October 24, 2018

Like a scene from a boardroom in Hell, last summer representatives from the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) met with Amazon reps to discuss the possibility of adopting the company’s facial recognition… Read more »

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Dave Eggers’ new hardcover will be available in indie bookstores only — Bryn Goldstein
"BoxedOut" campaign to warn customers of costs of shopping on Amazon this season — Ryan Harrington
What are the other options for those who think GoodReads “sucks” and is “just shy of unbearable”? — Athena Bryan
California and Washington enter Amazon investigation — Andy Dion

What can ya get for $1? The film rights to a Stephen King short story, apparently

Alex Primiani

The master of horror is also the master of charity. Stephen King continues a 40-year project of offering film students adaptation rights for some of his short stories for one dollar.… Read more »

Margaret Atwood on getting started in fiction writing

Stephanie Valente

Writing can be a wonderful journey, or a terrible slog. For many writers, certain plot points, sentence structure, character development, dialogue, intention, or even making time to write can put an obstacle the… Read more »

Colm Tóibín is kinda, sorta the greatest tour guide ever to walk the streets of Dublin

Michael Barron

Every year, thousands of people come tattarrattating at the doors of Dublin to visit the James Joyce Centre and then presumably the Irish Writers Centre (they are only blocks from each… Read more »

Melville House Books

ICE looks into becoming powered by Amazon technology

Ryan Harrington