Topics discussed: Thomas Pynchon, our Thomas Pynchon petition, the huge success of our Thomas Pynchon petition, liking books, loving books, #amreading, the We Love Books Party, the Constitution Party, arsenic,… Read more »

The estate of J.D. Salinger is, once again (or still), embroiled in a copyright dispute, this time involving the sale of foreign editions of the late author’s work. Andrew Albanese… Read more »

In a move that might have dismayed the late J.D. Salinger, independent press the Deavault-Graves Agency has released a newly compiled book of stories by the author. Clare Swanson writes… Read more »

Three stories by J.D. Salinger, known but unpublished in accordance with the author’s wishes, were uploaded to What.cd last week. Within two hours, the news hit Reddit, and the “locked”… Read more »

This is a big year for literature in films, between the overblown Baz Luhrmann Great Gatsby and the much more appealing take on Much Ado About Nothing by Joss Whedon hitting… Read more »

Wordsmiths, obviously, should know how to sting other writers. But some have proven especially good at it. Herewith, the ten historic barbs we think the most notable and the story… 1 / Read more »

If you really want to hear about it, the first thing you’ll probably want to know is why, on a warm fall day last year, James Frey was standing in… 1 / Read more »