July 16, 2018

It seems the saga of Gawker as we know it is finally coming to a close: CNN’s Tom Kludt and Oliver Darcy reported Thursday afternoon that Bleacher Report co-founder Bryan Goldberg has purchased the… Read more »

journalism

1911 NYT nugget suggests fiction-divorce connection; "rose-color books" cited — Mike Lindgren
NYTimes tallies tsunami of Trump tomes; why John Dean's book Is different — Mike Lindgren
AP rules "Black" should now be capitalized; change seen as long overdue — Mike Lindgren
Book critics org roiled by race controversy; prez, board members resign — Mike Lindgren

SKATEISM magazine documents the diversity in skateboarding

Ryan Harrington

Looking around, this seems to be a Copernican moment in the writing about and intellectualization of skateboarding. The sport/hobby/crime has recently received the academic conference treatment as well as the high-brow left… Read more »

A Winnie-the-Pooh illustration has sold for more than any other book illustration ever

Stephanie DeLuca

One lucky person will never get lost in the Hundred Acre Woods: a hand-drawn illustrated map of Winnie-the-Pooh’s hometown has been purchased, with the very special distinction of being the… Read more »

How much is a signed book really worth?

Michael Seidlinger

It’s a question that comes to mind more often than I’d like. I am consistently enamored and curious about the inherent value and excitement fans exhibit when they get the… Read more »

Melville House Books

Bryan Goldberg, owner of Bustle and Elite Daily, has bought Gawker at auction

Alex Primiani