Day in Review
Melville House
Steve Jobs bio leaked Who wants Mailer’s apartment? Kickstarter National Day on writing Game of Thrones Satanic? The Book of Cthulhu Book Prize dinner drama eBooks edging out print books… Read more »
It’s war: Three big publishers announce plans to share sales info with authors … just like Amazon
Dennis Johnson
A Monday article in the New York Times by David Streitfeld about the threat Amazon’s publishing company poses to the industry seems to have been the spark that finally ignited… 1 / Read more »
Soldiers ordered to burn O’Reilly’s book
Valerie Merians
“U.S. forces stationed in a remote area of Afghanistan recently received about 20 copies of Bill O’Reilly’s book Pinheads and Patriots,” notes a Politico report. “Their orders upon receiving the… Read more »
Derek Raymond reads from “He Died With His Eyes Open”
Paul Oliver
Thou’rt slave to Fate, chance, kings, and desperate men, And dost with poison, war, and sickness dwell, And poppy, or charms can make us sleep as well, And better… Read more »
No, THIS is Herman Cain!
Dennis Johnson
American politicians have shown an amazing ingenuity for raising the bar on cynicism the last few years, the most recent example being Herman Cain, presidential candidate and author of the… 1 / Read more »
SPAT: Laura Miller vs. Victor LaValle
Dennis Johnson
The damage was self-inflicted, of course, but it hasn’t been a great week for the National Book Awards. But before the fiasco whereby they forced Lauren Myracle to withdraw from… 2 / Read more »
VIDEO: Crime and Punishment in 60 Seconds
Melville House
Lit Drift has posted another 60-second description of a work of great literature. This time Maud Newton tackles Crime and Punishment. Others in the series include 60-second versions of The… Read more »
