John J Lennon writes for the Atlantic, the New York Times, the New Yorker and Esquire. He’s also serving a life sentence in prison. Each day, he wakes up and sits on... Read more »
This week, The New Yorker announced the longlists for the 2023 National Book Awards. Earlier, we presented the lists for Young People’s Literature, Translated Literature, Poetry, and Nonfiction. In “Chain-Gang All-Stars,” Nana... Read more »
Cambridge University Library will soon be asked to return Scotland’s oldest surviving manuscript. SNP councillor Glen Reid plans to write to the university in the new year to “begin a dialogue” about... Read more »
Treacle Walker, by Alan Garner (Scribner). The protagonist of this spare novel, drawn from British folklore and Northern English vernacular, is a boy who lives alone in an old house, reading comic... Read more »
Last Thursday, Penguin Random House, along with a group of writers, educators, and parents in Iowa, joined the front ranks of the high-stakes election-year issue of book banning. They filed suit in... Read more »
It is one of the most valuable books in Australia, both for its cultural importance and the price copies fetch on the high-end auction market. Mr William Shakespeare’s Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies,... Read more »
All-American lineup for oddest book of the year award Nov 30 2023 The six-book shortlist has been unveiled for the 2023 Diagram Prize for the Oddest Book Title of the Year, and... Read more »
Looking for some lively book banter? Whether you’re hunting for possible book club picks or just curious about others’ thoughts on a recent title, BookBrowse Book Club discussions are the perfect... Read more »
This book club spent 28 years reading “Finnegans Wake,” and now they’re starting again, and they’re not the only ones! Nov 15 2023 For a quarter century, Gerry Fialka, an experimental film-maker... Read more »