Marvel exec expresses disappointment that comics starring diverse characters aren't selling. (A.V. Club) The philosophical implications of shelving books. (Literary Hub) IDW to publish graphic novel memoir of Star Trek actor George Takei's childhood internment-camp ... Read More »

Amazon experimenting with not paying royalties. (Good e-Reader) Crayola's face turns carnation pink as planned colour retirement announcement is leaked early. (NPR) Bob Dylan agrees to pop by and accept Nobel Prize on way to somewhere ... Read More »

A new edition of The Chicago Manual of Style is coming this fall! (CMOS Shop Talk) Norway completes doomsday library. (Melville House) Pearson settles royalty case. (Publishers Weekly) Microsoft's digital bookstore opens April 11. (Good ... Read More »

Amazon moves into Middle East. (Publishers Weekly) Minneapolis library hires social worker. (Melville House) Novelist and playwright David Storey dies. (The New York Times) The Daily Show is creating a brick-and-mortar library to archive Trump's tweets. ... Read More »

2017 PEN Literary Award winners announced. (Mashable) Archie Comics trademarks cute names for Betty-Jughead romance. (Bleeding Cool) Why you should read a book series out of order. (Book Riot) 100 books for people who loved ... Read More »

Z: The Beginning of Everything tells the story of Zelda Fitzgerald. (NPR) Chet Cunningham, author of 450 books, enemy to writer's block, dies. (Los Angeles Times) Meet the gay, Latina superhero written by a gay, ... Read More »