Penguin Random House merger approved The proposed merger of Penguin and Random House has been given the go-ahead by the European Commission. Brussels said the merged business - which will be the world's largest book publisher - would not raise competition concerns, because it will "face several strong competitors". More
Golden Gate Bridge goes to digital toll system Drivers approaching the majestic Golden Gate Bridge experienced something new on Wednesday - no human toll collectors. The workers were removed in favor of cheaper and faster electronic transponders, and a camera system that photographs every license plate that comes through, mailing an invoice to each motorist who doesn't prepay. More
100 Mil Read Digital Bible The Bible might be ancient, but that doesn't mean it has to be old fashioned. A free, digital platform has launched the Christian text into the 21st century. The Digital Bible Platform is a free service that allows users access to digital recordings of the Bible in hundreds of languages. More
Dan Brown's 'Inferno' is already burning There's no mystery about what the biggest book of the summer will be: Dan Brown's "Inferno" is coming out on May 14, and his publisher won't let you forget it. Today is the 10th anniversary of Brown's phenomenal blockbuster, "The Da Vinci Code." Doubleday is celebrating by giving away free e-copies of the 2003 novel that launched him into publishing history. More
Revolution in the Resale of Digital Books and Music The paperback of “Fifty Shades of Grey” is exactly like the digital version except for this: If you hate the paperback, you can give it away or resell it. If you hate the e-book, you’re stuck with it. More
Editor’s note: The opinions of the smart, well-read women in my Denver book club mean a lot, and often determine what the rest of us choose to pile onto our bedside tables. So we asked them, and all Denver Post readers, to share their mini-reviews with you. Have any to offer?
Denver comic Adam Cayton-Holland’s acclaimed 2018 book, “Tragedy Plus Time: A Tragi-Comic Memoir,” has been adapted into a movie that will feature some recognizable Hollywood stars.
The announcement, first reported by Deadline, named actor and filmmaker Jay Duplass (“Search Party”) as director. He’s helming the production that’s already started shooting in Atlanta.
“Gathering Mist,” by Margaret Mizushima (Crooked Lane)
Gathering Mist, by Margaret Mizushima, Crooked Lane Books
Deputy Mattie Wray and her K-9 partner, Robo, generally solve mysteries in her small Colorado mountain town. But in “Gathering Mist,” Mattie and Robo are called to Washington state to find the missing daughter of a celebrity, just a week before Mattie’s wedding.
The search turns sinister after one of the rescue dogs is poisoned. Then Mattie discovers the missing girl isn’t the only child who has disappeared in the area.
Editor’s note: The opinions of the smart, well-read women in my Denver book club mean a lot, and often determine what the rest of us choose to pile onto our bedside tables. So we asked them, and all Denver Post readers, to share their mini-reviews with you. Have any to offer?
Editor’s note: The opinions of the smart, well-read women in my Denver book club mean a lot, and often determine what the rest of us choose to pile onto our bedside tables. So we asked them, and all Denver Post readers, to share their mini-reviews with you. Have any to offer?
In Denver Art Museum’s “Wild Things: The Art of Maurice Sendak,” one gets the sense of the author and illustrator as a whole person, from an oft-bedridden childhood gazing out his Brooklyn window to his global success and forays into stage and screen.
That’s worth noting, since some exhibits promise a peek inside an artist’s brain, but just as often fail to provide a thoughtful push-back on the decades of myth-making that made them a household name.
“Wild Things” resists tropes and plays with audience expectations while still offering the blockbuster imagery promised in the title.