May 03, 2018 » MobyLives! Archives

You better be sitting down, because we’re about to drop some intense knowledge on you. A brand-new study from New York University shows a direct link between—are you ready?—children’s proximity… Read more »

Children's Books

Children’s books in the UK remain biased against BAME and female characters for yet another year — Nikki Griffiths
Yet another politician is in trouble for publishing a book — Michael Barron
Print books > digital when reading to your kid — Christina Cerio
Children’s book about a Syrian refugee wins this year’s Blue Peter award — Nikki Griffiths

2666, streaming soon from a stage to a screen near you

Peter Clark

A couple years ago, we reported on the Chicago debut of a stage adaptation of Last Interview series participant Roberto Bolaño’s masterwork, 2666. With over 900 pages of text and a story that crosses… Read more »

SJP could also use a year of rest and relaxation

Taylor Sperry

“Bookish-chic” is a thing! And what better poster girl (actually, we can think of a lot of excellent poster girls for such a statement) than Sarah Jessica Parker, who runs… Read more »

Happy 169, Jacob Riis!

Melville House

In a country plagued by inequality, it might be nice to take a minute to reflect on Jacob Riis, born 169 years ago today. More than just the namesake of several excellent parks… Read more »

Melville House Books

May 3, 2018

Cross-file this under “Duh” and “Yay”: Kids who read learn more things

Susan Rella