Mar 15th, 2010 · The New York Theatre Workshop's production of Top Secret: The Battle for the Pentagon Papers, examines the gray area between the rights of the press to publish and those of the government to protect its secrets.
Mar 14th, 2010 · Many high school graduates have a stack of four yearbooks tucked away on a dusty shelf or in the attic. Forever capturing the years of our youth is a rite of passage for people, and some continue it when they get to college. Now a growing number of universities are no longer publishing the annual picture books. Are social media and the Internet to blame? Sandy Hausman of member station WVTF investigates.
Mar 12th, 2010 · The electronic publishing revolution is underway, and for consumers, it could mean paying less than ever for books. But publishers think that lower prices could spell the end of the industry.
Mar 9th, 2010 · In February, Henry Holt & Company stopped the presses on The Last Train from Hiroshima by Charles Pellegrino, amid questions of fraud. Motoko Rich, publishing reporter for the New York Times, shares what Pellegrino said to her about the allegations.
Mar 3rd, 2010 · Daily Beast Editor-in-Chief Tina Brown shares the best reads about the evolution of the written word. Three of her recommendations involve the reinvention of publishing, and one will show you how to keep the "wingnuts" from getting you down.
Mar 1st, 2010 · Theodore Cross followed many passions over his 86 years: He was a real estate lawyer, a publisher, a White House adviser and a leading spokesman for black economic development. But it was his love of waterbird photography that took him on expeditions around the globe.
Feb 10th, 2010 · The American Psychiatric Association has released the list of mental disorders that it intends to publish in its new Diagnostic and Statistical Manual. The DSM describes the different mental disorders recognized by modern psychiatry. One big change could affect kids diagnosed with bipolar disorder. A new diagnosis, Temper Dysregulation Disorder, is preferred.
Feb 1st, 2010 · Online bookseller Amazon.com has capitulated in a fight with a major publisher. After a standoff with MacMillan, Amazon has agreed to raise the prices of its e-books. MacMillan and other publishers don't like the prices Amazon has been charging — especially that $9.99 price tag for bestsellers. Publishers want to charge more. And they're in a stronger position, in part thanks to Apple, which entered the online bookselling world with its new iPad device.