We were both startled and delighted to read in the Wall Street Journal, natch, that our nation’s long-suffering right-wing scribes have finally found people brave enough to bear the withering… Read more »
Meghan Markle’s kid’s book is finally out… and yup, the Brits hate it
Last month we wrote about Meghan Markle’s forthcoming children’s book The Bench and how before it had even hit the shelves, it was being panned by the British tabloids. Well now… Read more »
Book tubers: a new range of titles that literally grow vegetables
Blimey, it seems like gardening is barely out of the news at the moment, right?! One week we’re bringing you news of vegetable king Gerald Stratford’s book deal—and now this!… Read more »
The knives are out for Meghan Markle as she announces her forthcoming children’s book
The Duchess of Sussex, Meghan Markle, is soon to become a published author. Her first book, The Bench, is written for children and will be illustrated by award-winning artist Christian Robinson. It highlights the special… Read more »
Plymouth’s RESPECT festival will see people become ‘books’ for Human Library
They say everyone has a book inside them—now a Devon arts festival is looking for people to become a “book” in partnership with the Human Library project. Plymouth’s RESPECT Festival… Read more »
Close to the veg: Headline acquire Grandad’s gardening tips
For those lucky enough to have access to a garden or outdoor space during the pandemic, they have provided more than just an escape from the no-so-great indoors. And with… Read more »
Gothic galore! Old-fashioned face flourishes online
Words are our business over here on (digital) John Street! and that means, by extension, typography is also our business! As scholars of the intersection of the digital and the… Read more »
AP rules “Black” should now be capitalized; change seen as long overdue
On June 19, 2020—better known, this year, as Juneteenth—the Associated Press formally ruled that the word “Black,” when used in “a racial, ethnic or cultural sense,” must be capitalized. In… Read more »
Poets respond to coronavirus crisis with new NHS anthology
The past few weeks have seen a renewed appreciation in the UK for the National Health Service, as it battles the staggering pressure created by the number of people requiring… Read more »
Big Green Bookshop sparks donations of Matt Haig book in the wake of Caroline Flack’s death
Last weekend brought the dreadful news that Love Island and X Factor presenter, and former Strictly Come Dancing winner, Caroline Flack, had taken her own life at the age of just 40. Flack, who was… Read more »