May 20, 2016

CAConrad has seen trouble before. A self-described “son of white trash asphyxiation,” the celebrated Philadelphian has lived, as the old curse has it, in interesting times. And he’s never been shy about… Read more »

Censorship

Book-burning bozos back; painful parallels pondered — Mike Lindgren
Death threats and bookshop fines: Hungary faces scrutiny over anti-LGBTQ ruling — Nikki Griffiths
Libel litigations loses; publishers' precarious prerogative protected — Mike Lindgren
New press caters to "silenced" conservative voices; free speech confusion reigns — Mike Lindgren

Women sweep the Nebula Awards — take that, Sad Puppies!

Julia Fleischaker

One of two major slates of science fiction awards, the Nebula Awards were given out over the weekend, and women swept the major categories. As author K. Tempest Bradford writes at NPR: All of… Read more »

The Art of the Novella Challenge 43: The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg

Jonathan Gibbs

Title: The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg Author: Mark Twain First published: 1899 Page count: 84 First line: It was many years ago. The man that corrupted Hadleyburg is, to all… Read more »

Lena Dunham publishes extracts from her college diary for charity

Kait Howard

As we recently wrote on MobyLives, Lena Dunham has been making forays into publishing, launching an online mag and newsletter, Lenny Letter, and starting her own imprint at Random House, also… Read more »

Melville House Books

An interview with CAConrad, the Library of Congress’s least favorite poet

Ian Dreiblatt