"The Far Side" is officially back

Posted on 07/08/2020 at 03:43 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Ready for that midafternoon pick-me-up? Gary Larson’s new material is live! The Far Side cartoonist ended his fifteen-year hiatus yesterday...

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Tagged As: Just for fun, Pop culture

Legal battle over "Too Much and Never Enough" rages on

Posted on 07/08/2020 at 12:29 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Robert Trump is making a final push to block the publication of his niece’s tell-all memoir. Bloomberg reports that his...

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Tagged As: Lawsuit, Memoir, Nonfiction, Politics

J.K. Rowling, Margaret Atwood sign letter condemning the spread of 'censoriousness'

Posted on 07/08/2020 at 10:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

An open letter warning of the spread of “censoriousness” is making its rounds around the internet and drawing strong reactions...

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Tagged As: Diversity, The Guardian

Excerpts from "Want," "Notes on a Silencing," and more

Posted on 07/07/2020 at 03:05 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

We may have left the era - at least temporarily — of food samples, but thankfully, book samples are still...

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Tagged As: Excerpt, Memoir, Politics, The New York Times

"Too Much and Never Enough" accuses Trump of cheating on SATs

Posted on 07/07/2020 at 01:02 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Mary Trump’s memoir promised “harrowing and salacious” stories about Donald Trump. From what media outlets are continuing to share, that...

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Tagged As: Memoir, Politics, Scandal

Admire Oslo's new public library

Posted on 07/07/2020 at 10:21 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

No bookworm, no matter how devoted to his or her ereader, can resist the lure of a library. And boy,...

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Tagged As: Libraries, Literary Hub, Literary tourism

Preview a new collection of Terry Pratchett's short stories

Posted on 07/07/2020 at 08:33 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Several short stories by Terry Pratchett will be republished in September, and the Guardian has one to whet your appetite....

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Tagged As: Fantasy, Short story, The Guardian

Merriam-Webster: Sorry, but "irregardless" is a word

Posted on 07/06/2020 at 02:17 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Brace yourselves, grammar traditionalists. Merriam-Webster has declared that “irregardless” is a word — “it may not be a word that...

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Tagged As: Language, NPR

HarperCollins drops author over his comments on slavery

Posted on 07/06/2020 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

A historian’s remarks on slavery have cost him a number of gigs. David Starkey will no longer have books published...

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Tagged As: Nonfiction, Scandal, The Guardian

Mary Trump speaks out about "Too Much and Never Enough" legal battle

Posted on 07/06/2020 at 10:12 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

For those who were camping over the weekend, we have a slight update on the Mary Trump memoir. On Friday,...

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Tagged As: Lawsuit, Memoir, Politics, The New York Times