June 25, 2013

Recently released documents have revealed that the FBI and the US State Department closely monitored the activity of the Mexican writer Carlos Fuentes, whom they regarded as a communist and… Read more »

Authors

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

Arthur C. Clarke being sent into solar orbit on a sweet ride

Dustin Kurtz

Legendary science fiction author Arthur C. Clarke is about to be sent into space on a totally awesome spaceship, it was announced Saturday. Though Clarke passed away in 2008, it… Read more »

Library of Congress quiz: for librarians and also regular people

Kirsten Reach

Last weekend Bookriot posted a “Sunday Diversion” in which readers must guess the titles of novels based on their Library of Congress subjects. Why are internet quizzes appealing? Why didn’t… Read more »

Can digital devices be blamed for a decline in reading?

Nick Davies

The international market for Korean literature is growing, writes Roger Tagholm in Publishing Perspectives, but surprisingly for a country as technologically advanced as South Korea, he says there hasn’t been… Read more »

Brooklyn library almost visited by a meta Kanye West

Ariel Bogle

Last week, Mellow Pages, a new 250 square-foot Brooklyn library and reading room, was almost, maybe, visited by world-famous musician and recent father, Kanye West. In what was probably one of the… Read more »

Melville House Books

The FBI monitored “communist writer” Carlos Fuentes for decades

Alex Shephard