November 16, 2018

Another Kuwait International Book Fair, another controversy. Now in its 43rd year, it is one of the most important book fairs in the Middle East. This year, running until 24th November, 505… Read more »

Book Fairs

Bye-Bye BEA: Big Book Bonanza Bails, No Replacement Seen — Mike Lindgren
London Book Fair cancellation highlights need for IRL meetings — Tom Clayton
COVID-19 forces Italian book fair to reschedule — Andréa Córdova
Cairo controversy: Egyptian publisher banned from book fair as owner languishes in jail — Nikki Griffiths

Cats continue their bid for world domination while everyone is distracted

Tom Clayton

This week, while the world was looking at other ‘more important’ stuff, cats were quietly going about their business. You know, playing with your shoelaces while you’re trying to put… Read more »

How to share your writing with others

Stephanie Valente

Writing is wonderful, sharing it with other folks is the hard part. If you’re chugging along through NaNoWriMo this month or just working on a novel draft, getting some insights… Read more »

Government’s “unbothered” response to libraries petition

Alyssa Monera

After a whopping 30,000 signatures, the United Kingdom finally responded to this petition to protect public library funds: “Nah, that’s not our job.” To recap: The petition demanded that the government… Read more »

Melville House Books

As more books are banned in Kuwait, activists rise up

Nikki Griffiths