- Penguin U.K. no longer requires prospective employees to hold a degree. (The Guardian)
- Iranian culture minister bans the word “wine” and names of “foreign animals” in books published in the country. (The Telegraph)
- Harlequin hopes to draw binge readers with its first serial publication. (Teleread)
- Cuba and the U.S. co-operate to preserve Hemingway’s work. (Melville House)
- Researchers say fairy tales older than previously thought. (BBC)
- A reflection on the James Frey “memoir” debacle, a decade later. (The New Republic)
- Do pop culture references ruin the timelessness of literature? (Electric Lit)
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