- 2024 Apr 23
April Graphic Novels
The New York times surveys this month's graphic novel offerings.
- 2023 Sep 22
Michigan Welcomes a New Bookstore
Next Chapter Books is opening in Detroit this weekend.
- 2023 May 17
Colorado Bookstore Is On the Move
The Bookies bookstore in Denver is moving to a new location.
- 2019 Apr 16
There's an Eric Carle Jumping Spider
A new spider has been discovered and named after Eric Carle.
- 2019 Mar 27
History Lessons
A school has discovered an antique chalkboard with writing and illustrations.
- 2019 Feb 21
Pew Research Study on Teens
A study explores how teens are spending their time.
- 2019 Feb 01
Women of Color in Publishing
Ten women of color frankly discuss how they actually feel about working in book publishing.
The Instagram Era of Book Covers
While fine details once thrived on book covers, splashy prints with blocky lettering have taken over in the digital era.
- 2019 Jan 30
Reading Fiction Will Make You Nicer
A definitive new study has great news for book lovers: Yes, reading fiction boosts your emotional intelligence.
The Case of the 'New Yorker' Paywall
Why won’t the 'New Yorker' keep you logged in when you're just trying to read? Mystery: solved. Well, kind of.
- 2019 Jan 28
Amazon vs. All the Other Companies
The modern company can work with Amazon, or work against it, but companies have found that ignoring the e-tailer is no longer a viable option.
Publishing Without a Fact-checking Net
Fact-checking is not built into the editing process at publishing houses, and it never has been. Here's what that means today.
- 2019 Jan 25
A Book for Every Furloughed Agent
Among the 800,000 furloughed federal employees and those affected by the government shutdown, there’s a tenacious desire to keep reading.
A Medieval Box for Your Books
A book coffer acquired by Oxford’s Bodleian Libraries dating to the late 1400s proves the appetite for mobile reading is nothing new.
- 2019 Jan 23
Daniel Halpern Loves a Solo Dinner
The publisher of Ecco calls eating alone "one of life’s greatest pleasures," giving the diner "time to consider the life-imitating-life issues."
- 2019 Jan 22
Doctors Need to Read...for Their Health
In the battle against doctor burnout, reading—for fun—is fundamental, the American Medical Association says.
Trevor Project's Pro-LGBTQ Book Gift
The LGBTQ teen suicide prevention nonprofit sent 100 copies of 'A Day in the Life of Marlon Bundo' to Karen Pence's school.
Notes From a Year of Reading Women
Alice Fishburn set herself a challenge for 2018 to only read female authors. Here’s what she discovered.
- 2019 Jan 18
Nancy Drew's Witchy Font
A typeface from old pulp novels, made in 1938, is the hand-cut, calligraphic answer to colder modern sans-serifs—and it's popping up everywhere.
- 2019 Jan 17
Amazon Rewrites Publishing
The retail giant, the world’s largest public company, commands an unrivaled customer base for the books, e-books, and audiobooks it publishes
Amazon Strikes Back at Authors Guild
The e-tailer insists the report that criticised its contributions to tumbling writers' incomes used flawed figures. The Guild disagrees.
How to Tell an Open Secret
Three recent novels demonstrate how fiction can deftly capture the long-term effects of sexual assault and harassment.
- 2019 Jan 16
A Women in Publishing Newsletter
A new newsletter, The FLIP (Female Leadership in Publishing), showcases women who work in the publishing industry.
- 2019 Jan 15
The Books the Nazis Stole
The hunt for the millions of books stolen by the Nazis during World War II has been pursued quietly for decades, but has recently intensified.
- 2019 Jan 11
The Art of the Pan
A scathing bad review can be cathartic, thrill-inducing, or necessary—sometimes all at once. But the critiquing game has changed.
Jeff and MacKenzie Bezos to Divorce
Following 25 years of marriage and a recent affair, Jeff Bezos and his wife will divorce. The financial details are sure to be complicated.
- 2019 Jan 10
Long Live the Millions
The Millions will live on, but the indie book blog is dead, 'Vulture' argues in a new piece on PW's recent acquisition.
A Look at Interior Book Design
We all know that cover design matters, but the visual elements of a book don’t stop at the jacket.
- 2019 Jan 09
The Great First-Half 2019 Book Preview
The Millions has released the first entry in its bi-annual roundup of books to look out for this coming year.
- 2019 Jan 07
Sci-Fi Grapples With a Post-Trump World
Science-fiction writers are currently imagining what the future will look like following years of the Trump administration.
- 2019 Jan 04
A 'Lonely Planet' for Libraries
Two Danish librarians launched Library Planet, "a crowdsourced Lonely Planet for libraries," in early December.
- 2019 Jan 03
The Ashes of Books Burned
Revisiting the ruins of a home—and its library of 2,000 books—lost in the deadliest wildfire in California history.
Get Those New Public Domain Books!
Here’s how to download the tens of thousands of books that became legal to download for free in 2019.
- 2019 Jan 02
Public Domain Day Has Arrived
The New Year rang in untold numbers of additions to the public domain in the U.S. Are rights-holders ready?
- 2018 Dec 21
Deseret Book Revises Religious Labels
The company is no longer using the words 'Mormon' or 'LDS,' in adherence to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Writers We've Lost This Year
Here is a final farewell to some of the writers who passed away in 2018, including Ursula K. Le Guin, Tom Wolfe, and more.
Yoga Geared Toward Writers
Read about a class that includes stretching and poetry for people who would rather be drinking.
- 2018 Dec 20
Attacks on Journalists Doubled in 2018
Check out an examination of why so many reporters were killed this year and what it means for the future.
- 2018 Dec 19
Muslim Amazon Workers Fight for Rights
Somalian employees of Amazon's fulfillment center in Shakopee, Minn., are protesting for more time to pray.
Indie Bookstores' Top 10 Picks for 2019
Check out next year's most anticipated books, according to independent bookstore staffers from across the country.
Four Overlooked Books of 2018
Don't miss titles such as 'Certain American States' by Catherine Lacey that went unnoticed this year.
Short Stories for Christmas Reading
One way to celebrate the Yuletide season is by reading stories such as 'Holidays on Ice' by David Sedaris and more.
- 2018 Dec 18
Amazon's Controversial Textbook Sting
The e-tailer ran a sting operation to root out counterfeit textbooks on its site, but some small sellers say they were unfairly targeted.
Justice is Served by Merriam-Webster
Merriam-Webster has declared "justice" to be its word of the year for 2018, explaining that searches for the word were high all year long.
Infiltrating the Iowa Writers' Workshop
How the CIA helped shape the creative writing scene in America.
- 2018 Dec 17
10 Can't-Miss Military Reads
The best military books of 2018—works that deserve and then command your attention—rounded up by 'The Military Times.'
- 2018 Dec 14
The 2019 Tournament of Books
'The Morning News' announces the shortlist, judges, and commentators for its 15th annual March Madness–esque literary competition.
- 2018 Dec 13
Tough Times for Textbook Authors
Leading academic publishers are signing fewer textbook authors and instead channeling investments into digital courseware.
- 2018 Dec 12
Amazon Hires Lobbyists for NYC Site
The e-tailing giant is trying to quell rising opposition to its plan for offices in New York's Long Island City neighborhood.
Late-Night's Publicity for Publishing
In a television landscape where literature has become largely overlooked, late-night hosts put a spotlight on writers.
75 Notable Translations of 2018
'World Literature Today' offers its annual long list of important English-language translations.
- 2018 Dec 11
Poets Go Public—and Political
Suddenly, poets have become more willing to address public concerns. Poet laureate Tracy K. Smith explores why, and how.
- 2018 Dec 10
'Tattooist of Auschwitz' Under Fire
The Auschwitz Memorial Research Centre claims inaccuracies in Heather Morris’s hit novel "blur the authenticity" of the true history.
- 2018 Dec 06
Painting the Way We Read
A 550-piece art collection was auctioned recently. Every piece had one thing in common: people were reading in them.
- 2018 Dec 05
Moonves Obstructed Misconduct Inquiry
Facing career-ending sexual misconduct allegations, former CBS CEO Les Moonves "destroyed evidence" and "misled investigators."
Goodreads Users Name Their Top Books
The tenth annual Goodreads Choice Awards has revealed the site's best books of 2018, with more than 5 million votes across 21 categories.
The Best LGBT Books of 2018
Rounding up 50 of the year’s best queer books, from a range of genres and on a range of topics.
The Story of the Little Blue Books
Invented in Troyes, France, these travel-sized texts started popping up everywhere...and made French Literature mainstream.
- 2018 Dec 04
Why Is Books Coverage Rising?
Mainstream publications are writing more about books after years of slashing their coverage—thanks to growth at major outlets.
Books, But Make Them Twee
Dwarsliggers—palm-sized micro-books—are coming to America, and act as displays of individualism, idiosyncrasy, and quirkiness.
- 2018 Nov 30
Is an Amazon Revolt Brewing?
The tech giant keeps exerting more control over brands, and some companies are choosing to end their relationship rather than cave to demands.
- 2018 Nov 28
The Racist Politics of American English
Tracking the use of "racially tinged" or "racially charged" to describe racist language in news reporting over half a century.
- 2018 Nov 27
Cyber Monday Sales Likely Hit $7.9B
Online shoppers on Cyber Monday apparently opened their wallets even more than expected.
What College Freshmen Are Reading
The college common reading program is usually a freshman's first, unofficial assignment—and colleges tend to pick new books over classics.
- 2018 Nov 21
50 States 50 Books Keeps Giving
A family on a mission continues to work to diversify bookshelves across America.
- 2018 Nov 19
D&D Sold Big In 2017
Dungeons & Dragons has had its best sales year since it was acquired by game publisher Wizards of the Coast in 1997.
- 2018 Nov 16
What Critics Said About 'Becoming'
Book critics didn’t sweat Michelle Obama's prose style. They were just thirsty for "No-Drama Obama."
70 Philosophy Books Everyone Should Read
From Ancient Greece to postmodernism, this list has you covered.
- 2018 Nov 15
ABA Responds to Amazon's HQ2
The American Booksellers Association has protested “providing massive subsidies of public funds and tax incentives” to the mega-corporation.
Books On How to Deal With Wildfires
Three books to read for more information on what is being done to stop wildfires and what it takes to fight them.
- 2018 Nov 13
The Appalachian Prison Book Project
Since 2004, this nonprofit has distributed approximately 25,000 books to inmates in Appalachia.
The Well-Read Black Girl Book Club
Meet the women behind the Brooklyn-based literary community by and for African-American women.
A Farewell to 'Glimmer Train'
After 30 years, the literary journal will print its last issue next autumn, and the eulogies are already rolling in.
- 2018 Nov 12
D.C. Commission Ceases Censorship
A Washington, D.C. mayoral commission has reversed its course after attempting to censor artists.
The Power of Climate-Change Fiction
An online collection of speculative short stories explores and gently transfigures the incomprehensible realities of climate change.
- 2018 Nov 09
A Reissue for Our Times
A 1965 novel about an unhinged president, Fletcher Knebel's 'Night of Camp David,' will be re-released this fall by Vintage Books.
Is Hong Kong Still a Free Speech Refuge?
A Hong Kong cultural venue abruptly canceled two events featuring an exiled Chinese writer, but will now hold them after all.
The Russian 'New Yorker'?
An ambitious new Russian media company aims to push back against government pressure on media with its online outlet 'Batenka, da vy transformer.'
- 2018 Nov 08
Another One Bites the Nobel Dust
Another member of the academy that awards the Nobel Prize in Literature said yesterday she is leaving the body.
Booksellers Win Their Abebooks Strike
A worldwide strike by antiquarian booksellers has forced Amazon's subsidiary to reverse its decision to cut off stores in five countries.
'Rebel Girls' Story Censored In Russia
A story written by transgender activist Coy Mathis is missing from the Russian edition of 'Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls.'
- 2018 Nov 07
Booksellers Continue Protests of Amazon
Hundreds of booksellers keep severing ties with Abebooks due to it dropping sellers from a number of countries.
Quinn to Exit PSA Next Year
The Poetry Society of America has announced that Alice Quinn will be stepping down as executive director in June.
MCD, 'EL' Start Storytelling Newsletter
Electric Eel, new weekly newsletter published by MCD x FSG and 'Electric Literature,' has launched.
- 2018 Nov 06
Closing the Children's Literacy Gap
Blogger Charnaie Gordon has sent 500 children's books to community organizations in 10 states—and that's just for starters.
- 2018 Nov 05
Publishers Detained By TSA Over Book
Extended Play Press says they were harassed by airport TSA returning from a New York book fair for carrying copies of a controversial book.
- 2018 Nov 02
November Books With Cool Covers
Curl up with new books publishing in November that feature eye-catching covers, including 'Insomnia' by Marina Benjamin.
- 2018 Oct 30
LeVar Burton's Message for Nonreaders
The 'Star Trek' actor and lover of literature said everyone must "include the written word as a part of our regular diets."
- 2018 Oct 26
Black Artists On #BlackLivesMatter
African-American writers, artists, and more weigh in on the meaning of the #BlackLivesMatter movement.
- 2018 Oct 25
Sandman Gets Some Bigger Dreams
Neil Gaiman has bequeathed his comics universe to a new generation of writers, who are prepared to make changes to his unconscious world.
- 2018 Oct 19
The 1940s Epitomized in 10 Books
Check out a list of titles aimed at defining American life from 1940-1950, including 'Native Son' by Richard Wright.
- 2018 Oct 17
To Binky Urban, 'Power' Is a Male Word
A Q&A with the ICM agent who represents a staggering number of top writers, including Toni Morrison and Haruki Murakami.
- 2018 Oct 16
A New Language is Born Down Under
Millennial aboriginal Australians have developed their own language, spoken only by Warlpiri under 35.
- 2018 Oct 15
'Up-lit' Gives Publishers Hope
A "hopeful" novel about an elderly woman who adopts a dog heralded a flood of feelgood fiction at Frankfurt.
- 2018 Oct 12
How Indigo Plans to Compete with Amazon
The Canadian bookstore chain thinks it can make headway in the U.S. with its exclusive products and its "store within a store" model.
- 2018 Oct 11
Why Pickup Artists Are Reading Ovid
The “Red Pill” community online frequently appropriates ancient classic literature as justification for their beliefs.
Buying Books Won't Save the Indies
An independent bookshop owner explains why purchases alone can’t keep small stores afloat—and what to do instead.
- 2018 Oct 10
Pa. Prison E-Book Policy Turns Heads
Pennsylvania prisons sell inmates e-books via private contractor...but they can be expensive.
The Rise of Feminist Dystopian Fiction
A growing wave of female-centered sci-fi is raising uncomfortable questions about pervasive gender inequality.
- 2018 Oct 09
Indigo Makes U.S. Debut
The largest bookstore chain in Canada has opened its first-ever store in the United States