Single billboard heralds arrival of new Hilary Mantel novel
Earlier this week, a mysterious billboard appeared above an entrance to London’s Leicester Square Tube station. It read, simply, SO NOW GET UP. And it featured a Tudor Rose in the… Read more »
Vanity Fair has an amazing digital archive
Vanity Fair, founded in 1913, created an AMAZING online digital archive with all issues, all pages, and all the fun from the beginning of their time as a magazine until… Read more »
Stan Lee’s former manager charged with elder abuse
Before comic book writer Stan Lee’s death in November 2018, there were rumors swirling about elder abuse by Lee’s daughter J.C., his business manager Keya Morgan, his road manager Mac… Read more »
Tom Doherty Associates (TDA) announces new horror imprint, Nightfire
If we needed more proof that horror is experiencing a new renaissance, Tom Doherty Associates (TDA) has announced the creation of a new horror imprint to join their publishing arm… Read more »
Author of How to Do Nothing doing something with NPR
I was so psyched about Jenny Odell’s fantastic interview with NPR’s Think with Krys Boyd that I had to share it with our dedicated Mobiers. Here’s the first snippet of conversation… Read more »
Anyone can write a best selling Amazon novel, just ask Logic the rapper
On a recent episode of The Daily Show with Trevor Noah, platinum-achieving, grammy nominated rapper Bobby Hall, aka Logic, was brought on air to discuss his new album novel. Yes,… Read more »
Five koans of wisdom from the screenwriter of Blade Runner
Melville House just published The Wall Will Tell You, a collection of meditations on the art of screenwriting by Hampton Fancher of Blade Runner fame. Written as a series of bite-sized meditations,… Read more »
Disney inches toward world dominance with Fox acquisition
All around the world / we’ll go marching / who’s the leader of the club / that’s made for you and me / M-I-C-K-E-Y M-O-U-S-E Yes, capitalism’s favorite anthropomorphic mouse continues… Read more »
Macmillan doubles down on true crime
Macmillan has announced the inclusion of another piece of programming for their ever-growing list of literary podcasts, and this time it’s true crime. Calvin Reid reports for Publishers Weekly that Case Closed… Read more »
Weigh yourself and talk about it
In a recent interview on CBS This Morning, climate scientist Katherine Hayhoe shared two simple starting points for making a positive impact on the environment. Weigh yourself, meaning weigh your… Read more »