June 04, 2018 » MobyLives! Archives

This week’s Baller Media Employee of the Week award goes to ex-Vogue staffer Yvonne Bannigan, who has reportedly stolen over $50,000 from her boss, superstar editor and former model Grace Coddington. Emily Saul writes at… Read more »

Crime

Book burglar bagged; missing manuscripts mulled — Mike Lindgren
New Richard Osman novel set to be one of the UK's fastest-selling books of all time — Tom Clayton
Ex-Librarian and bookseller sentenced in decades-long theft scheme — Alyea Canada
Studies find that people are finding more time to read and their brains basically can’t process books anymore — Athena Bryan

The Library of Congress gets a little hipper with a massive donation of comics

Ryan Harrington

As they say, and have always said: if you love something, give it away … to the Library of Congress. That is exactly what collector Stephen A. Geppi has done with part of… Read more »

A piece of St. Louis history is found inside a book from 1871

Stephanie DeLuca

John Dunphy, owner of the Second Reading Book Shop in Alton, Illinois, recently found a piece of St. Louis history inside an old book donated to the store. As Dunphy writes at the St.… Read more »

Read a book — it could save your sanity

Michael Seidlinger

In 2017, there were reportedly more than 50 million people struggle with dementia worldwide. A shocking number, and one said to double every twenty years. Any doctor will recommend that you keep on… Read more »

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June 4, 2018

An ex-Vogue staffer allegedly stole over $50,000 from her boss

Alex Primiani