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April 1, 2019

After being pulled, Jordan Peterson’s 12 Rules for Life is available again at Whitcoulls in New Zealand

Ryan Harrington

About ten days ago we wrote that Jordan Peterson’s 12 Rules for Life was being pulled from a major New Zealand bookstore chain in the wake the anti-Muslim attacks in Christchurch. On a… Read more »

Bookstores

Waterstones appeal aims to raise £1m for Ukraine disaster fund — Tom Clayton
"Old Books Discussed"—ancient article animates attention — Mike Lindgren
End of an era: Waterstones to extend high street domination after acquiring bookshop chain Blackwell's — Nikki Griffiths
E17 book box stays another day following spruce-up — Tom Clayton

New biography on Barbara Bush reveals her own dissatisfaction with the Republican Party of today

Alex Primiani

This past week, USA Today published an excerpt from The Matriarch: Barbara Bush and the Making of an American Dynasty, a biography about the late former First Lady who passed away in… Read more »

Michelle Obama’s Becoming is becoming the best selling memoir of all time

Stephanie DeLuca

Michelle Obama’s memoir, Becoming, is becoming (sorry) the best selling memoir of all time. According to a report from Stephanie Merry at The Washington Post, the book from the former… Read more »