March 25, 2015

Over the weekend, two buildings in Oakland, CA suffered a devastating fire, which killed two people and seriously damaged radical publisher AK Press. Sam Lefebvre reports for the East Bay… Read more »

Indie publishing

Fifth employee connected to Hong Kong bookstore goes missing — Liam O'Brien
Crowdsourced Taylor Swift book announced, latest in a grand publishing tradition — Liam O'Brien
Lost Pablo Neruda poems---found and crowdfunded — Chad Felix
Fitzcarraldo Editions announces book-length essay prize — Chad Felix

The Art of the Novella challenge 19: The Lifted Veil

Jonathan Gibbs

Title: The Lifted Veil Author: George Eliot First published: 1859 Page count: 75 First line: “The time of my end approaches.” Now I’m not particularly an aficionado of ghost stories, or… Read more »

The Man Booker International Prize longlist is truly international

Zeljka Marosevic

The morning after the Folio Prize winner was announced, another prize shortlist came to our attention: the Man Booker International Prize, one of the most interesting prizes around. Launched in… Read more »

Pat Conroy opens a gym

Kirsten Reach

New York Times bestselling novelist Pat Conroy is embracing a healthier lifestyle, and he wants you to be there at his side. That’s why he’s opening a gym in Port… Read more »

Nick Cave’s Sick Bag Song, a book printed on reproduction barf bags, coming soon for you to throw up on

Julia Fleischaker

Nick Cave, renaissance man and “musician, songwriter, author, screenwriter, composer and occasional film actor,” spends a lot of time on airplanes. So, in some way, maybe it makes sense that… Read more »

Melville House Books

Anarchist publisher AK Press looking for help after a major fire

Nick Davies