July 29, 2014

Last week, the Man Booker Prize committee unveiled the thirteen books that made its 2014 longlist. Joshua Ferris, Siri Hustvedt, David Mitchell, and Ali Smith all made the cut; Donna… Read more »

Awards and ceremonies

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
Siren İdemen wins inaugural Talât Sait Halman Translation Prize — Chad Felix
PEN urges Chinese government to free dissident poets Liu Xiaobo and Liu Xia — Chad Felix

Books in space

Nick Davies

The glory days of NASA, of space shuttles and sending people to the moon, are at an end. With our astronauts currently relying on hitching rides from the Russians to… Read more »

Wells Tower is writing a TV pilot

Benjamin Sandman

In the works: a new TV show starring Alec Baldwin. Why is this news? Because the writer is a funny, and exceptionally skillful author with a Brooklyn connection––and, no, I’m… Read more »

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies gets a teaser trailer

Over the weekend, Peter Jackson unveiled the first trailer to the highly anticipated final installment of his Hobbit trilogy, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug 2 The Battle of The Five Armies. Sure, the… Read more »

Melville House Books

Some of the books on the Man Booker longlist aren’t out yet. Is that a problem?

Alex Shephard