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September 10, 2013
Rising Above the Failure of Imagination
The conversation about diversity in Science Fiction & Fantasy reveals how racism constrains even imagination.
Roxane Gay
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January 30, 2013
Safety Net: On Thomas Bernhard and Siegfried Unseld
In his writing and life, Thomas Bernhard led a charge in the opposite direction. His publisher always broke his fall.
Holly Case
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November 28, 2012
How Mergermania Is Destroying Book Publishing
The merger of Penguin and Random House is part of a trend that has been deadly for literary authors and serious nonfiction.
André Schiffrin
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October 2, 2012
The Obama-Bashing Book Bonanza
A consolidated publishing industry, along with the right-wing media machine, has fostered the market for extremist hit jobs.
Michelle Goldberg
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June 1, 2012
Steve Wasserman: Amazon.com’s Takeover
As a bookseller, Amazon has left no corner of the publishing world untouched. What will happen as it ventures into publishing original content?
The Nation
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May 29, 2012
The Amazon Effect
Amazon got big fast, hastening the arrival of digital publishing. But how big is too big?
Steve Wasserman
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May 29, 2012
How Germany Keeps Amazon at Bay and Literary Culture Alive
In Germany, fixed-price laws curtail the power of retail chains and help to sustain a vibrant literary culture.
Michael Naumann
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January 18, 2012
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June 15, 2011
Shelf Life: On ‘Granta’
Under the editorship of John Freeman and Ellah Allfrey, Granta is thriving again.
Scott Sherman