Former Reddit CEO Ellen Pao has just secured a book deal with Random House that will allow her to expose firsthand experiences with gender and race discrimination in Silicon Valley, and the Tech world at large. Pao has been a prominent voice in the fight for equal representation amongst women and racial minorities in the tech industry since her infamous lawsuit against former employer, Kleiner Perkins. The book, a memoir, is entitled Reset. Image courtesy of Reaxxion During her time at the company, Pao argued that she was cheated of a higher salary, denied promotions that she obviously deserved, and asked to perform …
It takes a lot to be an innovative poet in 2016. For new and inventive poetry to reach a wide and diverse audience is a rare occurrence. Rarer than that, even, is for an innovative poet to reach a wide and diverse audience on their own dime, but Brazilian poet Pedro Gabriel has done just that. Image courtesy of author’s Facebook page Gabriel writes poems exclusively on napkins. The 32 year old author says the idea came to him years ago when he was on the bus home from work. He had forgotten his notebook, so he rushed to the nearest …
Reading is all about challenging yourself. As a reader you want your abilities to improve and your taste to expand. There are a lot of books out there, and not a lot of time, so sometimes it feels like a mad scramble to read all the best stuff. When you’re a kid, this pressure is exacerbated, as your peers seem to be in a competition to see who can tackle the “adult books”. Granted, you should always move at your own pace, but I found these 5 books helped me transtition out of the young adult genre. The Curious Incident …
This week sees the release of a brand new app devoted to bringing you the classics. In a world where spare moments and leisure time seem few and far between, us readers welcome technology that helps us fit in as much reading as possible. The app is called Serial, and it works like this: You download a classic book (nothing contemporary!) through the app, which then prescribes you one twenty minute section of the book a day. Serial tells you exactly how many days it will take to finish. After just a few daily commutes and pre-bedtime reading sessions, you’re …
Attention New Yorkers! Save the date! September 18th marks the 11th annual Brooklyn Book Festival, “the largest free literary event in New York City.” The lineup is incredible; it is a must go for anyone lucky enough to be in the neighborhood. The event will feature literary heavyweights like Salman Rushdie, A.O Scott, Joyce Carol Oates, and the incomparable Margaret Atwood. Attendees will also have the opportunity to get to know upcoming and international authors. Image Courtesy of www.brooklynbookfestical.tumblr.com There are upwards of 200 authors scheduled to be there, so anyone who goes will have more than enough writers …
