July 19, 2013

She was like a fairy godmother. “I’ve got an interesting opportunity for you,” she’d say in a low voice into the phone. “I think it would be fabulous.” For 25… Read more »

Publishing

Footballer Marcus Rashford's mum accepts Book of the Year award on his behalf — Tom Clayton
Oxford University Press pull Biff & Chip book over "scary" country pages — Tom Clayton
Book Aid For Ukraine auctions off publishing goodies raising relief funds — Nikki Griffiths
Fantasy author raises $25 million on Kickstarter to self-publish 4 new novels — Nikki Griffiths

Hard-boiled private investigators Shephard and Kurtz crack the case of overanalyze J.K. Rowling’s pseudonym

Alex Shephard and Dustin Kurtz

Alex Shephard: Hello, Dustin, you old muggle. Dustin Kurtz: You’re going to open with the worst insult in literature, Alex? That’s cold. A: Wingardium leviosa! hahahaha D: Looks like somebody’s… Read more »

More dark times: Chicago Sun-Times cuts its production staff

Kirsten Reach

Fourteen production staffers have been cut from the Chicago Sun-Times, Jim Romenesko reports. You’ll recall that the Sun-Times laid off its entire photography staff, including Pulitzer Prize winner John H.… Read more »

Melville House UK at Copeland Book Market

Zeljka Marosevic

This week, from Thursday to Sunday, Copeland Book Market, an annual platform for print and publishing, is back for another long summer weekend of books, art and music. We’re excited… Read more »

Vintage book covers from the Arabic world

Christopher King

The Internet abounds with scans of vintage book jackets. From the Northern and Eastern European illustrators on 50 Watts to the seedy pulp on Cover Browser and five decades of paperbacks on… Read more »

Melville House Books

A tribute to Lindy Hess

Claire Kelley