Peter Osnos is a journalist turned book editor/publisher. He spent 18 years working at various bureaus for The Washington Post before founding Public Affairs Books. More
Recent news that the Department of Justice pulled AP phone records makes a new book by former New York Times general counsel James C. Goodale all the more relevant. More »
A former colleague reflects on working alongside the cartoonist Herb Block, as well as some of the surprising aspects of Block's private life revealed in the new documentary Herblock. More »
Bookstores are in crisis. Books aren't. More »
These documentaries look to incite action with more than their stories. More »
We somehow have come to believe that information is free, but people with Internet access pay substantial sums to get it -- sums many can't afford. More »
Why this outsider's insider account of the bailout is the best book about the financial crisis yet More »
The charming and intelligent justice has a great story -- one that's been topping bestseller lists for the past month. More »
America's last major book store chain is shuttering locations as it tries to evolve for a digital future. Is this simply a tough transition, or the beginning of the end? More »
The now-56-year-old kids from Michael Apted's documentary series were the first the reality-TV subjects—and they remain some of the most compelling. More »
As it emerges from a hellish bankruptcy, the next phase for the storied news publisher is bound to be better than the last. More »
The Dish's decision to break away from legacy media fulfills a long-time dream of prominent writers to control their means of distribution More »
Against all odds, the Gray Lady is still a leader in innovative journalism More »
They seem to be discovering the keys to survival in an online world. More »
Expect him to devise an around-the-clock equivalent of the Today show, with substantial segments of soft "news you can use" and entertainment blended with the news of the day More »
A history within a history of those who were resourceful -- and lucky -- enough to escape. More »
Mobile reading may revive entire genres of literature, such as mid-length novels and poems, which have fallen out of favor. More »
The biggest publishing companies have an easy plan to save their industry: Get bigger More »
The failure of Newsweek to survive in print has been received as another sign that weekly news magazines are a dead business. But they're not. Just look around. More »
Numbers show that the publishing industry is handling the rise of e-readers better than what folk knowledge might suggest. More »
