Tina Fey’s Emmy-winning sitcom 30 Rock has been renewed for its seventh and final season. And who can’t wait to go to there?
Stories on Tina Fey, Alec Baldwin and Tracy Morgan by Maureen Dowd, Jonathan van Meter, Jason Gay, and others.
George Orwell, James Salter, Steven Pinker and others on the power of words and writing.
It’s Friday! So, what are you going to read this weekend?
Here are some of our favorites from the week:
Confessions of an Ivy League Frat Boy by Janet Reitman
My Europe by Louis Begley
Why We Cheat by Lisa Taddeo
And, The War Against Youth by Stephen Marche
Enjoy! —The Byliner Team
You – yes, you – are related to King Charlemagne. NPR’s Robert Krulwich has a fascinating explanation of genealogical interconnectedness of everyone. Illustrated by the remarkable Wendy MacNaughton.
Check out our new Byliner Original, Don’t Eat Cat, by Jess Walter.
This brilliantly entertaining send-up of zombie fiction offers a twist on America’s favorite monster: You don’t have to be dead to be a zombie. The aggressive, drug-addled dimwits who make life tiresome, if not downright stressful, for the residents of Seattle have an appetite for rodents, house pets, and the occasional human. Alas, our hero is in love with one of them.
And read the spotlight: Long Live Zombies!, tales of the undead by Jess Walter, Chuck Klosterman, Evan Ratliff and more.
The story of how April Fools Day originated, plus some of modern history’s most notorious pranks. From Jeremiah Warren, how previously delighted us with such treats as this brief history of the modern calendar.
Wattpad is very pleased to bring you today’s guest post from author Margaret Atwood. Ms. Atwood has recently embarked on a new adventure in online publishing and we’re happy to see her dive in! We are also incredibly happy that she has been generous enough to share some advice and insight…
How a book is made today, using traditional printing methods – lovely short vignette from The Daily Telegraph. Also see how books were made over the ages, from the middle ages to today, and the fascinating Books: A Living History.
A sampling of the year’s best food writing to amuse your bouche — and brain: http://bit.ly/GPu8EN
And we compiled a second course because it seemed everyone was hungry for more. http://bit.ly/GXrA7Y
Enjoy!
Read Elizabeth Kaye’s new Byliner Original, “Lifeboat No. 8”, an untold tale of love, loss, and surviving the Titanic.
http://byliner.com/originals/lifeboat-no-8
Enjoy!
