Amazon hopes to begin delivering packages via massive flying blender
In a move that should surprise nobody in its impracticality, its ambition, or its hilariously sinister overtones, Amazon has announced plans to begin package delivery by drone. Jeff Bezos, 2002-2013… Read more »
James Patterson to donate $1 million to indie bookstores
Bestselling author James Patterson announced on CBS This Morning yesterday that he plans to donate $1 million of his own money to independent bookstores around the country. He was on… Read more »
ProPublica launches Kickstarter campaign to hire intern to report on internships; or what economy?
The independent news organization ProPublica is working on a new project about internships, and for that they need what apparently everyone needs to get things done these days: an intern.… Read more »
Charlie Rose to host new primetime show
Unless you’ve written a heartfelt book about a cute dog that changed your life or seeing the light at the end of the tunnel, it’s difficult for an author to… Read more »
The future of novel-writing, as seen in the past
Get ready for a sort of rarity: The big publishing machine in New York doing what it usually does — a mega-rollout featuring the usual power-broker suspects — except this… Read more »