J. M. Coetzee's and Paul Auster's Correspondence, Self-Publishing at SXSW, and More
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Disney's Hyperion Refocusing, Dear Mark Twain, and More
Barnes & Noble announced a major expansion of its NOOK Video offerings; the Wall Street Journal reports Disney-owned Hyperion is selling off its backlist to focus on publishing titles that promote its ABC television properties; Zainab Bahrani details the struggle to save the National Library of Iraq from oblivion; and other news.
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Leonard Riggio Wants to Buy Barnes & Noble, Wang Ping Files Discrimination Suit, and More
The founder of Barnes & Noble wants to purchase Barnes & Noble's retail stores and website; poet Wang Ping has filed a discrimination lawsuit against Macalester College; ten of the most divisive authors in recent memory; and other news.
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New Thomas Pynchon Novel Set for September, Free College-Level Writing Classes, and More
A new Thomas Pynchon novel will be published this September; Nicholas Thompson reveals the magazine article origins of the Oscar-winning film Argo; nine free college-level writing and literature classes; and other news.
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Buying a Spot on the Bestseller List, Gender Disparity in Books Coverage, and More
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.
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MFA Advice for Future Applicants, Free Valentine's Day E-Books, and More
The DOJ has approved the merger of Random House and Penguin; fourteen poets reveal their favorite love poems for Valentine’s Day; Library Lournal takes the pulse of today’s erotic fiction; and other news.
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Carolyn Kellogg Wants Off the Jane Austen Train, Macmillan Settles with DOJ, and More
Macmillan settled with the Department of Justice over e-book pricing; Brain Pickings uncovers a touching letter from Charles Dickens to his son; a series of humorous vignettes by Virginia Woolf will be published for the first time; and other news.
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Reagan Arthur Named Publisher of Little, Brown, Wells Tower (and Dad) at Burning Man, and More
Reagan Arthur has been named the next publisher of Little, Brown; David L. Ulin discusses the newly-published work of New Yorker legend Joseph Mitchell; novelist Alix Ohlin considers the intricate relationship between male writers and female readers; and other news.
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How Authors Can Make Use of Twitter’s New Vine, the Fate of Barnes & Noble, and More
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.
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Economic Reality for Genre Authors, Oliver Sacks Explores Memory, and More
GalleyCat casts a sober eye on economics for genre authors; gridiron poetics for Super Sunday; Ann Patchett explains that bookstores are not dead; and other news.
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