April 27, 2015

Last week, the Pulitzer Prize Board announced the winners of the 2015 prizes. The fiction award went to Anthony Doerr’s All the Light We Cannot See—which was hailed in these… Read more »

Authors

Protesting sexism, comic book artists pull out of running for Angoulême Grand Prix — Liam O'Brien
20th anniversary edition of Infinite Jest features fan-designed cover — Kait Howard
Amazon picks up The Last Tycoon adaptation, casts Kelsey Grammer in lead — Liam O'Brien
Castaway Jose Salvador Alvarenga denies eating his companion — Taylor Sperry

The Literature Litterbug has been caught, and it’s Amazon

Liam O'Brien

When we last reported on the “Literature Litterer” (aka the Bookdrop Bandit aka the Colophon Coyote), it was still a mystery as to who dumped hundreds of books along the side… Read more »

The Art of the Novella challenge 23: The Girl With the Golden Eyes

Jonathan Gibbs

Title: The Girl With the Golden Eyes Author: Honoré de Balzac First published: 1835 Page count: 120 First line: One of the most appalling spectacles that exists is undoubtedly the… Read more »

Reese Witherspoon to narrate Harper Lee audiobook

Nick Davies

After a long controversy over the mental stability of author Harper Lee, and whether she was competent enough to approve the publication of the long-awaited follow-up to her seminal To… Read more »

Dreaming of summer? Check out these beach libraries from around the world

Claire Kelley

Tired of the cold weather even though it’s supposed to be spring? Dreaming of the summer and lazy days on the beach? Then feast your eyes on these pictures of… Read more »

Melville House Books

Pulitzer Prize Board: Respect our authority!

Mark Krotov