- Chilean government reveals Nobel Prize–winning poet Pablo Neruda was poisoned. (Flavorwire)
- Reader posts social media star Josh “The Fat Jew” Ostrovsky’s entire book on Twitter, claiming the author’s career is based on plagiarism. (Good Ereader)
- The Rap Year Book is an example of really, really successful book publicity. (Wired)
- U.S. right-wing pastor says children should be drowned rather than being permitted to read Harry Potter. (The Telegraph)
- Random House Little Golden Books gets moody with new Grumpy Cat series. (GalleyCat)
- Roxane Gay wins PEN Freedom to Write Award. (Electric Literature)
- World Fantasy Award ditches H.P. Lovecraft as trophy model. (The Guardian)
- A roundup of literary landmarks. (Good Magazine)
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