October 11, 2013

How did Alice Munro find out she won the Nobel? Her daughter woke her up at 4 AM to tell her, and the Nobel committee left her a few voicemails… 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

Hey, Verne!: Putin, Power, and the Mysterious Island of Spaceship Russia

Josh Billings

On July 27th, 2012, Vladimir Churov made a surprise appearance. The surprising part wasn’t that he appeared: after all, as both the man in charge of Russia’s recently-concluded presidential elections… Read more »

Only Fools and Publishers: new Bridget Jones book confused with David Jason’s memoir

Zeljka Marosevic

For those struggling to decide which book to buy on Super Thursday, Random House made it easier for readers yesterday when it was discovered that, due to an error at… Read more »

Georges Perec on arranging one’s books

Claire Kelley

The question of how to arrange books on a shelf gives every bibliophile pause. A seemingly simple task has enormous possibilities. Should books be arranged by subject, author’s last name, or… Read more »

Give the kids what they want! More books, fewer toys in Happy Meals!

Julia Fleischaker

McDonald’s doesn’t do things small (can you supersize that Bacon Habanero Ranch Quarter Pounder?), so it makes a certain amount of sense that when they decided to include children’s books… Read more »

Melville House Books

What other charming things would you like to know about Alice Munro?

Kirsten Reach