The greatest story ever sold: Mark McGurl argues that Jeff Bezos’s online behemoth has reshaped the novel in its own image
The Stanford University professor surveys the literary landscape in the shadow of the online giant.
In a win for authors and readers, U.S. Department of Justice sues to block merger of Penguin Random House and Simon & Schuster
The deal, worth a reported $2.175 billion USD, has already been the subject of opposition among many players inside and outside the publishing industry.
“White folks get to erase or occlude parts of their history”: Ian Williams on race, language, and his new essay collection, Disorientation
For the author, the titular condition involves those moments when one is just trying to live one’s life and is suddenly reminded of one’s race.
“I didn’t realize how difficult it was going to be”: Lisa de Nikolits on a turn to science fiction in her latest novel, The Rage Room
“I think I see life in very, very noir terms,” says the author, who considered quitting after finishing work on her latest novel.
“You just clench your teeth and keep on going”: Linden MacIntyre on masculinity, moral ambiguity, and why he hates golf
“I didn’t have much of a relationship with masculinity growing up,” MacIntyre says. “I grew up among women.”
Book distributors across the country scramble to adjust to problems created by supply chain deficiencies and a shrinking labour market
A labour shortage and increased lead times on the part of domestic and international printers are putting pressure on the country's book distribution network trying to get product to consumers in a timely fashion.
Publishers, booksellers, and suppliers are being squeezed by a “perfect storm” of increased demand and decreased supply heading into the crucial holiday selling season
“The entire chain has been disrupted all at the same time,” says Association of Canadian Press executive director Kate Edwards.
Aimee Wall’s debut novel recalls a 1960s underground movement in a story told through precise, exuberant language
The brief novel’s propulsion and effect result from its author’s key understanding of just how far to push her technique to achieve maximum effect.
Wolsak & Wynn imprint Poplar Press pivots to speculative fiction
By revamping its mainstream fiction line as a dedicated genre imprint, the Hamilton, Ontario, publisher hopes to fill a void in Canadian books.
The ghostwriter: Philip Roth was a master in the attempted manipulation of his own image, both during his life and after his death
A pugilistic, self-absorbed author, a scandal-mired biographer, and a disillusioned scholar. What could possibly go wrong?