Book Links: Iran judge throws the book at criminals; Bangkok collectors’ market gets a three-tonne surprise; Girl in the Spider’s Web tops bestseller lists

Iranian judge throws the book at criminals – literally – handing out sentences to buy, read, and report on five books in lieu of jail time (BBC).
Collectors rejoice after three tonnes of rare and antique books “mistakenly” sold to Bangkok used book store (Publishing Perspectives).
Stieg who? David Lagercrantz’s The Girl in the Spider’s Web sells more than 200,000 copies in first week, tops bestseller lists (The Hollywood Reporter).
Pottermore website relaunches, sans games (Good e-Reader).
Asian American Writers’ Workshop responds to “Yi-Fen Chou” controversy with #WhitePenName social media satire (Los Angeles Times).
Video: Margaret Atwood on her Wattpad experience and how technology is changing storytelling (GalleyCat).
Google Books remains in limbo (The New Yorker)
Louise Adler, Melbourne University Press CEO, to chair Book Council of Australia (The Guardian).

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