This Is Probably Why Half the Internet Shut Down Today [Update: It’s Getting Worse] – If you’re having trouble connecting to any number of your favorite websites (for me it’s Try the World), it may be due to an enormous denial of service attack that has affected sites from Basecamp to People ... more >
Banned books on sale here: Hong Kong book fair will openly sell politically sensitive tomes – The 2016 Hong Kong Book Fair, which is being held this month, expects more than a million visitors, and this year they will have a lot of politically sensitive books to choose from, as more ... more >
History Forgot This Rogue Aristocrat Who Discovered Dinosaurs and Died Penniless – Interesting chronicle of the life and career of Baron Franz Nopcsa von Felso-Szilvas, a self-taught scientist who also led a very adventurous life, even working as a spy for the Austro-Hungarian empire. It is unclear why he has only recently ... more >
A TRIBUTE TO TONY KARAYIANNI: 1952 – 2016 – If you are familiar with longtime Harlequin author Tori Carrington, you probably know that the name actually refers to husband and wife writing team Lori and Tony Karayianni. Tony’s death at only 64 does not seem to be widely reported yet, but ... more >
Litsy is a book-focused social network that goes beyond reviews – Litsy, a free app, has been developed by the founders of Out of Print, a book-themed apparel business, to combine the community building aspects of social media with book database and review sites like Goodreads. You can post reviews and hide ... more >
Amazon, you hit like a bitch. – So apparently a number of book bloggers have become caught up in Amazon’s war against fake reviews, as this post from The Never Ending Book Basket details. This blogger was sent an email from Amazon indicating that Amazon had deleted her 300+ reviews and would no ... more >