In recent decades, corporate consolidation of the book industry has shrunk the number of and the visions of publishing houses, concentrating power at the top of the remaining Big Five, prioritizing profitability over cultural contribution. Countering that contraction, the 2020 murder of George Floyd has triggered long-overdue inclusionary change in America, and in American book publishing. One manifestation of that change also began that year, when publishing veteran Molly Stern, former senior...
Some sections of the UK edition of the book, released on Thursday, have been redacted.
FX’s series adaptation of Shōgun was freakin’ incredible! This show was stunning and as the series has come to an end, fans are wondering if we might see a Season 2.If...
Nancy Pelosi, former Speaker of the House and current representative for California's 11th district, will publish a new book titled 'The Art of Power' this summer.
Half a century since the perfectionist director vowed to block it, a critique that dared to discuss flaws in his films is to be publishedStanley Kubrick, the relentless perfectionist who directed some of cinema’s greatest classics, was so sensitive to criticism that, in 1970, he threatened legal action to block publication of a book which dared to discuss flaws in his films.The director of Spartacus and 2001: A Space Odyssey, warned the book’s author and publisher that he would fight “tooth and...
An excerpt from ‘Banned: A Social Media Trial’, by Boria Majumdar.
She was 'unsinkable' and 'indestructible' - until she sank in 1912 after hitting an iceberg. This was the story told by author Morgan Robertson in his 1898 novel. Above: Titanic departing Southampton.
Tuesday was World Book Day and ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel celebrated by bringing a quintet of librarians together to tell Republicans to “shut the [bleep] up” over their supposed book bans. The only problem was that the books Kimmel and his new friends highlighted, such as The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and To Kill A Mockingbird, are regularly targeted by race-obsessed progressives. Kimmel began by declaring, “It’s also World Book Day today or as the state of Florida calls it, Bonfire Day.” After...
Tuesday was World Book Day and ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel celebrated by bringing a quintet of librarians together to tell Republicans to “shut the [bleep] up” over their supposed book bans. The only problem was that the books Kimmel and his new friends highlighted, such as The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and To Kill A Mockingbird, are regularly targeted by race-obsessed progressives. Kimmel began by declaring, “It’s also World Book Day today or as the state of Florida calls it, Bonfire Day.” After...
Phantoms coach Ryan Ward said because his team is so young, he is glad they had a chance to play in the first round and get some playoff experience under their belt.
The third annual Richmond Book Festival took place this weekend and featured the Lit Limo, student performances and lots of discount books for sale.
To honor World Book Day, Amazon has slashed the price on hundreds of Kindle ebooks