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Year: 2023
The Dangerous Decline of the Historical Profession
The average number of available new “tenure track” university jobs, which are secure jobs that provide living wages, benefits and stability, between 2020 and 2022 was 16 percent lower than it was for the four years before the pandemic. The report further notes that only 27 percent of those who received a Ph.D. in history in 2017 were employed as tenure track professors four years later. Read more
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Hell Bent by Leigh Bardugo
The taut plot, often grisly magic, lavish scene-setting, and wry humor combine to make this just as un-put-downable as the first installment. Readers will be wowed. Read more
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The Written and the Unwritten World by Italo Calvino
…most of the pieces in The Written World and the Unwritten World, dating from 1952 to Calvino’s unexpected death in 1985, are only now making their appearance in English (in translations by Ann Goldstein). Why such a delay? It certainly isn’t a matter of quality control: reading this book is time spent with a first-rate mind. Whether discussing translation, the trial of Galileo, fantasy literature or the evolution of the brain, Calvino writes with glimmering insight and wit. Read more
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Mike Pence’s PAC Spent $91,000 On His Book. It Became a Bestseller.
On Nov. 9, the Great America Committee paid Books on Call NYC $91,000 for what the PAC described as “collateral materials,” according to a report the PAC filed in December with the Federal Election Commission. Pence’s “So Help Me God” came out six days later. A spokesperson for Pence confirmed that the money went towards buying the memoir. Read more
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M.F.K. Fisher Taught Americans How to Nourish Bodies and Souls
Looking back at a great writer. Read more
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Russell Banks, Novelist Steeped in the Working Class, Dies at 82
He brought his own sometimes painful blue-collar experiences to bear in acclaimed stories exploring issues of race, class and power in American life. Read more
Floods, Fires and Humidity: How Climate Change Affects Book Preservation
As extreme weather events become more common, archivists and conservators are scrambling to protect their collections. Read more
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Romance Writer Accused of Faking Her Own Suicide
Now the romance writers who mourned Meachen and self-published an anti-bullying anthology that they dedicated to her are outraged — and not just because they were apparently fooled into thinking she was dead. They say they also raised money to help pay for Meachen’s funeral. Read more
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Apple Unveils Suite of AI-Voiced Audiobooks
Apple has quietly launched a catalogue of books narrated by artificial intelligence in a move that may mark the beginning of the end for human narrators. The strategy marks an attempt to upend the lucrative and fast-growing audiobook market – but it also promises to intensify scrutiny over allegations of Apple’s anti-competitive behaviour. Read more
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