Boson Books

12/06/2015

Let's start with a number: 37 million.

28/05/2015

Let's all buy some

The 30th stamp in the Literary Arts series honors Flannery O’Connor (1925–1964).

05/05/2015

The national myth of happiness pursued and won has always been contested in fiction – and its promise seems almost extinct in some contemporary novels

17/04/2015

Upcoming!

Art * Dance * Poetry * Music * Musings "When we remember we are all mad, the mysteries disappear and life stands explained." ~ Mark Twain

03/04/2015

Answer by Alan Cheuse, author of Prayers for the Living: I've published more than 20 books; more than half of these were either novels or short story collections. I have never left behind the necessary feeling that each new book will be the best and that each new book feels as though...

17/03/2015

Rumors of its death have been greatly exaggerated, etc.
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Literary fiction used to be central to the culture. No more: in the digital age, not only is the physical book in decline, but the very idea of 'difficult' reading is being challenged. The future of the serious novel, argues Will Self, is as a specialised interest

01/03/2015

Authors and their employment.

14/02/2015

If you've got an e-reader, this is a really cool story

If you own an e-reader you often can only buy e-books from the bookstore that is bundled on your device. Many of the budget e-readers out there don't even have

20/01/2015

Our own Kelly Cherry has a new title out!

In Fred Chappell’s introduction to The Kelly Cherry Reader, he writes, “Cherry is a flambeau example of the extremely conscious artist, a writer who mediates ceaselessly upon the problems and possibilities of the poem, the novel, the short story and the essay. She ponders what she has...

05/01/2015

A thought-provoking piece to start off the New

18/12/2014

Just in time for the holidays

The New York Times Best Illustrated Children’s Books of 2014, with sample artwork from each.

03/12/2014

Wow ... used ebooks!

The entire concept of a used eBook store will be determined on December 23rd 2014. This is the date that a Netherlands court will make its decision whether

20/11/2014

Not sure what to make of this: swatting away readers?

If you have been regularly attending the largest professional publishing event in North America, Book Expo America, you are likely used to the last day of

11/11/2014

Featuring our own Kelly Cherry!

02/11/2014

If you've got a bit of time, this is often a good program. Brew up some coffee, tea--or something stronger!--and relax.

This week, James Risen discusses “Pay Any Price”; Alexandra Alter has news from the literary world; Lucy Worsley talks about “The Art of the English Murder”; and Gregory Cowles has best-seller news. Pamela Paul is the host.

13/10/2014

Who'd a thunk it?!

Amazon has been toying with the idea of a physical brick and motor store for quite awhile. The Seattle based company is taking the first few tentative steps towards retail by opening a temporary pop up store on 34th Street in Manhattan across the street from the Empire State Building just in time fo…

09/10/2014

Good essay!

The Nobel Prize in Literature, whose winner will be announced early Thursday, goes annually to “the most outstanding work of an idealistic tendency.”

21/09/2014

Worth the time

Every fall, Jeff Bezos of Amazon hosts a literary weekend on condition that writers not discuss the event. Now Amazon’s battle with Hachette is sapping some of the good will.

07/09/2014

What with school back in session:

Whether they depict school as a magical memory or a torture chamber, books about students are as varied as authors. We list five of our favorites and invite you to offer yours.

27/08/2014

Boson's own Kelly!

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24/08/2014

It's Back To School time!

Reporters at The Times share their favorite books about education.

07/08/2014

http://callmeishmael.com/

A novel way to celebrate books and life.

24/07/2014

Boson's Kevin Bucknall has a new book out ... way to go, Kevin. We just got word from him: "Procrastination, Motivation and You" came out July 2014 on Kindle and on Smashwords (for other eBook readers)

13/07/2014

Another example of the sea change in publishing

Is resistance to Amazon futile in the book publishing world? Its battle with Hachette has many on edge.

28/06/2014

An interesting development ... and a potential premise for fiction as well.

Several new e-book subscription services are analyzing the data of readers and providing it free.

19/06/2014

And all you have to do is visit them!

08/06/2014

More news on the Amazon front

Readers discuss Amazon’s hardball actions and the publishing marketplace.

25/05/2014

A story worth reading

Seeking ever-higher payments from publishers to bolster its anemic bottom line, Amazon is holding books and authors hostage on two continents by delaying shipments and raising prices.

18/05/2014

Worth the time

I cannot blame people for their lack of understanding. Most educated individuals who spend countless dollars on university expect that other people are on a similar trajectory....

04/05/2014

Check it out! Boson's own Phillip Gardner is a featured author. Hats off to Phil!

Annual literary festival held in Columbia SC | May 16-18, 2014

10/04/2014

This is a very sobering story--and, at the same time, an inspiring story for all of us who love language and care about those use use language well.

A young woman with a lesson for graduates about the meaning of life.

30/03/2014

Field trip!

Andrew Whitehead goes to San Francisco, where the bookshops offer everything from obscure political tracts to the legacy of the Beat literary movement.

17/03/2014

How 'bout this for a challenge? Revive a long-revered character from fiction. Who would YOU revive?

The Irish mystery writer Benjamin Black, a.k.a. John Banville, finds a new adventure for Philip Marlowe.

03/03/2014

"There is no intellectual equivalent to allowing oneself the time and space to get lost in another person’s mind, because in so doing we find ourselves."