December 09, 2013 » MobyLives! Archives

On Friday, Barnes and Noble’s stock dropped as news broke that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission was investigating the company regarding its restatement of earnings for the years ending… 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

How have fixed book prices affected Mexican bookselling?

Sal Robinson

It’s been five years since the Mexican senate voted to fix book prices, but in a recent speech, Marcelo Uribe, director of the publishing house Ediciones Era and vice-president of… Read more »

Charles McGrath hated your stupid book

Dustin Kurtz

Charles McGrath, former editor of the New York Times Book Review, former deputy editor of The New Yorker and one of the fiction judges for this year’s National Book Awards, hated… Read more »

NPR’s Book Concierge replaces year-end lists

Nick Davies

It’s December, that magical season when the world is awash in best-of lists and holiday guides; but if you’re looking for the usual series of best book lists from NPR,… Read more »

On accessibility in poetry

Emma Aylor

In a recent piece for the New York Times, David Orr investigates “Points of Entry” in poetry. In contrast to the usual argument on accessibility, Orr builds his by beginning with the… Read more »

Melville House Books

December 9, 2013

The SEC is investigating Barnes & Noble

Claire Kelley