March 22, 2016

In a development that will unfortunately force us to violate an informal rule here at MobyLives to not use the term “gronking” ever again, a US District Court has ruled in… Read more »

Amazon

Amazon slashing orders to publishers just in time for the holidays — Athena Bryan
A complaint describing a children’s book on potty training as "filth" helps it become a bestseller — Nikki Griffiths
“The fact that you can see the words doesn't make it a book,” argues Audible's lawyer — Athena Bryan
African American online bookstore cuts ties with Amazon — Athena Bryan

Amy Collier wouldn’t read Purity if you paid her…PSYCH!

Simon Reichley

For the past year, Amy Collier has been exclusively reading books written by women. Inspired by the fruits and frustrations of her investigation into the literary canon, she founded an online… Read more »

Explosive sales of adult coloring books lead to explosive sales of adult coloring pencils

Mark Krotov

Adult coloring books—or “colouring-in books,” as they’re sometimes called in the United Kingdom, because apparently the more straightforward terminology might have led to confusion about how one should actually color… Read more »

Tim McGraw song urging simple virtues to be published as book

Kait Howard

Sometimes a simple song can hit a deep nerve. That’s the implicit intention of Tim McGraw’s recent single, “Humble and Kind,” which has been so well received as an inspirational… Read more »

Melville House Books

Court rules that self-publishing is not publishing in A Gronking To Remember suit

Liam O’Brien