September 06, 2016 » MobyLives! Archives

The publisher Hachette is suing Seth Grahame-Smith, the author of Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, for breach of contract. According to Ashley Cullins at the Hollywood Reporter, the lawsuit “can… Read more »

Adaptations

Will the screen adaptation of "Dune" live up to readers' expectations? — Allison Green
I'm alright, Jack: Lee Child passes Reacher to his brother — Tom Clayton
To Kill a Mockingbird will be performed at Madison Square Garden — Stephanie DeLuca
Book adaptations struggle at the box office in 2019 — Athena Bryan

Mankind ruins Oxford Dictionaries’ Least Favorite Word Contest in one day

Ryan Harrington

In late August, Oxford Dictionaries, publishers of the venerable Oxford English Dictionary, launched a contest to determine the English-speaking world’s least favorite word. The hope was that many thousands of people… Read more »

Discover the NETWORKS OF NEW YORK on this virtual walking tour of the internet

Liam O’Brien

Friends, New Yorkers, and readers who wonder what truly connects us all — lend me your ears! There’s a lot to enjoy about Ingrid Burrington’s Networks of New York: An Illustrated… Read more »

The Making of Donald Trump rounds home plate with a fourth week on the New York Times Best Sellers List

Melville House

It’s officially official: David Cay Johnston’s The Making of Donald Trump—the readable, authoritative account of Trump’s rise—is now on the New York Times Best Sellers List for its fourth straight week. That’s right, four weeks.… Read more »

Melville House Books

September 6, 2016

Hachette sues the author of Pride and Prejudice and Zombies for breach of contract

Julia Fleischaker