January 24, 2018

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 »

Jerks

An online petition to stop Brexit crashes government website due to sheer number of supporters. — Nikki Griffiths
Book piracy is a real problem—and it could affect you — James Collier
The guy in charge of keeping undocumented youth detained is writing an anti-abortion book — Michael Barron
Good people send books and money to Iowa library to replace burned LGBTQ books — Stephanie DeLuca

Promises were made to be broken: Ivanka Trump’s book and a proud family tradition of losing hundreds of thousands of dollars

Simon Reichley

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

Alex Primiani

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

Stephanie DeLuca

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 »

Melville House Books

Alex Jones’s book proposal is the most Alex Jones of all book proposals

Ryan Harrington