This year’s publishing trend—the remarkably lengthy novel
You might have heard about a book that came out recently—a little thing called City on Fire (944 pages)? Or, maybe you read something about A Little Life (rather big,… Read more »
Penguin Random House UK announces possible warehouse layoffs due to ebooks
Almost a year ago to the day, Penguin Random House closed their nearly 500,000 square foot facility in Kirkwood, New York, laying off 286 workers in the process. Coupled with… Read more »
The 100 best British novels, as chosen by international critics
In this season of “Best of” lists, BBC Culture has outdone everyone. Rather than produce a list of the best books of the year, BBC has compiled a list of… Read more »
Scottish publisher fights charges it used public funding to publish a book praising ruling political party
Glasgow-based publisher Freight Books is facing criticism for allegedly using public arts funding from Creative Scotland to publish a laudatory book about members of the ruling Scottish National Party parliament. The book in… Read more »
Every 16-year-old in Sweden is getting a copy of We Should All Be Feminists
What’s the difference between a 16-year old in Sweden and a 16-year old in Britain? In Britain, the government is planning to axe the study of gender equality and patriarchy… Read more »
Tweet by JK Rowling helps fund a book on race and immigration
Richard Lea at The Guardian reports that a donation and accompanying tweet from JK Rowling has helped fully fund a campaign for a book called The Good Immigrant. According to… Read more »
Fitzcarraldo Editions announces book-length essay prize
Fitzcarraldo Editions launched last year with the UK publication of Zone by Mathias Énard—this year’s recipient of France’s prestigious Prix Goncourt prize. Since then, the publisher’s catalog has grown to include… Read more »
Amazon Anonymous shames Amazon’s tax dodging ways in new spoof ad
Amazon Anonymous—the anti-Amazon campaigning group—celebrated ‘Cyber Monday’ in a unique way this year. The collective hired a ten-foot van to drive around central London carrying a fake Amazon advertisement that read: “Amazon… Read more »
200 South Korean professors to be indicted for plagiarism
It’s been a busy few months for South Korea’s Uijeongbu District Prosecutors’ Office. Since September of this year, in the process of investigating the country’s rampant problem with textbook plagiarism, the office has called… Read more »
When reading can transport you … because there’s a subway chip in the cover
Why bother with a subway pass when you can swipe a book instead? Danny Lewis reports for The Smithsonian that L&PM Editores, São Paolo’s premier pocketbook publisher, is expanding its… Read more »