Publishing Newsarchitecture / London / travel2 Comments
A Repurposed Chapel to Make You Say Wow – This was built to be a chapel though it was never consecrated. A totally secular place now it’s absolutely amazing. When the original building to which it was attached was torn down, part of the development agreement was that this had ... more >
B Reviews / Book Reviewsautobiography / Blogger / family relationships / travel2 Comments
Most travel memoirs involve a button-nosed protagonist nursing a broken heart who, rather than tearfully watching The Princess Bride while eating an entire 5-gallon vat of ice cream directly out of the container (like a normal person), instead decides to travel the world, inevitably falling for some chiseled stranger with ... more >
Publishing Newsbook clubs / book recommendations / George R.R. Martin / subscription services / travel6 Comments
It’s not your grandma’s Book of the Month Club – Despite the cringe-worthy title of the article, I had not realized that the Book of the Month Club was back in business as of late last year. Apparently they have more than 100K Instagram followers and the Club is now an ... more >
Publishing NewsBlack History Month / blogging / commercials / Frankfurt Book Fair / History / Pompeii / travel1 Comments
Black History Month anthology seeks to broaden scope of African literature – October is Black History Month in the UK (in Canada and the US it’s February), and in commemoration, Bahati Books is releasing a story a day, culminating in a free digital anthology — Black History: The Anthology — at the end ... more >
Publishing Newscensorship / children's lit / digital downloads / Netflix tax / travel4 Comments
THE “GOOSEBUMPS” CONUNDRUM: WHAT MAKES A CHILDREN’S BOOK GOOD? – We talk a lot about so-called “good” or “quality” books for adults, but Adam Gidwitz puts the same basic questions to kids books, and the psychological, moral, and behavioral implications people often assign to these judgments. Does this application make help ... more >
Publishing Newsbook festivals / Comic books / LGBTQ community / travel5 Comments
Orders for comic books have hit a 20-year high – While a number of factors are contributing to this trend, two have been identified as the popularity of Hollywood adaptations and the increase in dedicated North American comic books stores. Whatever the reasons, print comics seem to be selling quite well, ... more >