An editorial in the New York Times today calls for the Obama administration to “[move] toward some accountability for the Bush administration lawyers who justified torture.” The lawyers, it...
Alex Beguin, Cambridge Southeastern Rep In the past month, I have been working more at home in preparation for next season’s catalog. This has enabled me to really notice even more what events are happening...
Law’s Allure author and court expert Gordon Silverstein‘s article about Justice Souter is now available for the reading in The New Republic. The Supreme Court will lose its only true conservative...
The ninth post in the series The Horse in Human History Gaucho from Argentina, 1868 (Wikipedia) The story of the Spanish conquest of the Americas is well known. In a hemisphere where the horse had been...
Rachel Hope Cleves applied the Page 99 Test to her book: The Reign of Terror in America. The test seeks to introduce a book by way of the 99th page, and Cleves doesn’t disappoint: P. 99 of The Reign...
It’s yucky outside, yes, but we’re also tied up in Sales Conference. See you next week! Read More ?
A host of comic publishers have sponsored Free Comic Book Day, taking place tomorrow, May 2. I’m all for the free ice cream days and free iced coffee days, but this one really beats them both. Read More ?
Via Boing Boing, vintage Penguin science fiction covers in a massive page of thumbnails at The Art of Penguin Science Fiction. Re-live your early literary memories, or even your best vintage store book...
Sean Theriault, author of Party Polarization in Congress offers his analysis on why Specter’s decision to go Democrat is a smart one, and why re-election may be a minor sticking point. Senator Arlen...
Senator Arlen Specter, longtime Republican Pennsylvania Senator with an independent streak, has announced his intentions to seek re-election as a Democrat. Steven Smith is the Director of the Weidenbaum...
Another library cat has cropped up, this time in Kent, England. Unlike the famous case of Dewey, who was dropped off in a book return box however, Fidel visits each day from a nearby home, hanging out...
Carmichael’s in Louisville, Kentucky, is Publisher’s Weekly bookseller of the year! An article in Publisher’s weekly today recounts the many “secrets” to its success, and...