May 06, 2014 » MobyLives! Archives

The Penguin Random House merger was approved in February of last year, and it’s surprising that the other Big Five haven’t become the Big Four or Big Three by now.… Read more »

Arts & Culture

Protesting sexism, comic book artists pull out of running for Angoulême Grand Prix — Liam O'Brien
Barnes & Noble takes penultimate step to exiting Queens — Liam O'Brien
Fifth employee connected to Hong Kong bookstore goes missing — Liam O'Brien
20th anniversary edition of Infinite Jest features fan-designed cover — Kait Howard

What we talk about when we talk about publishing in China

Dustin Kurtz

Chinese publishers censor books. Chinese novels are unpopular abroad. Two common stories, both reflect the same toxic trope. The fantastic Chinese translation blog Paper Republic points us to two items… Read more »

Tesco win Bad Grammar Award for make bad grammar regularly

Alex Shephard

Tesco have won the 2014 Bad Grammar Award for make bad grammar regularly. Tesco was cited for multiple instances of atrocious grammar mistakes, including saying that their orange juice is… Read more »

Scholastic launches Summer Reading Challenge for kids

Nick Davies

Scholastic announced the launch of its annual children’s summer reading program, the Summer Reading Challenge, yesterday. In a press release posted to PR Newswire, the publisher said it would offer… Read more »

Uncensored stories by F. Scott Fitzgerald to be released

Andrew McGrath

A new, unbowdlerized edition of The Taps at Reveille by F. Scott Fitzgerald is the latest volume in the Cambridge Edition of the Works of F. Scott Fitzgerald, a series… Read more »

Melville House Books

May 6, 2014

HarperCollins and Harlequin: this merger is kind of a big deal

Kirsten Reach