publishing

SHE'S COME UNDONE

Tim Rostron — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 10:57:05 +0000

After more than half a century, the last issue of She hits newsstands this month. Tim Rostron recalls his time there in the 1980s ... read more »

DON'T FEAR THE E-READER

Wed, 03 Aug 2011 09:33:19 +0000

Good news for publishers and festive cheer for bibliophiles at the Printers' Ball in Chicago ... read more »

MORE CLUES FOR DETECTIVES

Zach Pontz — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 15:10:03 +0000

Roberto Bolaño's non-fiction is often just as mysterious as his fiction ... read more »

THE YEAR IN PICTURES

Dan Nadel — Tue, 18 Jan 2011 16:54:38 +0000

What were the best comic books of the last year? Dan Nadel, founder of the PictureBox publishing house, lists his favourites ... read more »

WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT LIONEL

Reese Okyong Kwon — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 22:33:13 +0000

Lionel Shriver's novels are smart, weighty and ambiguous. All she needs are more readers, writes Reese Okyong Kwon ... read more »

WE TEN MILLION

Alix Christie — Fri, 05 Nov 2010 15:13:32 +0000

The world is lousy with aspiring novelists who will probably never be published. Alix Christie offers insight into what keeps them working ... read more »

REMEMBERING DAVID MARKSON

Catherine Corman — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 19:36:10 +0000

One of America's great experimental writers died on June 4th in New York City, aged 82. Catherine Corman considers his legacy ... read more »

THE ODD CASE OF THE NEWSEUM

Corbin Hiar — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 19:22:26 +0000

One of Washington, DC's most popular attractions is also its most unwittingly moribund, writes Corbin Hiar ...

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THE LAST MRS MAILER

Erica Grieder — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 14:59:21 +0000

"I always said I wasn’t going to write about Norman because no one would believe it," Norris Church Mailer has said. "But when you go to bed after you’ve lost your husband, you start thinking about the life together, and it just poured out..." read more »

BEDSIDE TABLE: BOOKS ON FINANCE

Matthew Valencia — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 19:54:28 +0000

Matthew Valencia, The Economist's US finance editor, picks his favourite books about Wall Street—its colourful past, troubling present and possible future ... read more »