JetBlue is giving away money for libraries again
We’ve written pretty extensively about JetBlue’s efforts to get free books to young readers—from the pilot program (get it?!) that installed book vending machines to D.C., to the Soar with… Read more »
M.I.T. clears Junot Díaz of misconduct amid objections
M.I.T. has joined the Boston Review in clearing Junot Díaz of allegations of sexual misconduct, Alexandra Alter reports for the New York Times. Both institutions will keep the author on their staff—as… Read more »
Oh, God, a Mike Pence bio is coming
O! What fresh hell is this. Last week, John Maher reported for Publishers Weekly that Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin’s Press is crashing The Shadow President, a biography of Vice President… Read more »
We could split California into three statesMelville House author, political science savant, and world’s most delightful rabble-rouser David Faris is a little busy this week, so today we thought we’d post a “hear me out” on… Read more »
Kitchen Confidential is topping bestseller charts in the wake of Anthony Bourdain’s death
The news of Anthony Bourdain’s death last week brought on a flood of moving tributes from his friends, family, and admirers—read ours here—and also, of course, of book sales. For… Read more »
The New Yorker editorial staff unionizes because, well, prestige don’t pay the rent
Yesterday morning, the editorial staff of the New Yorker officially joined their peers at a growing list of major publications—The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Los Angeles Times, and The Chicago Tribune,… Read more »
Maybe we can blame the canon for the incel rebellion?
A little more than a month ago, Alek Minassian murdered ten people in Toronto in an effort to advance the “incel rebellion” — a movement among extremist members of the… Read more »
Let’s read into the books Harvey Weinstein brought with him to court, shall we?
Given that he was probably supposed to be paying attention during his arraignment and that he seems like more of a look-at-your-iPhone than a read-a-book commuter, it’s confusing that Harvey… Read more »
In book titles, “Lie” is the new “Girl”
Remember when there were all those books being published that had the word “girl” in the title? Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Girl on the Train, Gone Girl. (No judgment… Read more »
Booksellers are showing up for Santa Fe victims. Elected officials? Not so much.
Over the weekend, the good people at Murder by the Book and Blue Willow Bookshop donated a percentage of their profits to Everytown, “a movement of Americans working together to… Read more »