German publishers pull books from Amazon in wake of warehouse scandal
Claire Kelley
As a result of revelations of employee intimidation… Read more »
Oddest Book Title of the Year shortlist announced
Dennis Johnson
Normally, we scoff at book awards. They’re silly in concept (who’s to say what constitutes the best novel?) and corrupt in delivery (big house judges picking big house books) but,… Read more »
“Al-Mutanabbi Street Starts Here” aims to reassemble books lost in Baghdad
Kirsten Reach
A car bomb set off on March 5, 2007 in Iraq killed thirty, wounded 100, and hit the center for bookselling and cultural exchange in Baghdad. This was a major… Read more »
SHIRTLESS SIGHTING: Mark Twain
Christopher King
Faithful readers of MobyLives may recall last year’s sultry slideshow of writers in their underpants, including figures like Allen Ginsberg, Ernest Hemingway, Ray Bradbury, William Carlos Williams, and William Faulkner.… Read more »
Air Max Nikes brought to you by Burroughs
Kevin Murphy
Remember when William S. Burroughs was featured in a Nike commercial? Neither do I, but fortunately for us the internet does. Here it is, in all its confounding beauty. Or maybe… Read more »
