Book links

Bookmarks: Prince promotes his book, Naipaul pisses everyone off, and more

Some book-related links: The Artist Currently Known as Prince promotes his upcoming coffee-table book at Book Expo America (USA Today) V.S. Naipaul announces there are "no more great writers" (The Independent) ... and gets poetically ... Read More »

June 2, 2008 | Filed under: Book links

Bookmarks: Amazon sued, writers stewed, library employee accused

By Nathan Whitlock

Some book-related links: Maine owner of POD company sues Amazon (Bangor News) Writers and booze “ like peanut butter and jam? (Amherst Bulletin) Library employee accused of embezzling (Chicago Tribune) Methodist ministers attempt to block ... Read More »

May 26, 2008 | Filed under: Book links, Libraries

Bookmarks: critic saves Nabokov novel, senator saves writer’s home, but nothing could save Duddy Kravitz musical

By Nathan Whitlock

Some book-related links: Did a Slate critic help save Nabokov's last novel from the flames? (Slate) Ontario senator helps save Joy Kogawa's childhood home (CBC.ca) Duddy Kravitz: The Musical was doomed from the start “ ... Read More »

April 28, 2008 | Filed under: Book links

Bookmarks: Huckabee writes, Vlad gets a library, Darwin goes digital

By Jacob Sheen

Some book-related links: Mike Huckabee to publish post-election book (Reuters) U.S. Congress pushing for greater transparency in textbook pricing (New York Times) Vladimir Putin gets a library to preserve his legacy, following in the footsteps ... Read More »

April 25, 2008 | Filed under: Book links

Bookmarks: learning to read at the Bush Library, borrowing people instead of books, and picking the right beer for the book

By Nathan Whitlock

Some book-related links: Bush Library to be base for literacy and education, says Laura Bush* (The Dallas Morning News) A library where you can borrow people instead of books (InfoSpeak.org) We've picked the right wine ... Read More »

April 24, 2008 | Filed under: Book links

Bookmarks: romance writer splits with publisher, English gets a body check during playoffs, and library gets its own beer

By Nathan Whitlock

Some book-related links: Romance writer Cassie Edwards breaks with publisher over plagiarism allegations (CBC.ca) Mark Abley on playoff English (The Gazette) U.K. library's centenary marked with beer (The Citizen) At home with poet Raymond Souster ... Read More »

April 21, 2008 | Filed under: Book links

Bookmarks (Middle East edition)

By Jacob Sheen

In the face of all-too-obvious problems, small publishing houses and modern printing facilities are popping up throughout the Arab world (Bookseller.com) Dubai adds a literary festival to its cultural boom (Kipp Report) Iraq's National Library ... Read More »

April 15, 2008 | Filed under: Book links

Bookmarks: Lonely Planet author was lying when he said he lied, Tom Cruise bio dropped, and Stanford Law School goes up against Rowling

By Nathan Whitlock

Some book-related links: Lonely Planet says author stretched the truth when he claimed to have stretched the truth (International Herald Tribune) Tom Cruise bio dropped “ actor celebrates by continuing to creep us all out ... Read More »

April 14, 2008 | Filed under: Book links

Bookmarks (negation editon): the book collector who couldn’t read, the bestselling author who doesn’t exist, and the book prize judge who quit

By Nathan Whitlock

Some book-related links: 79-year-old book collector finally learns to read (Houston Chronicle) A bestselling novel by a soap opera character (The New York Times) Lily Allen drops out of Orange Prize jury (BBC) The (Stephen) ... Read More »

April 7, 2008 | Filed under: Book links, Libraries

Bookmarks (snobbery edition): judging someone by their books, picking the right reading wine, and more

By Nathan Whitlock

Some book-related links: Judging a mate by his/her books (The New York Times) What wine goes with that book? (Stuff) Will Internet book piracy cause authors to stop writing? (Times Online) Settlement in sight for ... Read More »

March 31, 2008 | Filed under: Book links

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Bookmarks: Prince promotes his book, Naipaul pisses everyone off, and more

Bookmarks: Amazon sued, writers stewed, library employee accused

Bookmarks: critic saves Nabokov novel, senator saves writer’s home, but nothing could save Duddy Kravitz musical

Bookmarks: Huckabee writes, Vlad gets a library, Darwin goes digital

Bookmarks: learning to read at the Bush Library, borrowing people instead of books, and picking the right beer for the book

Bookmarks: romance writer splits with publisher, English gets a body check during playoffs, and library gets its own beer

Bookmarks (Middle East edition)

Bookmarks: Lonely Planet author was lying when he said he lied, Tom Cruise bio dropped, and Stanford Law School goes up against Rowling

Bookmarks (negation editon): the book collector who couldn’t read, the bestselling author who doesn’t exist, and the book prize judge who quit

Bookmarks (snobbery edition): judging someone by their books, picking the right reading wine, and more

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