Never-before-seen letters by Georgia O’Keeffe offer perspective into her life in the 1930s
The Library of Congress has acquired “a trove of letters” by the famous artist Georgia O’Keeffe, according to Elizabeth Blair at NPR. What these long-lost letters elucidate is a woman deeply… Read more »
Wellcome Prize shortlist honors writers exploring gender, identity, and sexuality
As the awards season continues on amidst major changes, a younger prize is honoring spectacular new voices in fiction and non-fiction. In its tenth year, The Wellcome Prize just announced… Read more »
Buying the home that inspired Wuthering Heights may bring you one step closer to 19th cent. gothic realness
If reorganizing your bookshelf with the spine-in, or saving your favorite bookshop from closure via GoFundMe campaigns, is not enough to show your true “book nerd”-self, have you ever thought of… Read more »
The Library of Congress hopes to be and do more for the American people
According to Peggy McGlone at the Washington Post, the Library of Congress in Washington D.C. is set for a renovation that for some, might mean a shift in the institution’s… Read more »
There’s money in business—especially if you’re selling the first business book ever written
The auction house Christie’s will auction off the oldest, and most fundamental book on business this month. According to Barbara Booth of CNBC, Luca Pacioli’s Summa de Arithmetica is expected to sell… Read more »
A new sponsor for the Booker Prize will keep the prestigious prize afloat
When one of the world’s most well-known literary prizes lost its main sponsor, conspiracy theories abounded. But the former Man Booker Prize has now found a new sponsor, a philanthropic organization known… Read more »
A new service matches publishers with book clubs, everyone wins!
Here’s a bit of insider knowledge for some of you: publishers spend far too much time worrying about how they can get early copies of their books into the hands of… Read more »
A satirical DC Comic series depicting Jesus Christ is canceled
We are indeed living in the end of times! The Second Coming, a forthcoming DC Comics series inspired by the life of Jesus Christ, has been cancelled, according to Allison Flood at The… Read more »
No matter what Amazon does, there are consequences: proposed Queens HQ is canceled
Announced Thursday afternoon, Amazon has decided it will not open a campus in Long Island City, Queens. Not now, not ever. Many see this as a direct win for the grassroots organizing done by labor activists, unions,… Read more »
14th century nun faked death to pursue “carnal lust”
If there’s one thing kids are desperate to get rid of, it’s their virginity. But one person from the middle ages just might’ve outdone every sex-obsessed teen on whichever Netflix… Read more »