February 04, 2015 » MobyLives! Archives

It was the news that launched a thousand identical reactions, hundreds of international headlines, and a race for the wittiest Twitter response. Harper Lee, the 88-year old author of To Kill a… 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

Gaudeamus igitur, Amazon’s going to college

Liam O'Brien

When I was a college student, I thought as a college student. I spake as a college student, using the term “Derridean” and “albeit” like they were my sponsors. I… Read more »

Mosul library destroyed by ISIS

Julia Fleischaker

Among their other unspeakable crimes, it’s being reported that ISIS is looting libraries and destroying books. Located in Northern Iraq, Mosul is home to one of Iraq’s largest universities; it… Read more »

The WSJ interviews Amazon about Prime and Amazon dodges every single question

Kirsten Reach

How many ways can you dodge an interview question? Yesterday, Amazon raised the bar. You already knew that Amazon almost never speaks with the press. That’s because sales figures, data about customers,… Read more »

How to help save a Belarusian publisher and fight authoritarianism at the same time

Simon Reichley

The Lovinhau Publishing House has a special place in the Belarusian literary scene. Since Ihar Lohvinau founded the press 2000 it has been a powerful voice for liberty, publishing works… Read more »

Melville House Books

February 4, 2015

Half a century after To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee publishes second novel

Zeljka Marosevic