Final descendant of James Joyce has died

Posted on 01/27/2020 at 01:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Another high-profile literary executor has passed away: Stephen Joyce, the grandson and last direct descendant of James Joyce. The Guardian...

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Tagged As: Classic literature, Obituary, The Guardian

Booksellers share stories of memorable book inscriptions

Posted on 01/26/2020 at 04:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

This article from the Guardian is, technically, about defacing books, but in a manner that most bookworms will find much...

Tagged As: Just for fun, The Guardian

What effect did "Fifty Shades of Grey" really have on society?

Posted on 01/23/2020 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Love it or loathe it, by one measure, Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. James was the past decade’s bestselling...

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Tagged As: Scandal, The Guardian

The man who slices books in half for easier reading ... was serious

Posted on 01/22/2020 at 11:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Yesterday, we shared a viral Tweet from a man who literally cuts books in half to make them more portable....

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Tagged As: Reading, The Guardian

"American Dirt," a tale of Mexican migrants, draws high praise and heavy criticism

Posted on 01/22/2020 at 08:49 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Jeanine Cummins’s new novel, American Dirt, had been declared one of the most anticipated books of 2020. And now that...

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Tagged As: Book reviews, Diversity, NPR, Politics, The Guardian

Lee Child will hand over Jack Reacher to his brother

Posted on 01/20/2020 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Over the weekend, author Lee Child announced that he would be gradually handing over his bestselling character, Jack Reacher, to...

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Tagged As: The Guardian, Thriller

William Wordsworth's descendants send his belongings to a museum

Posted on 01/18/2020 at 04:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

2020 has been a great year for William Wordsworth fans, especially those likely to travel to his historical sites. His...

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Tagged As: Literary tourism, Memorabilia, Poetry, The Guardian

Papers reveal resistance to giving Samuel Beckett the Nobel Prize

Posted on 01/17/2020 at 11:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Perhaps the only new part about the most recent Nobel Prize controversy is that it was public and not private....

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Tagged As: Awards, History, Scandal, The Guardian

Missouri bill would punish libraries and librarians for lending certain books to minors

Posted on 01/16/2020 at 11:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

A Missouri state lawmaker has proposed a bill that would strip funding from libraries that allow young readers to access...

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Tagged As: Libraries, Politics, The Guardian

Neil Gaiman's retweet brings in flood of orders from bookstore

Posted on 01/15/2020 at 02:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

A Neil Gaiman retweet paid off handsomely for one British bookstore. Yesterday, on an evidently unpleasant day in Hampshire, England,...

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Tagged As: Bookstore, The Guardian