Category: publishing

“Hilary Mantel’s Wolf Hall has climbed the Amazon charts following saturation media coverage of her comments about the Duchess of Cambridge.”

“The short story, like the western, is periodically said to be on the brink of a comeback.” We’re currently in one such period, and the assertion “would be good news – if there were any reason at all to think it was true.” Laura Miller considers the (scant) evidence.

“The ideas that emerged throughout the sessions encompassed everything from “bibliotherapy”, personal shopping, physical membership clubs, writers in residence, listening ports for audio books, moveable book shelves and a whole range of products and services including wedding gift lists, suggesting that future bookshops will be very much a social experience.”

“I wonder if that may be because it is attuned to the current mood, speaks to the present moment. At bottom, we are deeply unsure and divided, and the essay feasts on doubt.”

A US federal court jury found that the mystery novelist’s “former financial company cheated her, her wife, and her company out of tens of millions of dollars.”

“This is the second time in less than four years. RDA Holding says it plans to emerge from Chapter 11 in less than six months.”

“The reign of Macbeth, set in the context of the time, was successful and outward looking. To many, however, it is characterised by paranoia and murder because of Shakespeare’s portrayal. The proposal is to form an authoritative trail of important places connected with Macbeth for visitors and enthusiasts alike.”

Babushka Pushkina (Pushkin’s Grandma) is “a contest of poets ages 18 to 25 and is organized like a real television competition. The contest consists of several rounds. In each round, poets write a verse on a given topic. After each round, three contestants are asked to leave.”

“The digital reading revolution is not going to look the same in developing countries as it has in the developing world — but that doesn’t mean that ebooks don’t have potential there.”