Publishing NewsBanned-Books / diversity / Free Speech / George R.R. Martin / Hawaii Five-O / HBO / net neutrality / Nnedi Okorafor / Parthenon / tv adaptation1 Comments
Today’s the Day: Let’s Save Net Neutrality – Note: click past the initial notice on the EFF page – it’s part of their messaging about net neutrality. Also, they have a great avenue to send an email to the FCC. If you need to brush up on the some of ... more >
Publishing News18th C history / Amazon / Free Speech / lawsuit / Prime Day / reading / Simon & Schuster5 Comments
Milo Yiannopoulos Sues Simon & Schuster for $10M After Book Deal Gets Dropped – Just when you thought he was gone, professional troll Milo Yiannopoulos bolts back into view with a self-published book on Amazon and a lawsuit against S&S. Not that I feel one bit sorry for S&S; after ... more >
Publishing Newschildren's literature / diversity / Free Speech / future of books / Kumail Nanjiani / publishing / romantic comedies / Roxane Gay / sex ed / Simon & Schuster6 Comments
Simon & Schuster cancels Milo Yiannopoulos’ book – I am left wondering if Simon & Schuster was looking for a reason to drop Dangerous, despite their insistence that they were ‘doing the right thing’ and defending free speech. That claim was just about as convincing as Yiannopoulos’s insistence that he was just ... more >
Publishing NewsFree Speech / literacy / little library / marketing / publishing / unexpected books4 Comments
A Reading Resolution – Interesting post on the unexpected pleasures of reading books we wouldn’t necessarily choose for ourselves or even think would be interesting. In an ever-increasing field of options, it’s often easier to narrow rather than broaden our literary horizons, especially when we enjoy the dilemma of so much information ... more >
Book Reviewsengagement photos / Free Speech / Libraries / productivity / Simon & Schuster6 Comments
Milo Yiannopolous Book Deal with S&S Generates Backlash – Oh, Simon & Schuster. The only thing sadder than giving Yiannopolous a $250K book deal is trying to justify it as advocacy of “free speech.” Sure, MY is free to say a lot of the crap he says, but publishing is about ... more >
Publishing Newsbook clubs / Free Speech / Gawker / History / photography / privacy14 Comments
How Things Work – Gawker’s Nick Denton wrote the site’s last post yesterday, a chronicle of his thoughts about the Hulk Hogan suit, Peter Thiel, and the philosophy behind Gawker, from his perspective. It is chilling to think about the fact that basically one really rich person could finance Gawker’s demise, although ... more >