I use this project to optimize EPUB files that I create using Pages on Mac. My workflow is: After exporting, my original EPUB file is about 24.4MB. I use this script to optimize it (resulting in about ...

The text is a mysterious medieval marvel. A new book claims to know its true origin. A page from the Book of Kells, ninth century illuminated manuscript. This page shows the Virgin and child, an ...

I am an unrepentant book gifter. It is my version of the scented candle, though I give plenty of those too. But while a scent can feel impersonal, books are incredibly intimate. It’s a good way to ...

Heard the good word about Heated Rivalry, the incredibly spicy new Canadian series streaming on Crave and HBO Max? The already popular series is based on a popular hockey smut series from author ...

A New Zealand book competition dropped two of a publisher’s books because they had A.I.-generated covers. The publisher and the designer pushed back. By Jin Yu Young Reporting from Seoul One book ...

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ANDREA GRABENSTEIN agrabenstein@chespub.com Oct 15, 2025 Oct 15, 2025 0 WYE MILLS — Exploring family and freedom, 2025 One Maryland One Book author Carole Boston Weatherford and illustrator Jeffery ...

Unless business improves in the upcoming holiday season, the publishing industry seems headed for a slight decline in print book sales in 2025 compared to last year. According data from Circana ...

The most commonly banned books in U.S. schools include LGBTQ titles, international bestsellers, teen romantasy novels and a 1962 classic, according to a new report that compares modern-day censorship ...

The good news about Shadow Ticket—the new Thomas Pynchon novel and his first in 12 years—is that it’s one of his private-eye stories. Fictional gumshoes make ideal Pynchon protagonists, guys not in it ...

GENOA TWP. — A beloved local bookstore is closing for good near Brighton. Unicorn One Used Books at 8028 W. Grand River Ave. must vacate the business' space in Woodland Plaza by Sept. 30, according to ...

All-in-one desktops remain a living room staple, packing PC hardware into a footprint no larger than the display itself. Dell’s 24 All-in-One (starts at $649.99; $1,008.99 as tested) hits the mark in ...