February 24, 2016

Over the past few years, MobyLives has been reporting on increased government censorship and harassment of writers in Egypt. Now, the situation appears to be worsening, with alarming incidents following each… 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

Memoir by convicted serial killer available on Amazon (briefly)

Taylor Sperry

On January 30, 2006, Canadian multi-millionaire pig farmer Robert Pickton was charged with 27 counts of first-degree murder. Though he’d allegedly confessed to more than 49 murders to an undercover… Read more »

Ex-Sony music mogul pockets $150,000 from book deal with Hachette, doesn’t write book

Simon Reichley

According to reports in the New York Daily News and the New York Post, former Sony Music CEO Tommy Mottola is being sued by Hachette Book Group for failing to deliver… Read more »

No phones, free whiskey and literature: the future of bookselling?

Zeljka Marosevic

Last November, we wrote about the opening of a new bookshop in London, launched by Rohan Silva and Sam Aldenton, founders of Second Home, a “utopian workspace.” The shop, which is now… Read more »

Melville House Books

Egyptian author jailed over “explicit” content in his novel

Kait Howard