wrote Harry Potter, and honestly it’s amazing

Ian Dreiblatt

Skyhorse’s unionization effort has been defeated, while still managing to extract concessions from managment

Simon Reichley