Sounds like Brooklyn is finally getting that McNally Jackson
It’s been over three years since we last reported on legendary New York bookstore McNally Jackson’s plan to open a store in Brooklyn. That outpost—planned for the borough’s expensive, touristy… Read more »
Amazon Books to descend on New York like a swarm of locusts
Brace yourselves! This year, after months of cross-continental rubbernecking and anxious blogging, New York City will reluctantly quarter not one but two iterations of Amazon Books, the brick-and-mortar “boots on… Read more »
Here’s what’s happening across the country on Indie Bookstore Day 2016
This Saturday (4/30) is Independent Bookstore Day, an all-day celebration of indie bookstores, booksellers, and all they represent. And since last year’s was undeniably wonderful, we’re signal boosting the nation’s indies yet again… Read more »
Threadbare Theatre will adapt “Moby-Dick” for the stage… or a boat?
In April, Threadbare Theatre Workshop staged a reading of “or, The Whale” at WORD Bookstore. The Greenpoint-based theater group is now planning a fully staged version of Herman Melville’s classic… Read more »
Sneak peek at our fan zine for “The Ghost Network” by Catie Disabato, out today
Today’s the day! Catie Disabato’s The Ghost Network is on sale at last. It’s one of The Millions’ most anticipated books of 2015, which BookRioter Liberty Hardy describes as “like… Read more »
New York gets a new (temporary) Spanish-language bookstore
It’s a good time for bookstores in New York, there’s no denying it. Less so if you’re Barnes & Noble, of course, but the number of fantastic, independent, stuffed-to-the-gills-with-good-books-and-smart-people new… Read more »
Books Beneath the Bridge returns to Brooklyn next month
The Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy announced recently that its summer reading series will return for a second year, starting on Monday, July 8. For eight consecutive Mondays, Books Beneath the… Read more »
Kick off World Book Night tonight & tomorrow
We’ve mentioned it here before, but don’t forget that tomorrow is the second annual World Book Night here in the US. People around the country will be giving out free… Read more »
And then we all giggled at the sperm-squeezing chapter
I am unsure of Moby-Dick’s place in our canon. I have my doubts about whether it is the Great American Novel, or even whether it is Herman Melville’s best work.… Read more »
Google eBooks has arrived and the radical game-changing possibilities of the service are undeniable. American Booksellers Association bookstores now have the opportunity to sell eBooks directly from their websites, offering them a… 2 / Read more »