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It’s the AWP Conference and Bookfair this week, and most of the Lit Hub staff has been in Baltimore. With the editors out of town, those of us not at AWP have been taking good care of the place, and being sure to clean up after ourselves, eat all our vegetables, and not have any […]
There are currently freedom to read bills under consideration in three states: Massachusetts, New Mexico, and Pennsylvania. An additional one is currently on deck in Virginia as well, though the details of that are worthy of a little more discernment. These are in addition to the 13 similar bills that have already passed. The titles […]
CBS News executives were weighing Monday evening whether to cut ties with anti-aging influencer Peter Attia in light of newly surfaced emails between him and late pal Jeffrey Epstein, The Post has learned. Editor in chief Bari Weiss — a longtime critic of cancel culture — was said to be initially reluctant to do so, […]
Gold and silver prices plummeted early Friday morning following news that President Trump planned to nominate Kevin Warsh as the next chair of the Federal Reserve. Investors started selling off precious metals with gold falling by as much as 10%, dropping from $5,500 an ounce to around $5,136 per ounce. Meanwhile, silver nosedived by up […]
CBS News editor in chief Bari Weiss revealed her vision for the struggling news outlet Tuesday, saying she wants to expand its footprint beyond television — and shot down accusations she was “pressured” to shelve a controversial “60 Minutes” piece last month. During a town hall meeting with staffers, Weiss denied the Trump administration or […]
This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Publishing is waking up after a sleepy start to January, and I have some fantasic new releases by Latine authors to share with you today. We have a cookbook by a creator whose recipes I can personally vouch […]
People are really down on January, but I have to say, it’s not as bad as everyone says. There’s a good week and a half where people pretend they still don’t know what email is, you get to stunt around town in the new sweater your mom got you, and it’s the season for starting […]
To determine which posts were the most “popular,” I pulled the top 750 posts on Book Riot for the year and teased out those that were categorized as literary activism. It was far more interesting to examine these in conversation with one another than in isolation, so rather than simply listing the top posts, they […]
The word inside CNN is that staffers are thrilled that their parent, Warner Bros. Discovery, agreed to merge with Netflix instead of Paramount Skydance. They fear the latter’s Trump-friendly owners, Larry and David Ellison, would kill the network once they get their grubby hands on “The Most Trusted Name In News.” The Ellisons may be […]
Happy Hanukkah and a merry early Christmas! Hope you’re getting some time to rest, be with friends, and reflect on the year. I’m starting to wrap gifts and meal plan for my visit home—I like to try one new recipe every year for the holidays. This year I think it’s going to be the quesadilla […]
