January 22, 2018

John Barton, co-founder of the Royal Shakespeare Company and director of more than fifty productions there, has died at age eighty-nine, according to the RSC. Artistic director Gregory Doran posted a touching eulogy… Read more »

Obituaries

In Memoriam: Lawrence Ferlinghetti — Mike Lindgren
Hail & Farewell, Randall Kenan — Dennis Johnson
Carlos Ruiz Zafón, author of The Shadow of the Wind, dies at 55 — Andy Dion
Charles Sprawson, cult author of 'Haunts of the Black Masseur', has died — Tom Clayton

Amazon announces twenty possible cities for their second headquarters (Numbers 1-20 won’t shock you!)

Ryan Harrington

Late last year, we covered something that sucked more than anything had sucked before: New York City’s attempt to catch Amazon’s eye by turning its buildings “Amazon Orange.” This was… Read more »

Booksellers descend on Memphis for Winter Institute

Peter Clark

If you’re one of the booksellers fortunate enough to be attending Winter Institute this year, well… you’re probably not reading this post. That’s because instead you’re frantically removing underwear from your… Read more »

Not to brag, but we’ve got some pretty amazing books coming out

Melville House

When you checked in on MobyLives last week, you probably noticed that our regularly scheduled news, opinions, hilarity, and overarching je ne sais quois were given over to a preview of some of the… Read more »

Melville House Books

Out brief candle: John Barton, co-founder of the Royal Shakespeare Company, has died

Susan Rella