October 30, 2014

Andrew Wylie is not one to mince words—he isn’t known as “The Jackal” because he’s overly diplomatic after all. Recently, he’s been especially, um, to the point, when it comes… 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

The Art of the Novella Challenge 1: Bartleby the Scrivener

Jonathan Gibbs

Title: Bartleby the Scrivener Author: Herman Melville First published: in two parts in Putnam’s magazine, November and December 1853. Page count: 64 First line: “I am a rather elderly man.”… Read more »

Famous authors (except Martin Amis) promise immortality via charity auction

Liam O'Brien

“Crowd” is the prefix of the moment. Crowdfunding. Crowdsourcing. Crowdediting. Crowded House. Which is probably because it takes less time to say than “tragedy of the commons.” All of these… Read more »

The Baffler breaks up with its publisher

Mark Krotov

When we last reported on the great American institution known as The Baffler, the journal had just digitized its archives and #innovated itself to a beautiful and functional new website.… Read more »

One man’s journey to commemorate the greatest bookstores in the world

Rachel Smitley

New York City has seen a run of independent bookstore moves and closings this year, a state of affairs that seems to be coming from the ever increasing rent in… Read more »

Melville House Books

Wylie: Amazon is an “ISIS-like distribution channel.”

Alex Shephard