U.K. university introduces master's degree in self-publishing Infographic traces 40 years of ebooks The ... Read More »
February 4, 2014 | Filed under: Book links
"Secret" federal document leaked revealing plans for science library closures in Canada Previously unpublished Charlie Chaplin novella released today Amazon lists 100 books to read in a lifetime Simon & Schuster launch book business news ... Read More »
February 4, 2014 | Filed under: Book links
With Wolf of Wall Street on the block for award season, Martin Scorsese is at work on a more subdued project, a documentary about the New York Review of Books. Variety reports the film will be ... Read More »
February 1, 2014 | Filed under: Book culture
Lemony Snicket prize celebrates librarians who have faced adversity CWILA launches petition against "libricide" of Canadian scientific research libraries ... Read More »
February 1, 2014 | Filed under: Book links
The federal government has paid more than $22,000 to date to dispose of books and research materials from seven Fisheries and Oceans libraries set to close next year, according to documents released today. Fisheries and ... Read More »
January 31, 2014 | Filed under: Libraries
Two unpublished Sappho poems discovered on ancient papyrus Controversy kicks off Angoulême International Comics Festival Russian man fatally stabbed in prose-versus-poetry dispute Kenyan memoirist Binyavanga Wainaina comes out after Nigerian president signs anti-gay bill NYC's Book the Writer program ... Read More »
January 31, 2014 | Filed under: Book links
First bookless public library opens in U.S. Malala Yousafzai's memoir launch cancelled in Pakistan Steve Jobs' biographer crowdsourcing book on history of personal computing Costa winner Nathan Filer on the U.K.'s mental health care system Sheila ... Read More »
January 30, 2014 | Filed under: Book links
In a shocking turn at Tuesday's Costa Book Awards ceremony, Nathan Filer took the overall prize for his debut novel, The Shock of the Fall. Filer's victory upset expectations for a win by Kate Atkinson, who ... Read More »
January 29, 2014 | Filed under: Awards
Hong Kong publisher of book critical of Chinese president arrested Bookslut launches Daphne Award for best book published 50 years ago Two teenage poems by Brecht reveal surprising early patriotism MIT Media Lab introduces sensory fiction ... Read More »
January 29, 2014 | Filed under: Book links
Sheryl Kirby started her food-writing career in 1994, co-publishing a zine called Stained Pages with her husband, beer writer Greg Clow. For each issue, Kirby would stain individual copies with food and wine to turn ... Read More »
January 28, 2014 | Filed under: Book culture
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