October 13, 2017

Publishers from around the world are gathered at the Frankfurt Book Fair in Germany this week to discuss the future of the industry. Among a number of high-profile speakers, legendary… Read more »

Frankfurtiers

Red Hen Press, an independent publisher based in Los Angeles, has spent days refusing to carry food to Sarah Huckabee Sanders — Ian Dreiblatt
Hail and Farewell: Anthony Bourdain (1956-2018) — Alex Primiani
“Hardee’s was really the writing sanctuary”: When award-winning fiction springs from fast food — Ian Dreiblatt
An interview with Amanda Deutch, the poet working to create a Coney Island-themed literary arts non-profit — Ian Dreiblatt

Angela Merkel and Emmanuel Macron address the Frankfurt Book Fair

Simon Reichley

As Andrew Albanese reports at Publishers Weekly, and Anna Codrea-Rado at the New York Times, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron made a joint address at the opening ceremony… Read more »

Rose McGowan told Amazon about Harvey Weinstein years ago

Ian Dreiblatt

As the world continues to reel from the sheer magnitude of the sexual violence Harvey Weinstein has been directing at women for years, actress Rose McGowan has been among those most pointedly refusing… Read more »

“It’s probably the stupidest thing the human race does, to look for patterns in this way”: Christopher Hitchens has some opinions

Melville House

“Several leaders of the Christian church, as you know, said about the last tsunami that it was a punishment. In Britain several of them said it was a punishment for homosexuality. It… Read more »

Melville House Books

Andrew Wylie to publishing world: Diversify

Alex Primiani