Recommended Reading: Robert De Niro, Aging in Bookstores, and Why Cultural Critics Matter

Modern online media is all about the signal boost, so every Friday here at Flavorwire, we take a moment to spotlight some of the best stuff we’ve read online this week. Today, thoughts on how our reading habits change, a troubling exposé of a YouTube scam, a call for more arts criticism, and an interview with a […]

The explosive new book on Trump’s presidency is so popular that it’s selling out online and bookstores have a waitlist to get it

NBC Michael Wolff’s controversial new book on the Trump administration, “Fire and Fury,” is so far flying off shelves. I saw some of the pandemonium firsthand at a Manhattan Barnes & Noble. After hearing the news that Michael Wolff’s new book, “Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House” would go on sale a few […]

Amazon’s bookstores aren’t just for selling books, according to CFO Brian Olsavsky (AMZN)

Amazon Amazon now has three brick-and-mortar bookstores in Seattle, San Diego, and Portland, with plans to open five more this year. Although Amazon’s bookstores offer a completely different shopping experience, the move was a bit of a head-scratcher, given how a lot of the national chains have shut down their bookstores in recent years. But […]