April 02, 2015 » MobyLives! Archives

Last week, Buzzfeed published an essay by the writer Isaac Fitzgerald about his encounters with books during his youth and early adulthood. In the piece, Fitzgerald described a few of… Read more »

Amazon

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

Back to 2014? Another Amazon-Publisher Battle Takes Shape

Alex Shephard

Ebola. The Sochi Olympics. MH370. The annexation of Crimea by Russia. The rise of ISIS. “All About That Bass.” Amazon v. Hachette. 2014 was a great year! So let’s roll… Read more »

The Art of the Novella challenge 20: The Horla

Title: The Horla Author: Guy de Maupassant First published: 1887 Page count: 74 First line: May 8. What a wonderful day! As it happens, I’ve followed one supernatural-themed novella (Eliot’s… Read more »

Former SeaWorld trainer’s book tour stop cancelled after SeaWorld digs up dirt

Liam O'Brien

SeaWorld’s slow, inexorable suicide-by-media that began with the damning documentary Blackfish has taken a bizarre turn, on the eve of their former trainer’s book tour. John Hargrove, the former senior orca… Read more »

Melville House Books

April 2, 2015

“Fierce Imaginative Possession”: Literature and Competition

Mark Krotov

Back to 2014? Another Amazon-Publisher Battle Takes Shape

Alex Shephard

The Art of the Novella challenge 20: The Horla

Jonathan Gibbs

Former SeaWorld trainer’s book tour stop cancelled after SeaWorld digs up dirt

Liam O'Brien