by Editor | Nov 13, 2023 | Literary News
from The Epoch Times Incredibly Rare First English Astronomy Book, Published 467 Years Ago, Sells for Thousands By SWNS A 467-year-old astronomy book—which was the first ever to be written in English—has fetched 10,000 pounds (approx. $12,000) at auction. The...
by Editor | Nov 12, 2023 | Literary News, Weirdness
from InsideHook One of the Greatest Inventors of Our Time Disappeared. This New Book Explores Why. Douglas Brunt on writing “The Mysterious Case of Rudolf Diesel” BY TOBIAS CARROLL Imagine the shock if an inventor and businessman who had the ears of countless world...
by Editor | Nov 1, 2023 | Literary News
from The New Yorker How Has Big Publishing Changed American Fiction? A new book argues that corporate publishing has transformed what it means to be an author. By Kevin Lozano n 1989, Gerald Howard had been a book editor for about ten years, and his future filled him...
by Editor | Oct 19, 2023 | Culture Music Art, Literary News
from InsideHook Inside the Hunt for the World’s Most Prolific Art Thief Stephane Breitwieser is believed to have stolen hundreds of artifacts, worth a total of $2 billion BY RALPH JONES Get lost in the suspense of “The Art Thief.” From the moment he read...
by Editor | Sep 29, 2023 | Culture Music Art, Literary News
from The Village Voice Remembering Ed Fancher, a Village Voice Founder He kept the paper alive through the early, lean years. by R.C. BAKER Village Voice Archive The front page of the January 4, 1956, issue of the Village Voice looked much like the others...
by Editor | Sep 25, 2023 | Bright Shiny News, Culture Music Art, Literary News
from TIME Screenwriters Reached a Deal to End the Strike. Here’s What Happens Next BY LAURA ZORNOSA Union leadership representing screenwriters in the Writers Guild of America (WGA) has declared an end to a monthslong strike after voting to lift it on Tuesday...
