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 »
Zibby Media Withdraws National Book Award Sponsorship over Potential for ‘Hate Speech’ Nov 15 2023 Ahead of this year’s National Book Awards ceremony, publisher Zibby Media has withdrawn its sponsorship of the... Read more »
It is a hazard to read on an empty stomach. What is it about words that makes things taste so delicious? I can still recall the twelfth-grade English class, held just before... Read more »
We are not the cultural consumers we used to be. Data, streaming, and Web 2.0 have remade how we read and how we watch. Platforms are the new publishers. But although we... Read more »
Dear BookBrowsers, In this issue, we review the latest from author Tania James. Loot follows a young Muslim woodcarver on an epic journey beginning in 18th-century India, while exploring colonialism, social marginalization... Read more »
Scholastic Book Fairs’ new diversity opt-in comes under fire Oct 17 2023 Scholastic has responded to accusations of censorship at its book fairs stemming from the creation of a new diverse stories... Read more »