Israel’s Resling Books plays “white savior” and publishes a collection of short stories by Arab women without permission
Israeli publisher Resling Books has quickly, and without notice, removed a collection of stories by Arab women writers from its catalog after it was revealed they never asked any of… Read more »
Shondaland heads to Netflix with eight new shows, four of which are book adaptations
If this were 2008, I would tell you to change your dial to ABC as you eagerly awaited the new Shonda Rhimes-produced drama sure to change TV forever. But it’s not… Read more »
The New York Daily News slashes its newsroom in half, calling into question the future of local news
This Monday, the Tronc-owned New York Daily News—one of three dailies still operating in the city—laid off half of its newsroom, another major blow to local news in the twenty-first… Read more »
Chance the Rapper raps about owning the local news site Chicagoist, which happens to be fact
Celebrated rapper and Chicagoan Chance the Rapper has just purchased the defunct Chicagoist, according to Robert Channick at the Chicago Tribune. The local news and culture site was once owned… Read more »
Western authors take stand in Israel/Palestine conflict by refusing to be published in Israel
An Israeli publisher is finding it increasingly difficult to acquire translation rights to some of the year’s most important novels, mostly due to the reinvigorated support many writers are feeling… Read more »
Bryan Goldberg, owner of Bustle and Elite Daily, has bought Gawker at auction
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 »
As ICE detains a Latinx reporter in Memphis, a community tries to stay informed
US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, better known as ICE, is a cruel and predatory organization that has recently focused its efforts on keeping immigrant children separate from their parents. We’ve all… Read more »
A Singaporean bookstore is selling more than books in hopes of buying itself a permanent home
All over the world, the rent is too damn high, and one bookseller in Singapore hopes to be released from the shackles of rent and buy a permanent home for his… Read more »
Jimmy Fallon’s new book club offers summer reads and a beach aesthetic
On the summer solstice, comedian and Tonight Show host Jimmy Fallon offered his audience a chance to vote on the inaugural pick in his new Tonight Show Summer Reads book club. Using just the… Read more »
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette fires an editorial cartoonist for being “too angry”
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette has come under fire over the firing of a veteran cartoonist, reports Daniel Lippman at Politico. According to Lippman, the paper’s publisher, John Block, felt cartoonist Rob Rogers’s illustrations were “angry… Read more »