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Amazon in New York City, Bukowski Drawings Discovered, and More
by Evan Smith Rakoff
Amazon is reportedly looking to rent half-a-million square feet of office space in New York City; nineteen Charles Bukowski drawings were rediscovered at a book fair; Jillian Goodman considers Michelle Orange’s This is Running for Your Life; and other news.
F. Scott Fitzgerald's Seven Fiction Writing Tips, Amazon Kindle App Warning, and More
by Evan Smith Rakoff
Amazon warns Apple handheld users there's a bug in the current update of its e-reader app; Open Culture features F. Scott Fitzgerald's tips for writing fiction; Paris Review Daily visits the venerable Grolier Poetry Book Shop in Cambridge, Massachusetts; and other news.
Buying a Spot on the Bestseller List, Gender Disparity in Books Coverage, and More
by Evan Smith Rakoff
The Wall Street Journal shines a light on a company called ResultSource, which purchases vast amounts of an author's books to game the bestseller lists; Sarah Jaffe examines gender disparity in books and culture reporting; Seth Fried explains how to interpret your rejection letters; and other news.
Bookstores Sue Amazon and Major Publishers, Debut Author Lands Seven-Figure Deal, and More
by Evan Smith Rakoff
Three indy bookstores have filed a lawsuit against Amazon and the big six publishers; poet and critic Adam Kirsch takes the pulse of the contemporary essay; Volume 1 Brooklyn dedicated its first in a series of literary trading cards to David Foster Wallace; and other news.
Paul Muldoon's Favorite Rock-and-Roll Books, Cloud Atlas Postmortem, and More
by Evan Smith Rakoff
Amazon fired the security company accused of mistreating foreign-born temp workers; a federal jury awarded Patricia Cornwell over fifty million dollars in damages; a major theme of this year's PEN World Voices Festival is bravery; and other news.
How Authors Can Make Use of Twitter’s New Vine, the Fate of Barnes & Noble, and More
by Evan Smith Rakoff
GalleyCat lists a few ideas of how authors can make use of Twitter’s new Vine; Peter Osnos considers the fate of Barnes & Noble; Publishers Lunch has created a new edition of Buzz Books—a free e-book which features excerpts from upcoming releases; and other news.
The Believer and KCRW Launch Organist Podcast, Using Poetry to Fight Cancer, and More
by Evan Smith Rakoff
Eight thousand volumes of centuries-old texts were saved from destruction during the recent fighting in Timbuktu; Nathan Bransford is hosting a contest to win a chance to have part of your manuscript read by InkWell literary agent Catherine Drayton; the Believer and Los Angeles NPR station KCRW have launched a podcast called the Organist; and other news.
Remembering Anselm Hollo, Lunch with Robert Silvers, and More
by Evan Smith Rakoff
Amazon reported its net sales increased 22 percent in 2012's last quarter; Brooklyn magazine speaks with Emily Gould and Ruth Curry, founders of Emily Books; David Abrams remembers the writers who died this past year; and other news.
Amazon Launches Kindle E-Bookstore in China, Favorite Books of 2012, and More
by Evan Smith Rakoff
Amazon has launched a Kindle store in China; a discovery of a manuscript in Denmark's national archives may be a forgotten story by Hans Christian Andersen; the New York Times has created an e-book publishing program; and other news.
Ayana Mathis Selected by Oprah's Book Club, Amazon's Revamped Reviewing Policies, and More
by Evan Smith Rakoff
Ayana Mathis's The Twelve Tribes of Hattie was selected by Oprah's Book Club 2.0; in the wake of controversy, Amazon has revamped its reviewing policies; Latanya McQueen shares her thoughts on the multitude of little magazines; and other news.