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The Best of the Literary Internet, Every Day TODAY: In 1899, German-born British bookseller and collector Bernard Quaritch, who in 40 years of collecting acquired six separate copies of the Gutenberg Bible, dies. We know you don’t want to read every best books of 2024 list, so Emily Temple read them all for you. | […]
This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Welcome to Today in Books, our daily round-up of literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more. Liz Pelletier Named Publishers Weekly Person of the Year Pelletier had an excellent case to be named PW’s […]
The Best of the Literary Internet, Every Day TODAY: In 1784, Samuel Johnson dies. The Beatles breaking up: on the protracted end of a band that transformed rock and roll forever. | Lit Hub Music “Something will enrage you and something will haunt you. And something will strike you as beautiful and true.” Derek Mong […]
Rebecca Joines Schinsky Chief of Staff Rebecca Joines Schinsky is the executive director of product and ecommerce at Riot New Media Group. She co-hosts All the Books! and the Book Riot Podcast. Follow her on Twitter: @rebeccaschinsky. View All posts by Rebecca Joines Schinsky Monday through Friday, Today in Books highlights news from around the […]
The Best of the Literary Internet, Every Day TODAY: In 1847, Emily Brontë’s Wuthering Heights and Anne Brontë’s Agnes Grey are published by T. C. Newby in a 3-volume set under the pen names of Ellis and Acton Bell. The professionals weigh in: here are the best book covers of the year, according to […]
This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Welcome to Today in Books, our daily round-up of literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more. How the New York Times Picks the Best Books of the Year Ever wondered how the New York […]
December 12, 2024, 4:35pm Press freedom NGO Reporters Without Borders released their 2024 round-up today and found that Israel’s genocidal assault made Palestine the deadliest place in the world to be a journalist this year, which they called “an unprecedented massacre.” RSF report found an “alarming intensification of attacks on journalists” around the world, but […]
And, while the surveys collected and analyzed in the study were specific to the New York Public Library, researchers believe they can be extended to other libraries—be they in rural, urban, or suburban areas—across the country. Daphna Blatt, the NYPL’s Senior Director of Strategy & Public Impact and one of the people involved in the […]
December 10, 2024, 2:16pm The national treasure Nikki Giovanni died yesterday from complications connected to lung cancer. She was 81. A decorated writer of poems, nonfiction, and children’s books, Giovanni was also a star of the Black Arts Movement. She was a devoted activist, performer, parent, professor, and public thinker, and leaves behind a wake […]
This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. It’s been another long year, and ending it with a book club pick sounds like a pretty good choice. Especially since these December book club picks offer a wide range of options, from genre to mood. The book […]
