We were stunned over here on John Street to learn that our namesake and inspiration Herman Melville enjoyed … bowling? It’s somewhat hard for us to picture our austere and… Read more »

Sigh.    

Dismayed at what they see as a lack of book publishing activity in a city known for being well-read, a group of Denver-based publishing professionals has founded an organization to… Read more »

After twenty years, Barnes & Noble has officially closed their location in Forest Hills, Queens. Ewa Kern-Jedrychowska reports at DNAinfo: Patrons who came to visit the store in its final days said they… Read more »

Amazon’s got a soft spot for New York in that empty Minion box it calls a heart. Late last year, they hinted that they might open up a store in Manhattan, though it turned out… Read more »

Hope everybody’s ready to feel unaccomplished, because six-year-old Blake Ansari is already outpacing most of us when it comes to charitable efforts. Sarah Goodyear writes for Atlantic Cities that the… Read more »