Category — Books

Lolita Revision

Seeking new ways to portray Nabokov’s Lolita.

March 16, 2012 Comments

Star Voices

Audiobooks are going Hollywood.

March 15, 2012 Comments

Zen & Dudeism

Jeff Bridges to co-write book of Zen teachings.

March 15, 2012 Comments

Digital Britannica

Encyclopedia Britannica ends print, goes digital.

March 14, 2012 Comments

Penguin Boutiques

Barnes & Noble to open 25 in-store Penguin boutiques.

March 14, 2012 Comments

Poor Joe

Earliest Charles Dickens film uncovered.

March 13, 2012 Comments

Author Advice

Seth Godin to authors: You have no right to make money any more.

March 12, 2012 Comments

Publishers’ Prices

Publishers warned on ebook prices.

March 12, 2012 Comments

Chitty’s Return

Ian Fleming’s magical Chitty car flies again.

March 12, 2012 Comments

Wired for Culture

Forget fittest, it’s survival of the most cultured.

March 12, 2012 Comments

PayPal Furor

PayPal has sparked a furor in the publishing world by asking some e-book distributors to ban books that contain “obscene” themes.

March 9, 2012 Comments

Home Depot Books

The Home Depot announces it will no longer be selling books.

March 8, 2012 Comments

Fairytale Motherlode

Five hundred new fairytales discovered in Germany.

March 8, 2012 Comments

Google Play

Google launches shop for digital books, music, movies and games.

March 7, 2012 Comments

Digital Distractions

Lure of tablet apps can derail e-reading.

March 6, 2012 Comments

Book Trailers

From page to screen: the rise of the video book trailer.

March 5, 2012 Comments

The Aha! Moment

In The Aha! Moment, chemist David Jones looks back on a life’s work harnessing creativity.

March 5, 2012 Comments

Stones Photos

Rolling Stones to issue 50th anniversary photo book.

March 5, 2012 Comments

Curbside Library

Books move fast out of Syracuse’s first curbside library.

March 3, 2012 Comments

Apple Addition

Apple creates comics and graphic novels category for iBookstore.

March 1, 2012 Comments

Potter e-Books

Harry Potter e-books coming to schools, libraries around the world.

February 29, 2012 Comments

Crash Alerts

3 doomsaying experts who foresee economic devastation ahead.

February 29, 2012 Comments

Cash Free

A new book asks: Why do we need cash at all?

February 28, 2012 Comments

Not Winnie

A recipe book called ‘Cooking with Poo’ is up for the title of the year’s oddest book title.

February 28, 2012 Comments

Free-range Parenting

After years of over-scheduling their kids, some moms and dads are taking cues from the French and backing off.

February 27, 2012 Comments

Beautiful Bookshops

At best, the attractiveness of a bookshop is beside the point. At worst it’s a positively bad sign.

February 27, 2012 Comments

Rowling Turn

J.K. Rowling has deal for new book for adults.

February 24, 2012 Comments

Kindle Cut

Amazon pulls 5,000 books from Kindle store.

February 24, 2012 Comments

Mindful Minutes

Can you learn to be happy?

February 24, 2012 Comments

Garage Book

Female photographer travels America to peer inside a truly masculine domain.

February 23, 2012 Comments