Novelist ditches publisher at book launch for ‘condescending’ treatment
Polly Courtney drops HarperCollins in frustration at having her books presented as chick litNovelist Polly Courtney has dropped her publisher HarperCollins for giving her books "condescending and fluffy" covers aimed at the chick lit market.Courtney se...
Political books: party colours | Editorial
Purple Labour confronts Labour with questions the party's leadership has not yet begun to answerPolitics has its traditions, one of them being that – despite the digital revolution – politicians still like to make speeches and write books to set ou...
Response: Don’t ignore Britain’s pre-Christian architecture
No comprehensive guide to our islands' buildings should exclude Hadrian's Wall or StonehengeJonathan Glancey's introduction to the Guardian's Guide to British Architecture encourages a reading of architecture and an immersion in its language (Arch...
‘Shaun Ryder in the Happy Mondays wasn’t me. He was a caricature’
The Happy Mondays frontman has survived addiction, attempts on his life and depression. But writing his autobiography has forced him to face up to even more uncomfortable truths about his past. He talks pills, thrills and bellyaches'All right?" says Sh...
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy – review
The new adaptation of John le Carré's novel is a brilliant study of the disenchantment, compromise and tension of the 1970s spy gameDirector Tomas Alfredson came to prominence with Let the Right One In, a story about vampires, but his instinctive, eve...
CBS Poised to Ruin Sherlock Holmes
In a bit of distressing news, Deadline Hollywood reported yesterday that CBS is planning their own version of a 21st century Sherlock Holmes. Current BBC Sherlock show runner and co-creator Steven Moffat wasted no time weighing in via his Twitter accou...
How to Out-Victorian Them All: Edith Nesbit’s The Incomplete Amorist
Having written several books skewering Victorian and Edwardian society, in 1906 novelist Edith Nesbit suddenly reversed course, writing an adult novel, The Incomplete Amorist, with scenes that out-Victorian the most Victorian and sentimental of novels,...
NBCC Reads: Damion Searls’s Favorite Comic Novels
Critical Mass readers will know we are now in our fourth year of "NBCC Reads." This survey allows us to draw on the bookish expertise of our membership, along with former NBCC winners and finalists. This spring's question: What's your favor...
Malazan Re-read of the Fallen: House of Chains, Chapter Seventeen
Welcome to the Malazan Re-read of the Fallen! Every post will start off with a summary of events, followed by reaction and commentary by your hosts Bill and Amanda (with Amanda, new to the series, going first), and finally comments from Tor.com readers...
Cherie Priest’s Tour for Ganymede
Starting at the end of this month, Cherie Priest will be traveling all over the midwest and west coat to talk about her new book, Ganymede, Book 4 in the Clockwork Century series. Pick up a copy and meet Cherie at one of locations listed below:[Read mo...
In praise of … Life and Fate | Editorial