July 28, 2016

The Man Booker Prize 2016 longlist was announced yesterday at noon. The Booker “dozen” of thirteen novels was chosen from 155 submissions, published in the UK between 1 October 2015 and 30… 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

Of course Roger Ailes is writing an autobiography

Taylor Sperry

Amid a flurry of sexual harassment allegations (most recently by popular host Megyn Kelly), the ousted Fox News CEO Roger Ailes has announced he’s working on his autobiography. Because of… Read more »

Your average librarian was never average

Chad Felix

To you, regular library-goer, the following will likely not be news. Much more likely it will be the affirmation of something you’ve known or suspected all along: the job of… Read more »

Bat-signal: A North Dakota boy who needs a liver would be grateful for your phone books

Ian Dreiblatt

Dwight K. Shrute once memorably said of the white pages, “Do you want it? No. Do you use it? no. Does it inexplicably show up on your doorstep three times a… Read more »

Melville House Books

It’s Booker time!

Nikki Griffiths