November 19, 2014

The UK-based group Amazon Anonymous, which grew out of a petition for Amazon to pay its employees a living wage, is launching a new campaign, aimed at hitting the e-retail… Read more »

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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

A tour of a historic public library after its controversial sale

Claire Kelley

The South Euclid Library, a branch of the Cuyahoga Library System in Cleveland Ohio, looks like a medieval castle or an English manor house. USA Today included the library on… Read more »

Writers’ group robbed at gunpoint

There are plenty of well-known dangers lurking in the world, feasting on writers. Dangers like unwelcome criticism. Internet harassment. Obscurity. Writer’s block. Heart issues brought on from too much sitting.… Read more »

Made in Chelsea’s Mark-Francis has the last word on books

Zeljka Marosevic

On Monday night books found their very own patron in the form of ‘Made in Chelsea’s’ Mark-Francis Vandelli. For the uninitiated, Mark-Francis is the most entertaining cast member of the… Read more »

“Vape” follows “selfie” as the OED’s word of the year

Monika Zaleska

The selfie has come a long way since being named Oxford English Dictionary’s word of the year in 2013. Once exemplary of millennial narcissism, selfies have quickly become as ubiquitous… Read more »

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Amazon Anonymous announce Amazon boycott

Nick Davies