November 11, 2014

Mark Krotov: Alex, what was the best article about book publishing, management theory, and office design you read today? Alex Shephard: Hmm, I read a bunch of “Too Many Cooks”… Read more »

Big publishing

Is Bill Gates the new Oprah? (No, of course not.) — Ena Brdjanovic
20th anniversary edition of Infinite Jest features fan-designed cover — Kait Howard
Castaway Jose Salvador Alvarenga denies eating his companion — Taylor Sperry
Crowdsourced Taylor Swift book announced, latest in a grand publishing tradition — Liam O'Brien

The Art of the Novella Challenge 3: The Eternal Husband

Jonathan Gibbs

Title: The Eternal Husband Author: Fyodor Dostoevsky First published: 1870 Page count: 210 First line: The summer had come and, contrary to expectations, Velchaninov had remained in Petersburg. Here then… Read more »

California passes first state-level open access law

Sal Robinson

There was one happy moment of bipartisan achievement this fall, before the Republicans swept the Senate: on September 26th, a bill co-written by Assemblyman Brian Nestande (R–Palm Desert) and Assemblyman… Read more »

Rosenbach Museum sues Maurice Sendak’s estate for hogging the late author’s rare books

Liam O'Brien

It was a sad day for lovers of children’s literature when Maurice Sendak died in 2012. Sendak left a massive collection behind, to be divided by his estate and the… Read more »

PBS promises “Olympic-style” coverage of Miami Book Fair

Nick Davies

With the Miami Book Fair kicking off later this month, PBS has announced that it would be offering thorough, “Olympic-style” coverage of the festival. This is something of a misnomer,… Read more »

Melville House Books

Hachette has an open office! What does that mean for the FUTURE OF PUBLISHING?

Mark Krotov & Alex Shephard