Frisbees, Wiffle balls, and cake pans: public libraries are aren’t just for books anymore (The New York Times). Digital behaviour catches up to print as data shows most purchased ebooks are never read (Good e-Reader). ... Read More »

Canadian composer Zosha Di Castri to adapt Alice Munro’s Dear Life as a musical (CBC Books). Chocolat author Joanne Harris condemns gender division in children’s literature (The Guardian). Single-sentence letter by Charles Darwin repudiating the ... Read More »

Ta-Nehisi Coates, Sally Mann among U.S. National Book Awards finalists for non-fiction; YA longlist also announced (Electric Lit/Los Angeles Times) George R. R. Martin to cameo as zombie author on Z Nation, delaying the next ... Read More »

Man Booker Prize shortlist surprisingly omits big names like Marilynne Robinson, Anne Enright (Electric Literature). It's no laughing matter: Japanese comedian Naoki Matayoshi's debut novel expected to sell more than two-million copies (Publishing Perspectives). Chipotle ... Read More »