Booklover Sarah Jessica Parker doesn’t want to see budgets for libraries slashed
New York public libraries are finding an ally this week in celebrity (and booklover) Sarah Jessica Parker as she rallies fans to stand against the recent budget cuts mayor, and twenty-somethingth presidential… Read more »
The shifting culture of book clubs
What one does in their spare time is always a personal choice, of course, but is it really a surprise that the after-work book club is finding more and more… Read more »
British booksellers vote Rooney’s Normal People the “British Book of the Year”
After an already award- and praise-filled spring, Sally Rooney’s latest novel, Normal People, just took home the biggest prize of the night at the British Book Awards, beating, according to… Read more »
Former B&N CEO Parneros continues the fight against former employer, winning backpay on legal fees
According to last Friday’s Shelf Awareness newsletter, a judge has ordered Barnes & Noble to pay half of all legal fees and legal expenses for former CEO Demos Parneros, who… Read more »
Hindi pulp fiction keeps its fan base, despite recent publishing trends
While Melville House has gained a reputation for printing high-quality versions of some of the most important public documents of the last twenty years, with our printing of The Mueller Report,… Read more »
The future of diversity in publishing looks bright with these two organizations at the helm
Last month, two volunteer organizations within publishing met to discuss the state of diversity in publishing. For Publishers Weekly, Calvin Reid wrote on the optimistic and ambitious tone of the first… Read more »
Catch-22 is coming to Hulu as a limited series
With the insane amount of entertainment made available to us now with streaming services, it’s no wonder film companies are looking back to classics for inspiration. Starting May 17, Hulu… Read more »
New browser extension lets you search for that book you wanted direct from local library
One of the perks of working in the book business is, of course, the free books… but what to do if you can’t get your hands on that hot new… Read more »
Pulitzer in literature awarded to Richard Powers; Parkland journalism students honored
Announced on Monday, the Pulitzer Prizes brought an emotionally uplifting respite to an otherwise dreary day. For NPR, Colin Dwyer reports on some of the highlights. The Pulitzer in literature went… Read more »
Richard Wright’s Native Son adapted for HBO
This past weekend, visual artist Rashid Johnson’s adaptation of Richard Wright’s pivotal novel about race and justice in America, Native Son, aired on HBO. For the New York Times, Salamishah… Read more »