Two for Tuesday: the pseudonyms are transparent!
Alex: Hi Mark! How was your Presidents Day? Mine was great. I spent it doing what I do every Presidents Day: looking for confirmation of my various theories about Jon… Read more »
Two for Tuesday: Is Harper Lee’s Go Set a Watchman a new book?
Alex: Hi Mark! I hope you’re doing well. This is normally the time when we make small talk, but we have a lot to get to this week. I understand… Read more »
Two for Tuesday: The publishers are bad at marketing! (Or are they?)
If you think publishers are bad at marketing please email me, Alex Shephard, at alex at mhpbooks.com and let me know what you think we’re doing wrong. If you have… Read more »
Two for Tuesday: the books are exploding!
Mark: So we’re really doing this again? Alex: Yes. Let’s talk about snow. It’s snowing, Mark! It’s gonna be a frosty one! Better get inside and stay warm and take… Read more »
Two for Tuesday: the publishers are anxious!
An exciting new series from MobyLives. … Read more »
Hachette has an open office! What does that mean for the FUTURE OF PUBLISHING?
Mark Krotov: Alex, what was the best article about book publishing, management theory, and office design you read today? Alex Shephard: Hmm, I read a bunch of “Too Many Cooks”… Read more »
Is Tom Hanks’s story collection about typewriters? A MobyLives investigation
Alex Shephard: Someone’s poisoned the water hole! Mark Krotov: This is not off to a great start, because I had to look up that reference and have not seen Toy… Read more »
What will be sold at Amazon’s New York non-store?
Last week, we brought news of a major leap into the future from those brave, bold innovators at Amazon: the creation of New York’s first-ever pop-up shop/storage facility/product takeout space/kitchenware… Read more »
18 New New York Times Bestseller Lists That Will Change The Way You Think About Bestseller Lists
The New York Times Book Review is one of the last two stand-alone book review sections in the country, or the very last (depending on what you think about the… Read more »