November 19, 2018

The fires burning in California have taken a devastating amount of human lives, damaged property, and once again brought out our ugly enthusiasm for the modern slavery that is the American… Read more »

Booksellers & bookselling

Oxford University Press pull Biff & Chip book over "scary" country pages — Tom Clayton
Waterstones appeal aims to raise £1m for Ukraine disaster fund — Tom Clayton
"Old Books Discussed"—ancient article animates attention — Mike Lindgren
End of an era: Waterstones to extend high street domination after acquiring bookshop chain Blackwell's — Nikki Griffiths

The typewriter that kept coming back

Erica Huang

Reportedly, Mark Twain claimed to be the first author to use the typewriter, and his entire manuscript for Life on the Mississippi was submitted to the publisher in typeface. But, despite his… Read more »

How to share your writing with others, part two

Stephanie Valente

So, you just joined a writer’s group. And you have to share a piece of writing at the next meeting. For some writers, this prospect might trigger an entire flurry… Read more »

Reminder: the Amazon HQ2 is terrible business deal and a waste of taxpayer money

Simon Reichley

As we noted a few days ago, it is difficult to justify the decision to spend $1.5 billion dollars incentivizing a trillion dollar company to move to a city that… Read more »

Melville House Books

California wildfires hit the book business

Ryan Harrington