This weekend's damning 'New York Times' article painting Amazon as a "bruising workplace" continues to draw attention. According to the AP, House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi has assured the public that the company will be complying with various labor standards. more »
Big Time Authors Unite for Syrian Refugee Food Relief Cookbook
Anthony Bourdain, Alice Waters, Mark Bittman, and Yotam Ottolenghi are among the cookbook authors who contributed recipes to 'Soup for Syria: Recipes to Celebrate Our Shared Humanity.' more »
An Enviable Life: Lawrence Ferlinghetti
At 96 years old, the publisher, poet, activist, painter, and cofounder of San Francisco’s City Lights Bookstore is one of the most well-known figures in American publishing. He's also not done speaking; in September his newest book, 'Writing Across the Landscape: Travel Journals, 1960–2010,' will hit shelves. more » »
German Book Prize 2015 Longlist
Twenty novels have been longlisted for the German Book Prize. The shortlist will be announced on September 16, and the winner will be announced in October, at the start of the Frankfurt Book Fair. »
Venice Book Ban
Sparks Gay Rights Battle: The city's mayor has ignited a lively
debate about the right of educators to choose their teaching tools without
political interference, and about Italy’s continuing struggle with broadening
civil rights for gays.
Custom Books for
Haiti School: Students in a college French class have helped
fill the empty shelves of an underprivileged Haiti school by writing and
illustrating 90 custom books.
The 'NYT'
Portrayal of Amazon: The paper's public editor, Margaret
Sullivan, writes about the recent takedown of Amazon's workplace in a 'New York
Times' feature.
Jane Austen, the
Rom Com: The life of Jane Austen is being dramatized yet again
in an upcoming romantic comedy called 'Jane by the Sea,' based on the novel by
Carolyn V. Murray.
A Conversation
With James Wood: The 'New Yorker' critic talks with Slate about
how technology is changing reading, how aging changes critics, and what he’d
change about his David Foster Wallace review.
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