- Secular publishers and bloggers attacked, one fatally, in Bangladesh. (The New Indian Express)
- Flapjack Kerouac, anyone? Paris bookseller Shakespeare and Company opens café with literary-inspired menu. (The Guardian)
- Banned Judge Dredd comic showing lead being forced to eat fast food to be re-printed in U.K. for first time in 38 years. (The Independent)
- Why the Google Books ruling is good for publishers. (Forbes)
- Pope Francis proves his connections extend beyond God, signs book deal with Random House. (Los Angeles Times)
- Laura Bush and daughter Jenna writing a children’s book for HarperCollins. (GalleyCat)
- Must-Clean TV: NBC to adapt NYT bestseller The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up as sitcom. (Flavorwire)
- Tokyo to open bookstore hostel. (Mental Floss)
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