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Book Links: Bob Dylan will not attend Nobel ceremony; Amazon picks best books of 2016

Photo: Jean-Luc Ourlin (Creative Commons) Bob Dylan confirms he won't attend the ceremony honouring his Nobel Prize win. (BBC) Oxford Dictionaries names "post-truth" word of the year after Trump and Brexit. (The Independent) More authors ... Read More »

November 16, 2016 | Filed under: Book links

Book Links: Margaret Atwood marks Day of the Imprisoned Writer; a short story with your wine?

By Becky Robertson

Margaret Atwood among authors writing letters of solidarity to imprisoned writers. (The Guardian) Kids' book authors launch #KidLitSafetyPins movement following the U.S. election results. (BookRiot) Would you like a short story with your wine? (GalleyCat) ... Read More »

November 15, 2016 | Filed under: Book links

Book Links: Seuss vs. Star Trek; Leonard Cohen’s final interview

By Becky Robertson

Nineteen authors and their typewriters. (Mental Floss) Kobo Aura One sells out in U.S., leaving American readers to order from Indigo. (Teleread) Listen to Leonard Cohen's final interview, with New Yorker editor David Remnick. (Open Culture) J.R.R. Tolkien biopic ... Read More »

November 14, 2016 | Filed under: Book links

Book Links: The literary world reacts to Donald Trump’s win

By Becky Robertson

Authors (LitHub), including J.K. Rowling (Entertainment Weekly)‚ and the literary community (Twitter) react to Donald Trump's win. A look at the authors who do support the new president-elect. (The Los Angeles Times) Tim Kaine quotes ... Read More »

November 9, 2016 | Filed under: Book links

Book Links: PRH’s new book app; machine judges books by their covers

By Becky Robertson

Penguin Random House launches new book discovery app in U.K. (GalleyCat) Researchers create machine to judge books by their covers. (MIT Technology Review) Newly discovered Anne Frank poem goes to auction. (Entertainment Weekly) Adobe creates technology ... Read More »

November 8, 2016 | Filed under: Book links

Book Links: The best, most tremendous Trump stories of the day

By Becky Robertson

A guide to moving to Canada, in anticipation of tomorrow's U.S. election outcome. (Good e-Reader) A list of Trump picture books inspired by the election. (GalleyCat) Twenty-two famous authors on Trump. (LitHub) What Amazon's acquisition of Westland says ... Read More »

November 7, 2016 | Filed under: Book links

Book Links: UAE adopts National Law of Reading; former Borders CEO talks about chain’s bankruptcy

By Becky Robertson

United Arab Emirates instates National Law of Reading‚ which includes sanctioned reading time at work. (Melville House) Penny Dreadful TV show to continue as comic book series. (Entertainment Weekly) Former Borders CEO Mike Edwards talks about ... Read More »

November 3, 2016 | Filed under: Book links

Book Links: Anne Carson on brevity; the comic-book world is still sexist

By Becky Robertson

Anne Carson on the power of brevity and her new poetry collection. (The Guardian) Online harassment of feminist comics creator Chelsea Cain shows how sexist the graphica world still is. (Huffington Post) Translating the spells ... Read More »

November 2, 2016 | Filed under: Book links

Book Links: Tamblyn says ebook companies need to go global; Barnes & Noble CEO get $4.8 MM payout

By Becky Robertson

Former Barnes & Noble CEO Ron Boire gets $4.8 million (U.S.) payout. (Good e-Reader) Kobo's Michael Tamblyn tells Tech Toronto that ebook companies need to set sights globally. (Good E-Reader) Amazon makes new volume of unreleased Anaïs ... Read More »

November 1, 2016 | Filed under: Book links

Book Links: A creepy list of lists to terrify you this Halloween!

By Becky Robertson

Read the poem that inspired The Nightmare Before Christmas. (The Huffington Post) Why we write about witches. (Tor.com) Scholastic's reading list of Halloween books that aren't too scary. (Scholastic) Seventeen book-inspired jack-o'-lanterns. (BookRiot) Downloadable YA-inspired pumpkin designs. (Kate Hart) ... Read More »

October 31, 2016 | Filed under: Book links

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Book Links: Bob Dylan will not attend Nobel ceremony; Amazon picks best books of 2016

Book Links: Margaret Atwood marks Day of the Imprisoned Writer; a short story with your wine?

Book Links: Seuss vs. Star Trek; Leonard Cohen’s final interview

Book Links: The literary world reacts to Donald Trump’s win

Book Links: PRH’s new book app; machine judges books by their covers

Book Links: The best, most tremendous Trump stories of the day

Book Links: UAE adopts National Law of Reading; former Borders CEO talks about chain’s bankruptcy

Book Links: Anne Carson on brevity; the comic-book world is still sexist

Book Links: Tamblyn says ebook companies need to go global; Barnes & Noble CEO get $4.8 MM payout

Book Links: A creepy list of lists to terrify you this Halloween!

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