Alex Jones’s book proposal is the most Alex Jones of all book proposals
We in the book business have long since struck an uneasy peace with the breathless and lofty language of the sales pitch. We edit world-class literary prose all day, then we leap into the purple,… Read more »
Promises were made to be broken: Ivanka Trump’s book and a proud family tradition of losing hundreds of thousands of dollars
Last May, we reveled in the news that Ivanka Trump’s latest book, Women Who Work, was on the road to ruin, having only sold 10,445 print copies in its first week;… Read more »
Kick-ass actress (and person) Lupita Nyong’o is writing a children’s book
Famed actress and activist Lupita Nyong’o will publish a children’s book with Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers next January, Lovia Gyarkye reported for the New York Times yesterday. While an illustrator… Read more »
Garbage collectors in Turkey have opened a library of abandoned books
A new library recently opened in the Turkish capital of Ankara. It’s the handiwork of city garbage collectors, who have filled it with books salvaged from an unlikely source: the trash. As Spencer… Read more »
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