January 08, 2015 » MobyLives! Archives

Sometime over the holidays—likely between Christmas and New Years Day—someone removed a bronze plaque featuring Mark Twain’s profile from the author’s gravesite in Elmira, NY. Twain wrote many of his most… 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

Belarusian publisher on trial for publishing images of police brutality

Liam O'Brien

While police brutality was unquestionably one of the most talked-about issues of 2014 in the United States, it continues to be a controversial topic of discussion abroad as well, especially… Read more »

Just guess how many Kickstarter dollars went to publishing projects last year

Kirsten Reach

Ten dollars. No, you goon! TWENTY TWO MILLION. Publishing projects were the third most common projects funded on Kickstarter in 2014, reported by Charlotte Eyre of The Bookseller. There were fewer… Read more »

Poet and novelist Michelle Serros dies at 48

Julia Fleischaker

Spoken word artist, poet, and novelist Michelle Serros died on Sunday at just 48. Serros is the author of Chicana Falsa : And Other Stories of Death, Identity, & Oxnard, published… Read more »

Melville House Books

January 8, 2015

I did not rob Mark Twain’s grave

Alex Shephard