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Book Links: Oxford updates a Canadian dictionary | 161-year-old bookstore moves online

Oxford updates Canadian dictionary (just not the one you're thinking of). (The New Yorker) A 161-year-old bookstore in Boston moves online. (NPR) The Chuck Berry-iest opening chapter in literature. (Melville House) The Handmaid's Tale and Nineteen Eighty-four get ... Read More »

March 24, 2017 | Filed under: Book links

Book Links: Webster’s word archive | Jane Austen’s fake marriages | Colour-readers?

By Conan Tobias

A look inside Merriam-Webster's word archive. (The New York Times) An oral history of a guy who wrote a book and tried to get his friends to read it. (The Millions) CBC's Ann Jansen discusses ... Read More »

March 23, 2017 | Filed under: Book links

Book Links: Inspector Morse creator Colin Dexter dies | Famous literary walls | 25 gateway poets

By Conan Tobias

A high-steaks mystery: who's leaving A.1. sauce in an Ohio library? (Los Angeles Times) This week in "ebooks aren't selling as well as print": ebooks still aren't selling as well as print (not even close). ... Read More »

March 22, 2017 | Filed under: Book links, Book news

Book Links: NY Review of Books editor Robert Silvers dies | Publishing lessons learned from a porn shop

By Conan Tobias

Founding New York Review of Books editor Robert Silvers dies. (The New York Times) Does Jane Austen have an alt-right following? (The Independent) Digital manga sales increased by 27 per cent last year. (Good e-Reader) ... Read More »

March 21, 2017 | Filed under: Book links

Book Links: Harlequin launches new romance imprint | Donald Trump masters osmosis

By Becky Robertson

Harlequin launches new romance imprint Dare, as Blaze line shutters. (BookRiot) Morrissey retcons his lonely youth into a questionable statement on civil rights via a T-shirt featuring author and activist James Baldwin. (The Guardian) Bill Gates and ... Read More »

March 20, 2017 | Filed under: Book links

Book Links: Poet Derek Walcott has died; Louise Erdrich wins second National Book Critics Circle Award

By Sue Carter

Nobel Laureate poet and playwright Derek Walcott has died. (St. Lucia Star) "Books over booze" with these 15 contemporary Irish writers. (LitHub) Louise Erdrich and Matthew Desmond win National Book Critics Circle Awards. (Los Angeles ... Read More »

March 17, 2017 | Filed under: Book links

Book Links: New Stephen King novel will show world without women; legal battle determined by Oxford comma usage

By Becky Robertson

Stephen King and son Owen are writing a thriller about a world without women. (Good E-Reader) Judge's ruling in U.S. court case is based on the absence of an Oxford comma. (The Guardian) Dan Brown ... Read More »

March 16, 2017 | Filed under: Book links

Book Links: All-new cast for movie adaptation of latest Millennium book; literary hoaxes, the original fake news

By Becky Robertson

The Girl in the Spider's Web film adaptation sets itself apart with all-new actors. (BuzzFeed) 2017 Man Booker International Prize longlist revealed. (The Guardian) Women writers on sexism, assault, and harassment in the literary world. ... Read More »

March 15, 2017 | Filed under: Book links

Book Links: Spotify curates ebooks for Women’s History Month; Austin turns into The Handmaid’s Tale

By Becky Robertson

Spotify curates audiobook playlists to honour Women's History Month. (BookRiot) The New Yorker publishes lost F. Scott Fitzgerald story. (The New Yorker) Austin, Texas, inundated with handmaids from Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale. (BookRiot) EU Court ... Read More »

March 14, 2017 | Filed under: Book links

Book Links: 50 years of The Outsiders | Teaching kids about Trump | Jay Lynch dies

By Becky Robertson

Margaret Atwood talks about Angel Catbird and whether she'll ever write a sequel to The Handmaid's Tale. (Los Angeles Times) Author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie faces backlash after anti-trans comments. (The Independent) S.E. Hinton reflects on 50 years of ... Read More »

March 13, 2017 | Filed under: Book links

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Book Links: Oxford updates a Canadian dictionary | 161-year-old bookstore moves online

Book Links: Webster’s word archive | Jane Austen’s fake marriages | Colour-readers?

Book Links: Inspector Morse creator Colin Dexter dies | Famous literary walls | 25 gateway poets

Book Links: NY Review of Books editor Robert Silvers dies | Publishing lessons learned from a porn shop

Book Links: Harlequin launches new romance imprint | Donald Trump masters osmosis

Book Links: Poet Derek Walcott has died; Louise Erdrich wins second National Book Critics Circle Award

Book Links: New Stephen King novel will show world without women; legal battle determined by Oxford comma usage

Book Links: All-new cast for movie adaptation of latest Millennium book; literary hoaxes, the original fake news

Book Links: Spotify curates ebooks for Women’s History Month; Austin turns into The Handmaid’s Tale

Book Links: 50 years of The Outsiders | Teaching kids about Trump | Jay Lynch dies

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