- Russia has 1,300 people – including an orbiting cosmonaut – (voluntarily) reading Leo Tolstoy’s War and Peace live on the web in a 60-hour marathon. (BBC)
- Amazon releases list of its bestselling books for 2015. (GalleyCat)
- J.K. Rowling says what we’re all thinking: Donald Trump is worse than Voldemort. (Los Angeles Times) #Voldetrump
- Kobo CEO Michael Tamblyn on Canadian e-reading habits. (Good e-Reader)
- Every single title in New York bookstore One Grand comes personally recommended by “creatives,” including Lena Dunham and Michael Stipe. (The New York Times)
- PRH introduces new ebook terms for libraries. (Good e-Reader)
- Honda launches Road Readers audiobook app for drivers – which unfortunately sounds like it’s encouraging people to read and drive (but it’s not). (Good e-Reader)
- PGC signs three new partnerships in emerging markets. (Digital Book World)
- George Saunders read Stephen Colbert a bedtime story last night.
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