June 10, 2016

This week, two publishing juggernauts rolled out a pair of innovative strategic initiatives. Little, Brown is unveiling BookShots, a new imprint from James Patterson devoted to “pulse-pounding thrillers under $5 and 150… Read more »

Publishing

Matt Lucas resurrects baked potato song as hit single and book — Tom Clayton
The coronavirus delivers a huge hit to the comic book industry — Alyea Canada
Barnes & Noble struggles to stay afloat; warehouse workers protest — Mike Lindgren
"Internet Archive" posts free books; accusations roil digisphere — Mike Lindgren

Amazon has had a very busy couple of days

Ian Dreiblatt

What matches the dictionary’s definition of a monopoly to a T, isn’t particularly profitable, makes your kids grow up rude, and can’t seem to stop making news? Yeah, you guessed… Read more »

New exhibition displays art made by the book

Kait Howard

The link between bookmaking and visual art is ages old, but, at least as far as I can tell, the practice of making art out of found books may be… Read more »

Mary McCarthy on the Jack Paar Show should be part of your Friday morning

Melville House

This clip of Jack Paar interviewing Mary McCarthy in November 1963 will convince you of two things: Mary McCarthy was the best. Wowee, television has changed. The interview begins just after… Read more »

Melville House Books

This week in the future of publishing

Simon Reichley