February 19, 2013

If true, this would mean great things for authors, readers and publishers alike… Read more »

Salman Rushdie, Ian Rankin and Joanne Harris amongst those recognised in the Queen’s birthday honours list — Nikki Griffiths
Joanne Harris suggests some "parents, largely fathers" perceive reading as "girly" — Tom Clayton
Waterstones appeal aims to raise £1m for Ukraine disaster fund — Tom Clayton
Returning an ebook after reading: is Amazon's return policy damaging to authors and publishers? — Nikki Griffiths

Goodreads bans sexual roleplay because, of course, there was sexual roleplay on Goodreads

Dustin Kurtz

Goodreads took steps earlier this month to limit adult content on their site, and to ban sexual roleplay entirely. That’s right: Goodreads, a site where you (and we) list the… Read more »

Read this, and this, and this and this and this

Kevin Murphy

Maybe you had the day off yesterday? Maybe like us you had exactly 123 things you wanted to read before the workweek started again. But maybe you’re also pressed for… Read more »

World Book Night announces a series of launch events

Nick Davies

World Book Night is coming up quickly, just two short months away. The national effort to give out free books to those who don’t usually have access to them is… Read more »

Melville House Books

Is this really a golden age for short stories?

Kirsten Reach