March 12, 2014

As we reported, Quercus, the independent publisher known for breaking out Stieg Larsson, has been up for sale since January. There’s nothing confirmed about Quercus’s sale, but there’s been a… 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

LA Times Festival of Books relents, adds IndieBound buy buttons

Alex Shephard

Earlier this month, the LA Times Festival of Books announced that it had added Amazon buy buttons to its website. As Shelf Awareness’s Bridget Kinsella wrote at the time, “although the e-tailer is… Read more »

Damien Hirst is writing a memoir, can’t remember the ’90s

Sal Robinson

Well, he’s honest. Infamous fishmonger and artistic bad boy Damien Hirst has announced that he’s writing his memoirs. And yet, and yet… there are some years in there that Hirst… Read more »

Should The Globe Theatre take Hamlet to North Korea?

Zeljka Marosevic

Earlier this week, Amnesty International criticized The Globe Theatre for planning to take its production of Hamlet to North Korea. Amnesty called for The Globe to read up on the… Read more »

Anne Rice to release Lestat from the grave

Nick Davies

Noted erotica enthusiast and enemy to anonymous online reviewers Anne Rice announced this week that she’s planning to bring back her best known character after more than a decade. The… Read more »

Melville House Books

Will Amazon or Orion buy Quercus?

Kirsten Reach