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Book Links: Writers on their Buffy love; the dark history behind Beauty and the Beast

Kerry Washington to produce adaptation of Britt Bennett's debut novel, The Mothers. (Hollywood Reporter) Marlon James, Neil Gaiman, and eight other writers share their love for Buffy the Vampire Slayer on its 20-year anniversary. (Literary ... Read More »

March 10, 2017 | Filed under: Book links

Book Links: Ferrante novels coming to TV; Canadian authors participate in #Read4Refugees

By Becky Robertson

Barnes & Noble beats Kobo in ebook sales and Kobo proportionately sells more small-press ebooks than other platforms. (Good e-Reader) Emma Donoghue, Eleanor Catton, Yann Martel join authors partaking in #Read4Refugees. (Publishers Weekly) Elena Ferrante's Naples novels ... Read More »

March 9, 2017 | Filed under: Book links

Book Links: Happy International Women’s Day edition

By Becky Robertson

Emma Watson's "book fairies" leave feminist books around the world for International Women's Day. (MashReads) Cleveland bookstore illustrates gender gap in fiction by hiding men's titles spine-first for Women's History Month. (Huffington Post) An International ... Read More »

March 8, 2017 | Filed under: Book links

Book Links: Obama books to be published by Crown; Lambda kicks off its first festival

By Becky Robertson

Obama books to appear under PRH's Crown imprint. (Publishers Weekly) Lambda Literary Awards host first-ever festival this week. (Los Angeles Times) Protests want Women of the World Festival to cancel talk by rape survivor and ... Read More »

March 7, 2017 | Filed under: Book links

Book Links: New short story by Zadie Smith; reading classics in the nude

By Becky Robertson

Barnes & Noble continues to struggle with declining sales. (Publishers Weekly) U.K.-based Waterstones managing director criticizes uniformity of big booksellers. (The Guardian) Newbery Medal–winning author Paula Fox dies at 93. (Los Angeles Times) Naked Boys Reading is ... ... Read More »

March 6, 2017 | Filed under: Book links

Book Links: Lou Reed archive heading to NYPL; Tina Brown writes ’80s memoir

By Sue Carter

Sweet Jane! The New York Public Library acquires Lou Reed's complete archive. (The New Yorker) What will Penguin Random House get out of its $65,000 deal with the Obamas? (Vox) Former Vanity Fair editor Tina ... Read More »

March 3, 2017 | Filed under: Book links

Book Links: Cover debut for Mariko Tamaki’s first Lumberjanes comic; Garfield’s gender under heated debate

By Becky Robertson

A sneak peek at the first instalment in Mariko Tamaki's Lumberjanes series for middle-graders. (Entertainment Weekly) U.S. Congress gets in on debate over Garfield's gender. (Huffington Post) Studies show 25 per cent of U.K. children ... Read More »

March 2, 2017 | Filed under: Book links

Book Links: Obamas sign $60-million PRH deal; ebooks not catching on at airports

By Becky Robertson

Obamas sign record $60-million book deal with Penguin Random House. (Los Angeles Times) Alec Baldwin and Kurt Andersen writing Trump's political memoir. (Entertainment Weekly) Japanese fans line up at midnight for new Haruki Murakami novel. (Japan ... Read More »

March 1, 2017 | Filed under: Book links

Book Links: Author of children’s books about tolerance detained at U.S. border; when literary awards are like the Oscars

By Becky Robertson

Australian children's author Mem Fox detained at U.S. airport on her way to give talk on importance of tolerance and acceptance. (The Washington Post) Trump's presidency has inspired renewed interest in dystopian fiction, but also ... Read More »

February 28, 2017 | Filed under: Book links

Book Links: Nova Scotia’s real-life Book of Negroes; Arrival writer to create comic series

By Becky Robertson

Nova Scotia offers the real Book of Negroes on open data portal. (Metro) Arrival writer Eric Heisserer's forthcoming comic series. (MashReads) World's largest textbook publisher, Pearson, reports its biggest loss ever. (Good E-Reader) Twenty-four-year-old crowdfunds ... Read More »

February 27, 2017 | Filed under: Book links

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Book Links: Writers on their Buffy love; the dark history behind Beauty and the Beast

Book Links: Ferrante novels coming to TV; Canadian authors participate in #Read4Refugees

Book Links: Happy International Women’s Day edition

Book Links: Obama books to be published by Crown; Lambda kicks off its first festival

Book Links: New short story by Zadie Smith; reading classics in the nude

Book Links: Lou Reed archive heading to NYPL; Tina Brown writes ’80s memoir

Book Links: Cover debut for Mariko Tamaki’s first Lumberjanes comic; Garfield’s gender under heated debate

Book Links: Obamas sign $60-million PRH deal; ebooks not catching on at airports

Book Links: Author of children’s books about tolerance detained at U.S. border; when literary awards are like the Oscars

Book Links: Nova Scotia’s real-life Book of Negroes; Arrival writer to create comic series

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