The Latest Breaking News on Books

Jane Austen museum appeals to public for help deciphering brother’s memoir

Curators launch campaign after acquiring 78-page document that could hold new information about author

The Guardian - UK · Apr 23, 2024

Four Tips to Make Your Sales Presentation a Winner

Being prepared and not being boring can go a long way toward persuading a potential customer to buy into what you’re offering.

Kiplinger · Apr 23, 2024

Tulsi Gabbard repeats false Hillary Clinton ‘grooming’ claim in new book

Ex-Democrat, reported contender for Trump running mate, sued Clinton for Russia remark but dropped case

The Guardian - US · Apr 23, 2024

Kate Middleton's 'very deliberate and clever' preparation for 'powerful' royal role

The Royal Family have been smart and intentional about getting the Princess of Wales ready for the duty that lies ahead, an expert says

Woman & Home · Apr 22, 2024

Park Chan-wook talks Sympathizer, Oldboy

The filmmaker on his creative approach to adapting Viet Thanh Nguyen's novel for HBO and the "Oldboy" influence

Salon · Apr 22, 2024

Opinion: Gina Ford’s controversial parenting book, like all good 90s trends, is making a comeback - here’s why I loved it

When The Contented Little Baby Book by Gina Ford was published 25 years ago, it divided mums

GoodToKnow · Apr 22, 2024

"World on the Brink"—Interviewing Dmitri Alperovitch

Episode 501 of the Cyberlaw Podcast

Reason · Apr 22, 2024

District Court Unseals Sentencing Memorandum in Case Involving Detroit's "Topless Prophet"

From Judge Linda Parker's opinion Thursday in U.S. v. Markovitz (E.D. Mich.); the defendant is the author of Topless Prophet: The True Story of America's Most Successful Gentleman's Club Entrepreneur, though the criminal case appears unrelated to the book: Charles Blackwell initiated this miscellaneous action to unseal the sentencing memoranda…

Reason · Apr 22, 2024

Dana Mattioli's "The Everything War" describes how Amazon causes price inflation online

It's an in-depth account of the Seattle company's rise from scrappy underdog to a massive conglomerate.

Axios · Apr 22, 2024

That They May Face the Rising Sun review – poignant rural meditation on life and friendship

In this adaptation of the John McGahern novel, about a middle-aged man who has returned, with his wife, to the countryside of his childhood, makeshift friendships are forged and life’s grand rhythms observed

The Guardian - UK · Apr 22, 2024