Don’t judge a book by its… title?
We’ve all heard the old cliché “don’t judge a book by its cover.” But how about judging a book by its title? As publishers, we spend long, agonising meetings brainstorming… Read more »
What’s the best way to publish “binge-reading”?
LitHub is off to a strong start, already making us forget it wasn’t here six months (or even one month) ago. Yesterday the site ran an article by the great… Read more »
Who is psychic enough to declare the winners of the NBA early? BookVibe volunteers
William Pearce of BookVibe claims that Twitter gives enough information about Man Booker Prize contenders for the company to predict who will win. BookVibe reports that it correctly guessed the… Read more »
The fiction longlist for the National Book Award is here
Hours after releasing a controversial nonfiction longlist that included only one woman (and nine men), the National Book Awards released its longlist for fiction. The list first appeared on The… Read more »
Bookstore book blogs: Where the smart author profile has gone
I’ve long complained about the mainstream’s lessening books coverage — you tell me, does it make sense to you that increasingly desperate newspapers no longer cater to people who like… Read more »