July 30, 2013

From any angle, President Obama’s decision to appear at an Amazon warehouse in Chattanooga, Tennessee to hold it up as an exemplar is deeply disturbing. Also, bizarre. On the one hand,… Read more »

Amazon

After removing its books from Amazon, children’s publisher reports record profits — Kait Howard
Amazon picks up The Last Tycoon adaptation, casts Kelsey Grammer in lead — Liam O'Brien
Book spotted in San Bernardino shooting suspects' home inspires Amazon review battle — Liam O'Brien
Amazon shows New Jersey a thing or two about traffic — Liam O'Brien

Who needs seasons: publishers, sales reps, booksellers?

Kirsten Reach

Judith Rosen of Publishers Weekly asks whether it is time for the book industry to stop dividing its list into seasons. Her article argues that in an age of ebooks,… Read more »

“A disservice to humanity”: when unlikeable characters meet YA readers

Dustin Kurtz

This has already been another banner year for stating the obvious about fiction. The theme of this year seems to be, sometimes characters think and say bad things. And masturbate.… Read more »

Watch Wolf Haas read from The Bone Man at Politics and Prose

Claire Kelley

One way to be drawn completely into Austrian crime-writer Wolf Haas’s books is to hear him read in person. With a growl and a lean into the microphone, Haas brings… Read more »

Manhattan’s only queer bookstore needs a new home

Nick Davies

We told you last fall about the effort to open a new queer bookstore in New York, to fill the void left behind by bookstores like the Oscar Wilde Memorial… Read more »

Melville House Books

The Obama business plan: Be like Amazon

Dennis Johnson