April 03, 2014 » MobyLives! Archives

It’s time to add acidified oceans, rampant drought and flood, and a massive surge in migrant populations to the already impressive list of Amazon’s misdeeds. And we thought showrooming was… 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

Salman Rushdie’s selfies

Kirsten Reach

It’s not just the word of 2013; apparently it’s the joke of 2014. “Selfies” seemed to hit everyone’s feeds on April Fool’s Day. Gmail made a joke about sharable selfies,… Read more »

Watch out, interviewers! Authors might put you in their novels

Sal Robinson

Interviewing an author can be a perilous process. There’s so much to get right, so much that can go so wrong. But Adam Begley has just given interviewers another reason… Read more »

University class focuses on cli-fi, the newest trend in dystopian fiction

Sadie Mason-Smith

A course offered at the University of Oregon in Eugene is all about cli-fi. No, that’s not a disease affecting unmentionable body parts: it’s shorthand for “climate fiction,” or speculative… Read more »

Newly uncovered signature links medieval graffiti to a monk & prolific writer

Nick Davies

A signature discovered accompanying graffiti on the walls of a church in England is now thought to have been carved there by a 14th-century monk, Robin Stummer writes for the Observer.… Read more »

Melville House Books

April 3, 2014

Amazon Web Services is powered by dirty energy

Dustin Kurtz