Internet Archive Sued Over Free eBooks
The publishers Hachette Book Group, HarperCollins, John Wiley & Sons, and Penguin Random House have joined together in a lawsuit against the Internet Archive. The suit claims copyright infringement as the Internet Archive has made scans of books available for free during the pandemic through the Open Library and National Emergency Library.
Book Inscribed by Mary, Queen of Scots
Mary, Queen of Scots’ prayer book, which she inscribed, is set to go to auction and sell for £350,000 ($432,000). The book also contains the monogram of Louise de Bourbon-Vendôme, Mary’s grand-aunt, who the book was originally made for. Take a look at some beautiful pages and Mary’s inscription.
The Bee
Grammy Award-winning jazz vocalist Cécile McLorin Salvant reads Audre Lorde’s poem The Bees. (If for whatever reason you can’t watch/listen to a video right now, you can also read the poem.)
Your Next Great Read
The winners of the 32nd Lambda Literary Awards have been announced.