Scalzi signs 13 $261K deals at once
John Scalzi, sci-fi author and blogger, made headlines yesterday for his $3.4 million dollar deal. The deal is not for one, but thirteen books, with Tor that will play out… Read more »
AWP and Vanessa Place respond to this week’s events
The Association of Writers and Writing Programs (AWP) announced on Sunday that poet Vanessa Place would no longer sit on a committee that determines which panels will be accepted for next year’s… Read more »
With new Booker rules, is the prize formerly known as the Folio Prize redundant?
The Folio Prize will no longer be the Folio Prize. Like the Orange Prize-turned-Bailey’s Prize, it will have to find a new sponsor and rebrand. After two years funding this… Read more »
How this city supports the most bookstores in the world (per capita)
The World Cities Cultural Forum recently reported that Buenos Aires boasts more bookstores per capita than any other. It has 735 bookstores for a population of 2.8 million (in city… Read more »
Criado-Perez says her “wake-up call” inspired new book
In 2013, Caroline Criado-Perez led a campaign to get Jane Austen’s face on the £10 bank note. Her campaign was successful. Thrust into the public spotlight, she had to endure… Read more »
Angela Carter reviews “By Grand Central Station I Sat Down and Wept”
It’s been seventy years since the publication of Elizabeth Smart’s prose poem By Grand Central Station I Sat Down and Wept. Jonathan McAloon wrote about the love affair between Smart… Read more »
Amy Poehler’s audio book is out on vinyl?
Here’s a publishing stunt you don’t see every day: HarperCollins is releasing Amy Poehler’s audio book on vinyl. Yes, Please will be out on September 1. Vinyl! The future of print.… Read more »
Ban questions from literary readings
Josephine Livingstone had a hit piece on Gawker yesterday titled “Ban Men From Literary Readings.” She argues that a “Q&A session after a reading isn’t a contest,” and that comments… Read more »
Sneak peek at our fan zine for “The Ghost Network” by Catie Disabato, out today
Today’s the day! Catie Disabato’s The Ghost Network is on sale at last. It’s one of The Millions’ most anticipated books of 2015, which BookRioter Liberty Hardy describes as “like… Read more »
Gaby Wood, new literary director of the Man Booker, compares judging to fantasy football
The Man Booker Prize took a double-whammy a few weeks ago when both longtime director Ion Trewin and his colleague Martyn Goff passed away. The prize is what the Booker is… Read more »