March 27, 2014

Yesterday was a banner day for bookstore-concerned trolling in the pages of the Gray Lady. First Julie Bosman broke the news to a rapt readership that rent for retail spaces… Read more »

Book journalism & criticism

Protesting sexism, comic book artists pull out of running for Angoulême Grand Prix — Liam O'Brien
Is Bill Gates the new Oprah? (No, of course not.) — Ena Brdjanovic
Book spotted in San Bernardino shooting suspects' home inspires Amazon review battle — Liam O'Brien
Are financial scammers really turning to Neil Strauss' The Game for guidance? — Liam O'Brien

In memory of Ned O’Gorman

Claire Kelley

Ned O’Gorman, poet, author, and educator died earlier this month at the age of 84. He was the author of a memoir, The Other Side of Loneliness, a few books… Read more »

Royal Canadian Mint releases a commemorative Alice Munro coin

Nick Davies

As if a Nobel Prize weren’t recognition enough, Canadian writer Alice Munro was honored with a commemorative coin in her home country earlier this week. In honor of her being… Read more »

Maeve Binchy leaves fortune to husband, friends, golf club

Julia Fleischaker

Maeve Binchy sold over 40 million books in her lifetime and an argument could be made that she was the most beloved author in Irish history. At the very least,… Read more »

More digital English manga, less accidental virus downloads with new distribution deal

Sadie Mason-Smith

Manga readers rejoice! No longer will you have to rely on sketchy downloads from mysterious trenchcoated boys in fedoras to get your latest Japanese graphic novel fix. No more will… Read more »

Melville House Books

The Times is just trolling indie booksellers now, and it’s sort of brilliant

Dustin Kurtz