Under recent propaganda law, Russian publishers are erasing queer stories from forthcoming titles
A Russian publisher is deleting queer stories from children’s books, reports Daria Litvinova for Reuters via the Huffington Post. The most recent book attacked by this particularly troubling censorship is the… Read more »
We will not be rid of fake news until we learn how to detect it
One media professor is taking our country’s reluctance to discern critical information to heart, and teaching students how to detect fake news in social media and more traditional media. For… Read more »
Missing Halloween? A new service brings stories to life and into readers’ homes
Are you one of those horror fiends who spends most of the year prepping for Halloween? A spooky goblin eagerly awaiting the blanket of night to cause havoc and fear amongst… Read more »
Will a new tech competition solve the adult literacy crisis in the US?
It’s easy enough for those in the publishing industry to focus our efforts on the reading public, furiously vying for their attention. But there is a troublingly large population of… Read more »
George Orwell’s watching out! New Prize to honor political writing in the UK
This year–in light of the current political climate, no doubt– the Orwell Foundation is hoping to honor more political writing with a new award. According to Shelf Awareness, George Orwell’s… Read more »
What can ya get for $1? The film rights to a Stephen King short story, apparently
The master of horror is also the master of charity. Stephen King continues a 40-year project of offering film students adaptation rights for some of his short stories for one dollar.… Read more »
Random House and Crown merge under PRH’s continued consolidation efforts
Announced last Friday morning, two of Penguin Random House’s (PRH) most successful publishing groups, Crown Publishing Group and Random House, are merging. For the New York Times, Alexandra Alter reports… Read more »
PBS’s Great American Read doesn’t necessarily mean we’re reading Americans
For The Guardian, Allison Flood breaks down the demographics of PBS’s inaugural “Great American Read” program, revealing our country’s continued attraction to all things British. Launched in April, PBS asked American audiences… Read more »
Former college art-book thief enjoys new attention as local muralist in upcoming art festival
In America, the illusion that you can rebrand yourself despite past infractions is always strongest only attainable for white dudes. Case in point: Spencer Reinhard. To many, he is known as the… Read more »
We’re at the combination Pizza Hut and Little Free Library
Throughout the midwestern states of these here United States, passersby and pizza parlor enthusiasts might notice an extra treat waiting for them. For Atlas Obscura, Anne Ewbank writes of a recent proliferation… Read more »