March 13, 2013

After an outcry, Random House’s new digital sci-fi imprint, Hydra, has announced changes to its contracts, based on feedback from the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, the Horror… Read more »

Arts & Culture

Protesting sexism, comic book artists pull out of running for Angoulême Grand Prix — Liam O'Brien
Barnes & Noble takes penultimate step to exiting Queens — Liam O'Brien
Fifth employee connected to Hong Kong bookstore goes missing — Liam O'Brien
20th anniversary edition of Infinite Jest features fan-designed cover — Kait Howard

UK bookstores fight back against Amazon with exclusive material

Sal Robinson

Hello, Amazon. Remember when you came up with that great idea for an app that would allow people to stand in a real bookstore, scan a bar code, and… Read more »

SLIDESHOW: Scenes from AWP 2013 in Boston

Claire Kelley

Last week, Melville House staffers Claire Kelley and Dustin Kurtz, and publishers Valerie Merians and Dennis Johnson, braved the storm that dumped a foot of snow on Boston to travel there for… Read more »

The Army publishes its first ebook

Ariel Bogle

The United States Army has published their first-ever interactive iPad book, Vanguard of Valor. Although developed and intended for career army personnel, the book is free for anyone to download on… Read more »

Novel-to-Screen Film Festival comes to New York in April

Nick Davies

If you’re looking for a literary event that will also appeal to film buffs, next month the National Book Foundation is teaming up with the Pratt Institute for the Novel-to-Screen… Read more »

Melville House Books

Under pressure, Random House’s Hydra e-imprint changes author contracts

Kirsten Reach