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Book Links: E.L. James decries Trump/Fifty Shades comparisons; Hellboy wine

E.L. James does not care for comparisons between Donald Trump's comments and Fifty Shades of Grey. (Los Angeles Times) Merriam-Webster live-tweeted definitions to Trump's made-up-sounding words during Sunday's debate. (Huffington Post) Canadians bought 47 per cent of ... Read More »

October 11, 2016 | Filed under: Book links

Book Links: Shakespeare in the Fluff; Sarah Jessica Parker launches imprint

By Becky Robertson

Stephen King says everyone should chill out about clowns. (Los Angeles Times) U.K. will celebrate its first National Bookshop Day this weekend. (Melville House) National Book Awards finalists revealed. (GalleyCat) Sarah Jessica Parker to launch book imprint ... Read More »

October 6, 2016 | Filed under: Book links

Book Links: Harlequin launches new imprint; book dealer killed over rare edition

By Becky Robertson

Harlequin launches new commercial women's fiction imprint helmed by Toronto-based Dianne Moggy and Susan Swinwood. (Publishers Weekly) Book dealer murdered for rare edition of The Wind in the Willows. (Los Angeles Times) Dealers unite over rare book ... Read More »

October 5, 2016 | Filed under: Book links

Book Links: Nick Cutter novel selected by Reddit Book Club; Atwood on the future

By Becky Robertson

Nick Cutter's The Troop selected as Reddit Book Club pick. (GalleyCat) Margaret Atwood‚ Richard Dawkins‚ and other authors on the future. (The Guardian) Hungarian science-fiction magazine under fire after illegally translating stories of George R. ... Read More »

October 4, 2016 | Filed under: Book links

Book Links: Belgian company buys Moleskine stake; Kobo expands to Taiwan

By Becky Robertson

Portland feminist bookstore cuts ties with Portlandia. (Melville House) Sci-fi authors band together for mental illness awareness. (HoldOnToTheLight) Belgian company buys 41 per cent of Moleskine. (Reuters) What R.L. Stine's Goosebumps series can teach about producing good ... Read More »

October 3, 2016 | Filed under: Book links

Book Links: Martin, Apple partnering on Game of Thrones ebooks; when Oz was banned

By Becky Robertson

New York Times review of new Hitler biography is one big subtweet about Donald Trump. (The Huffington Post) Trump-supporting Internet trolls sabotage Goodreads. (Flavorwire) George R.R. Martin teams with Apple for enhanced Game of Thrones ebooks. ... Read More »

September 29, 2016 | Filed under: Book links

Book Links: Atwood and Donoghue make HR’s most powerful authors list; Google uses books for AI development

By Becky Robertson

The Hollywood Reporter's most powerful authors list includes Canadians Margaret Atwood and Emma Donoghue. (The Hollywood Reporter) Authors protest Google's use of their novels to develop artificial-intelligence technologies. (The Guardian) Toronto and Vancouver added to ... Read More »

September 28, 2016 | Filed under: Book links

Book Links: Tracking banned books over the years; Clinton and Trump‚ the Victorian novel; Harambe isn’t a Potter patronus

By Becky Robertson

From Harry Potter to Fifty Shades, what the annual list of top banned books reveals about our society (Time) On last night's U.S. presidential debates: The king of horror writing on the horror of a ... Read More »

September 27, 2016 | Filed under: Book links

Book Links: James Patterson nixes Murder of Stephen King novel; silent book parties are all the rage

By Becky Robertson

James Patterson may want to murder Stephen King‚ but he will no longer write about it. (Melville House) The next big party theme: silence. And books. (The Digital Reader) Truman Capote's ashes have sold for ... Read More »

September 26, 2016 | Filed under: Book links

Book Links: Is writing a real job?; Ubisoft to publish books; comic sales at 20-year high

By Becky Robertson

MacArthur "Genius Grant" winners include poet Claudia Rankine, writer Maggie Nelson. (The Huffington Post) Is writing a job? (The Billfold) Yes, writing is a job. (Electric Literature) Ubisoft launches publishing house, will release video-game-related titles. (Publishers Weekly) ... Read More »

September 22, 2016 | Filed under: Book links

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Book Links: E.L. James decries Trump/Fifty Shades comparisons; Hellboy wine

Book Links: Shakespeare in the Fluff; Sarah Jessica Parker launches imprint

Book Links: Harlequin launches new imprint; book dealer killed over rare edition

Book Links: Nick Cutter novel selected by Reddit Book Club; Atwood on the future

Book Links: Belgian company buys Moleskine stake; Kobo expands to Taiwan

Book Links: Martin, Apple partnering on Game of Thrones ebooks; when Oz was banned

Book Links: Atwood and Donoghue make HR’s most powerful authors list; Google uses books for AI development

Book Links: Tracking banned books over the years; Clinton and Trump‚ the Victorian novel; Harambe isn’t a Potter patronus

Book Links: James Patterson nixes Murder of Stephen King novel; silent book parties are all the rage

Book Links: Is writing a real job?; Ubisoft to publish books; comic sales at 20-year high

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