March 31, 2015

Topics discussed: the Giroux Index, Led Zeppelin, The Beatles, The Beatles, the U.S.S.R., being back in the U.S.S.R., being from the U.S.S.R., the time Alex called Mark a communist agent,… Read more »

Two for Tuesday

Two for Tuesday: Awesome Show, Great Job — Mark Krotov & Alex Shephard
Two for Tuesday: Let's write a novel about publishing together! — Mark Krotov & Alex Shephard
Two for Tuesday: President Obama should invite Thomas Pynchon to the White House — Mark Krotov & Alex Shephard
Two For Tuesday: What time is it? BEA time! — Mark Krotov & Alex Shephard

Purdue University sued for being tight-lipped on Amazon deal

Liam O'Brien

Amazon’s venture into being a college bookstore has been challenged by the people whom you would expect—local, now finally, officially, truly free and religious (though not actually free, or religious, if… Read more »

Clean Reader app makes changes in face of backlash from authors

Nick Davies

You might have already heard of the app Clean Reader, a tool that scrubs books of any profanity, with three settings: Clean, Cleaner, and Squeaky Clean. As reported here on… Read more »

To save 39 libraries in Birmingham, UK, city council votes for a co-op

Kirsten Reach

Thirty-nine libraries in Birmingham, UK face closure this year. But after years of negotiation, city council bosses are close to finalizing a staff cooperative plan that could save the libraries.… Read more »

Melville House Books

Two for Tuesday: Would Robert Giroux Publish the 300 Sandwiches book?

Mark Krotov & Alex Shephard