3 on a YA Theme: Teen Writers
This list of YA books about teen writers is sponsored by Girls of Paper and Fire by Natasha Ngan. Lei is a member of the Paper caste,...
Heroic Librarians To The Rescue! Critical Linking, November 14
Sponsored by Fierce Reads and Archenemies by Marissa Meyer. There have been brave librarians throughout history; sadly, in many parts of the world, librarians are often...
How Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Is Reinventing the Sherlock Holmes Story
The co-author of ‘Mycroft and Sherlock’ isn’t interested in Holmesian pastiche that doesn’t include people of color Kareem Abdul-Jabbar spent decades proving his prowess on the basketball...
A Story to Be Told Once and Forever: The Millions Interviews Javier Marías
In early 2016, during a monthslong relocation to Barcelona, I fell under the spell of three contemporary masters of Spanish-language fiction: Javier Cercas, of Barcelona, Javier...
Geek Trivia: What Early Cinema Technology Was The First To Perfectly Synchronize Sound?
What Early Cinema Technology Was The First To Perfectly Synchronize Sound? Kinetoscope Phonofilm Photokinema Vitaphone Think you know the answer? Source : Geek Trivia: What Early...
Discover the next messaging giant at Disrupt Berlin
Truecaller may already be a familiar name, but many of you probably don’t know that it’s slowly becoming a significant messaging app. That’s why I’m excited...
Get your Startup Alley exhibitor table for Disrupt Berlin 2018
It’s just two weeks until Disrupt Berlin 2018 kicks off for two full days dedicated to the early-stage startup universe. On 29-30 November, you’ll have a...
Challenger bank Tandem partners with Stripe for upcoming ‘Auto Savings’ feature
Tandem, the U.K. challenger bank, is gearing up to launch a new “Auto Savings” feature — a clever way to lower the barriers for Tandem app...
Loans marketplace Mintos scores €5M Series A and plans to launch a debit card
Mintos, the Latvian fintech that operates a global loans marketplace to let you invest in loans from various loan originators, has raised €5 million in Series...
Withings launches a fitness tracker for some reason
Withings is back with, of all things, a fitness tracker. It’s a bit of an odd addition, two months after the company re-launched, post-Nokia. The company’s...
