September 17, 2013

All of the prize committees are locked in a battle for the red scrunchie this week. Just as the National Book Award attendees are packing their party outfits for the… 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

Kakutani by the numbers

Dustin Kurtz

The New York Times has just published the latest review by staff book reviewer Michiko Kakutani — in this instance of Norman Rush’s new novel Subtle Bodies. To say that… Read more »

James Patterson to donate $1 million to indie bookstores

Nick Davies

Bestselling author James Patterson announced on CBS This Morning yesterday that he plans to donate $1 million of his own money to independent bookstores around the country. He was on… Read more »

“And we feel seen”: Memoir as shared space

Emma Aylor

At The Millions earlier this month, Beth Kephart wrote on what she calls “the Outward-Looking Memoir” one which signifies, one which connects. Kephart begins, Why, in the end, do we read… Read more »

The whaling adventure that inspired Moby-Dick heading to screens big and small

Michael Elmets

In November of 1820, the American whaling ship Essex sunk after being attacked by a gigantic sperm whale in the southern Pacific Ocean. The story of the ill-fated vessel, which… Read more »

Melville House Books

What is your damage, Man Booker?

Kirsten Reach