Did Houghton Mifflin Harcourt bribe the corrupt former head of Chicago Public Schools?
Another week, another alleged fraudster siphoning huge sums of ill-gotten cash out of the book business. At this point, MobyLives readers may be experiencing deja vu—and that’s perfectly understandable. But for all… Read more »
Nathan For You turns bogus book into Amazon bestseller
Recently, William Hughes at The AV Club confirmed one of my most deeply-held suspicions: That when a ridiculous-sounding book is rising on Amazon, it’s somehow due to comedian/insane genius/culture jammer… Read more »
Apple generously offers government one last chance to do the right thing
Welcome back, friends, to the case that never ends (until it does): Last week, Nate Raymond at Reuters reported that Apple has petitioned the Supreme Court to consider the case of Apple Inc. v.… Read more »
Win a copy of Ada’s Algorithm!
Today is Ada Lovelace Day, an international celebration of the achievements of women in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM)! For those who don’t know, Ada Lovelace was the unsung pioneer who… Read more »
8 organizations that support women in STEM
On Ada Lovelace Day, we celebrate the woman who gave the day its name, as well as all women (past and future) whose intelligence, hard work, and sheer mettle push forward… Read more »
Ada Lovelace Day: the soundtrack
Ada Lovelace Day is a great opportunity to celebrate and raise the profile of women in STEM careers past, present, and future (though really, we should be celebrating this every day.) It’s important… Read more »
Come visit Melville House at the Brooklyn Book Festival this Sunday!
It’s that time of year, folks! The Brooklyn Book Festival, which we have attended every year since its inception, is taking place this Sunday, September 20th. It’s a day to celebrate the… Read more »
Amazon convinced the New York City Department of Education to give it $30 million to sell ebooks
Amazon’s got a soft spot for New York in that empty Minion box it calls a heart. Late last year, they hinted that they might open up a store in Manhattan, though it turned out… Read more »
Was the oldest fragment of the Quran just discovered in the UK?
In a surprising discovery at the University of Birmingham, a fragment of the Quran dated to the late 7th century may shed new light on the early days of the holy book’s publication history.… Read more »
Astoria Bookshop is selling Ta-Nehisi Coates’ book at cost to encourage people to read it
The building sense of urgency leading up to the publication of Between The World And Me, the second book by Ta-Nehisi Coates, was palpable. The decision by Spiegel & Grau to move… Read more »