US Poetry Goes Abroad

from The Guardian UK US poetry greats to reach Arabic audience New Arabic anthology from Abu Dhabi-based project, Kalima, to include poems from 15 US poets, including Anne Sexton, Charles Bukowski and Sylvia Plath by Alison Flood Sylvia Plath is one of 15 US poets due...

Banned Books Week

Banned Books Week: Celebrating the Freedom to Read! Banned Books Week is the only national celebration of the freedom to read. It was launched in 1982 in response to a sudden surge in the number of challenges to books in schools, bookstores and libraries. More than a...

MegaBeth – The Roller Derby Reference Librarian

from CNN.com Tiny librarian is hell on wheels By Jim Kavanagh CNN (CNN) — She’s petite, she’s middle-aged, she’s bookish, and if she gets a chance, she’ll knock you on your keister. Embedded video from CNN Video By day, she’s Beth...

Burning Down The Hardback

from The Financial Times Books: Consolidation is the big story By Ben Hall in Paris Published: August 31 2009 04:06 | Last updated: August 31 2009 04:06 The book publishing industry will have to consolidate if it is to stand up to Amazon, Google and a few other...