May 22, 2013

A month ago, Granta announced that editor John Freeman was leaving to teach creative writing at Columbia University. Three weeks ago, it was reported that the New York office would be… Read more »

Media

Footballer Marcus Rashford's mum accepts Book of the Year award on his behalf — Tom Clayton
Wordle up (for sale)! NYT swoops for puzzle craze — Tom Clayton
Bond returns to our screens in 2021 ... and our shelves in 2022 — Tom Clayton
New Richard Osman novel set to be one of the UK's fastest-selling books of all time — Tom Clayton

UK indie booksellers protest Amazon’s tax avoidance

Zeljka Marosevic

Last week I reported on the astonishing and inexplicable news that Amazon’s UK operation received more money in government grants than it paid in tax. Since those reports came in,… Read more »

Short story stamp catches “the essence of Dublin”

Kirsten Reach

Dublin, Ireland has unveiled a 60¢; postage stamp printed with the full text of a short story by Eoin Moore (cue headlines with puns related to “licking”). Moore’s story was… Read more »

Stephen King kills ebook in favor of print for his latest, Joyland

Ariel Bogle

Stephen King has been an online pioneer, digitizing his work long before other authors and publishers caught on, but in the case of his latest novel, he’s insisting readers go… Read more »

Illinois parents protest book about two dads for kindergartners

Nick Davies

Kristy Kennedy reported for the Chicago Tribune yesterday that a group of parents in the Indian Prairie School District (in the Chicago suburbs) have taken up arms over a menace… Read more »

Melville House Books

Even more turnover at Granta

Alex Shephard