An unimaginable loss for “one of the largest online and real bookshops in the North West,” based in Flintshire, UK, has been transformed into a hopeful new beginning, thanks to… Read more »
We were doing a bit of on-line research, happily losing ourselves in the archives of the Brooklyn Public Library, natch, when we came across a fabulous tidbit from the fabled… Read more »
Library lovers live longer! Startling study cited
We were lazing about our pied a terre on a weekend day, stunned by overconsumption of The Anatomy of Melancholy—or was it pro football?—scrolling through what a former world leader… Read more »
We confess that we don’t always play super-close attention to the “Gray Lady’s” weekly “Books in Brief” missive—so many e-mails! triage! triage! Our fancies were tickled, though, by the inclusion… Read more »
Four inches. 10.16cm. The minimum width of a standard football goalpost. In global terms: an incredibly small distance. At Wembley Stadium on Sunday night, as the Euro 2020 final between… Read more »
We here at John Street don’t tend to pay super-close attention to courts and laws and the like—can you spell boooooring?—but news of a recent Supreme Court decision did penetrate… 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 »
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 »
Remember way back in that innocent time of September 2018, when an unidentified Trump administration official published a New York Times op-ed titled “I Am Part of the Resistance”? Does… Read more »
Oh god, how to explain this to an American audience… So, right, on Wednesday morning, Coleen Rooney, who is the wife of footballer Wayne Rooney (formerly of Everton and Manchester United,… Read more »