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Book Links: Philip Roth donates his personal library; Daily Show writer’s response to book censorship goes viral

Philip Roth donates his personal book collection to the Newark Public Library with some very specific caveats. (Melville House) The Daily Show writer Daniel Rodosh's note on book censorship goes viral. (GalleyCat) Buzzfeed finds the ... Read More »

October 27, 2016 | Filed under: Book links

Book Links: Paul Beatty wins 2016 Man Booker Prize; new fiction by Anne Carson

By Becky Robertson

Paul Beatty named first U.S. winner of the Man Booker Prize for fiction for The Sellout. (The Man Booker Prize) Read new short fiction by Anne Carson. (The New Yorker) Manga sales are on the ... Read More »

October 26, 2016 | Filed under: Book links

Book Links: When Dickens and Poe met; gun that shot Rimbaud up for auction

By Becky Robertson

Charles' Dickens's pet raven apparently inspired Edgar Allan Poe's poem. (Open Culture) "Most famous gun in French literature" could be yours for €60,000. (The Guardian) Read a new feminist essay by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. (GalleyCat) President ... Read More »

October 25, 2016 | Filed under: Book links

Book Links: Marvel pulls cover sexualizing teen character; $3,000 pencil crayons

By Becky Robertson

RIP Jack Chick, "paranoid, hateful minicomics pioneer." (Boing Boing) Marvel creates instant collectors market for sexualized teen drawing after pulling Invincible Iron Man No. 1 variant cover. (The Independent) Shakespeare co-author finally gets credit. (The Independent) Bob Dylan quickly ... Read More »

October 24, 2016 | Filed under: Book links

Book Links: Comic book presidents; shipping co. bankruptcy leaves books stranded at sea

By Becky Robertson

Unseen J.R.R. Tolkien man-elf romance story will be published in May. (The Guardian) Niagara Falls Public Library celebrates Ontario Public Library Week with book vending machines. (Niagara This Week) Looking back on five years of the ... Read More »

October 20, 2016 | Filed under: Book links

Book Links: Japanese authors imagine a Trump presidency; S&S expedite Bob Dylan lyric book

By Becky Robertson

Simon & Schuster moves up publication date of Bob Dylan lyric book after Nobel win. (GalleyCat) Japan sees trend of books envisioning a Trump presidency. (The Washington Post) Industry expresses solidarity with Turkish publishers at ... Read More »

October 19, 2016 | Filed under: Book links

Book Links: A comic adaption of ‘The Lottery’; Jennifer Connelly was a YA book model

By Becky Robertson

Bob Dylan's book and music sales have skyrocketed ... (The Telegraph) ... but he won't call back the Swedish Academy about that Nobel Prize he won. (The Guardian)‚ Disney CEO Bob Iger to write book on leadership. (Los Angeles Times) ... Read More »

October 18, 2016 | Filed under: Book links

Book Links: Penguin says it shifted to ebooks too quickly; virtual reality – publishing’s next big thing

By Becky Robertson

Margaret Atwood on fan fiction and her Shakespeare adaptation. (Hazlitt) Wikileaks reveals Hillary Clinton's list of borrowed library books. (Quartz) #TrumpDrSeuss hashtag takes over Twitter. (The Huffington Post) Penguin managing director Joanna Prior admits publisher ... Read More »

October 17, 2016 | Filed under: Book links

Book Links: Eggers rallies musicians against Trump; barber promotes literacy

By Becky Robertson

Wonder Women named United Nations ambassador for the empowerment of women and girls. (The Guardian) Author Dave Eggers organizes musicians for a Trump-free America. (Los Angeles Times) Elton John is writing a memoir. (GalleyCat) Book version of Bowie ... Read More »

October 13, 2016 | Filed under: Book links

Book Links: U.S. Authors Guild opens to emerging writers; a history of creepy-clown lit

By Becky Robertson

U.S. Authors Guild extends membership to emerging authors for first time. (Electric Lit) A history of creepy clowns in literature. (Literary Hub) Salvador Dalí's surrealist illustrated cookbook to be reprinted. (The Guardian) Mr. Men–Doctor Who mashup series ... Read More »

October 12, 2016 | Filed under: Book links

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Book Links: Philip Roth donates his personal library; Daily Show writer’s response to book censorship goes viral

Book Links: Paul Beatty wins 2016 Man Booker Prize; new fiction by Anne Carson

Book Links: When Dickens and Poe met; gun that shot Rimbaud up for auction

Book Links: Marvel pulls cover sexualizing teen character; $3,000 pencil crayons

Book Links: Comic book presidents; shipping co. bankruptcy leaves books stranded at sea

Book Links: Japanese authors imagine a Trump presidency; S&S expedite Bob Dylan lyric book

Book Links: A comic adaption of ‘The Lottery’; Jennifer Connelly was a YA book model

Book Links: Penguin says it shifted to ebooks too quickly; virtual reality – publishing’s next big thing

Book Links: Eggers rallies musicians against Trump; barber promotes literacy

Book Links: U.S. Authors Guild opens to emerging writers; a history of creepy-clown lit

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