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Erotica publisher takes blogger to court over financial trouble allegations

The publishing community is frothing over the legal standoff between erotica publisher Ellora's Cave and the blog Dear Author.

On Oct 8, 2014 by Aja Romano

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Stephen Tully Dierks, Tao Lin, and the alt lit scene’s rape problem

Within a young publishing clique, patterns of abuse have emerged.  

On Oct 2, 2014 by Miles Klee

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How publishing’s biggest troll kept harassing women for so long

Here's a look inside the literary scandal that shook Twitter. 

On Oct 1, 2014 by S.E. Smith

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Controversial book blogger Ed Champion suspended from Twitter after threatening female author

Ed Champion’s 11,000-word rant against Emily Gould—the Great Literary Subtweet War of 2014—was just the beginning.

On Sep 26, 2014 by Aja Romano

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Chuck Palahniuk’s confused gender politics are stranger than fiction

What planet does this dude live on?

On Aug 7, 2014 by Miles Klee

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Harper’s Magazine trolls with ‘F**k the Internet’ softball jerseys

Right back at ya, nerds.

On Aug 4, 2014 by Miles Klee

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Times of Israel deletes op-ed justifying Palestinian genocide

Who said community-produced content was a good thing?

On Aug 1, 2014 by Patrick Howell O'Neill

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The Internet becomes a novel in ‘You’re Not Much Use to Anyone’

The man behind Pitchfork Reviews Reviews cuts to the heart of millennial dread.

On Jul 22, 2014 by Miles Klee

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As the Amazon standoff continues, writers are speaking out

It may be the biggest crisis to hit the publishing industry in years. 

On Jul 6, 2014 by Aja Romano

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Online book sales have surpassed brick-and-mortar stores

Ebook sales topped a record-high 512 million copies last year. 

On Jul 2, 2014 by Tim Sampson

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Emily Gould, Ed Champion, and the great New York literary subtweet war of 2014

First there was a disturbing essay—and then things just got worse.

On Jun 27, 2014 by Miles Klee

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Facebook’s ‘People You May Know’: An interview with Gabriel Roth

Facebook thinks Roth and I should be friends. I interviewed him to find out why.

On Jun 25, 2014 by Miles Klee

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Your attacks on YA lit only make us more powerful

Your uninformed, condescending opinions on YA literature only serve to make the women who write it that much stronger.

On Jun 6, 2014 by Aja Romano

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Amazon breaks silence on dispute with Hachette

The conclusion of this stalemate will determine how Amazon plays in the publishing world from here on out.

On May 28, 2014 by Aja Romano

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Amazon strongarms publisher, won’t allow pre-order of new J.K. Rowling book

Better for Amazon is rarely better for the publishing industry. 

On May 24, 2014 by Aja Romano