- Dominican Republic strips author Junot Daíz of Order of Merit medal after advocating for human rights. (Flavorwire)
- Harriet Klausner, Amazon reviewer of more than 31,000 books, dies at 63. (Good e-Reader)
- Middle Earth map hand-annotated by J.R.R. Tolkein found inside copy of The Lord of the Rings. (The Independent)
- U.K. YA author James Dawson announces he’s begun transitioning. (The Telegraph)
- Newly released photographs of John Milton’s dilapidated former home cause Internet outcry. (The Guardian)
- The Hong Kong bookstores that specializes in banned Chinese books, from the political to the pornographic. (The New York Times)
- A literary guide to Vancouver. (The Guardian)
- How to turn reluctant readers into book lovers. (Scholastic)
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