October 08, 2013 » MobyLives! Archives

This past January, Melville House author Jakob Arjourni died after a fight with pancreatic cancer. Today would have been his 49th birthday. He was born Jakob Bothe on October 8, 1964.… Read more »

Authors

Protesting sexism, comic book artists pull out of running for Angoulême Grand Prix — Liam O'Brien
20th anniversary edition of Infinite Jest features fan-designed cover — Kait Howard
Amazon picks up The Last Tycoon adaptation, casts Kelsey Grammer in lead — Liam O'Brien
Castaway Jose Salvador Alvarenga denies eating his companion — Taylor Sperry

Just a hunch: Joe Scarborough might not save literature

Dustin Kurtz

The National Book Foundation—administrators of the National Book Awards (AKA the Franzies)—declared in a press release on Monday that as with last year they will be announcing the finalists of… Read more »

Edgar Allan Poe’s mysterious death

Claire Kelley

Yesterday, October 7th, marked the 164th anniversary of Edgar Allan Poe’s death — an event that is still shrouded in mystery. On September 28, 1849, Poe was found lying unconscious… Read more »

Indie publishing news roundup

Kirsten Reach

The short list for the Dylan Thomas Prize was released yesterday, and all books selected this year were put out by independent presses in the UK. The prize of £30,000… Read more »

Feminist bookstore hit by anti-gay graffiti

Nick Davies

Charis Books & More in Atlanta, one of the oldest feminist bookstores in the country, was vandalized last week with a series of anti-gay slurs. Dyana Bagby writes for GA… Read more »

Melville House Books

October 8, 2013

Announcing the Jakob Arjouni Fund to Fight Pancreatic Cancer

Melville House