September 09, 2013 » MobyLives! Archives

There’s a familiar narrative you may occasionally encounter if you spend much time in translated literature circles, and that is: as countries or regions become richer or more free (sometimes… Read more »

Literacy

Barnes & Noble takes penultimate step to exiting Queens — Liam O'Brien
Is Bill Gates the new Oprah? (No, of course not.) — Ena Brdjanovic
The scientific theory behind what makes Dr. Seuss funny — Zeljka Marosevic
Uproar over publication of Haruki Murakami's high school library records — Liam O'Brien

Final order signed in Apple ebook price-fixing case

Alex Shephard

Late last week, Judge Denise Cote signed the final order for injunction relief in the Apple ebook price-fixing case. Apple was found guilty of conspiring to fix the price of… Read more »

Austrian professor builds Lego robot to bypass Kindle DRM

Claire Kelley

An associate professor at the Vienna University of Technology named Peter Purgathofer has built a Lego robot he calls a “DIY kindle scanner,” which uses a MacBook camera to take a… Read more »

Ian McKellen to play Sherlock Holmes

Nick Davies

Step aside, Bandersnatch Cummerbund. Sir Ian McKellen has been tapped to play detective Sherlock Holmes in an upcoming film directed by Bill Condon. Condon won an Oscar for his screenplay… Read more »

Melville House Books

September 9, 2013

Don’t cry for China’s literary culture

Sal Robinson