April 16, 2014

Evan Hughes nearly convinced us all to move to Norway this week in an article for The New Republic. Norway seems like a great place to work in books: the… Read more »

Arts & Culture

Salman Rushdie, Ian Rankin and Joanne Harris amongst those recognised in the Queen’s birthday honours list — Nikki Griffiths
Lost Charlotte Brontë manuscript sold for $1.25 million — Nikki Griffiths
Waterstones appeal aims to raise £1m for Ukraine disaster fund — Tom Clayton
The Big Jubilee Read: 70 books are selected to mark Queen Elizabeth II's 70 year reign — Nikki Griffiths

Rizzoli Bookstore vows to return

Nick Davies

Like the Terminator, but fancier, Rizzoli Bookstore fully intends to be back before too long. The well-appointed store shut its doors last week, but the owners are determined to find… Read more »

ALA releases their list of the most challenged books of 2013

The American Library Association just released their annual “State of America’s Libraries” report, and with it, their annual list of the country’s most challenged books. According to the ALA, the… Read more »

Boston’s new Edgar Allan Poe statue looks familiar

Sal Robinson

When images of the new statue of Edgar Allan Poe to be installed in central Boston later this year were circulated online last week, there was something awfully familiar about… Read more »

Watchmen is so iconic it doesn’t need a title

Sadie Mason-Smith

A new cover for the latest paperback iteration of the epic graphic novel, Watchmen, has been released, and words cannot describe it. Literally. There are no words on the front cover.… Read more »

Melville House Books

Four publishers in Norway suspected of violating competition laws

Kirsten Reach