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Book Links: Oxford acquired annotated Middle Earth map; Ian McKellen releases Bard appreciation app; Edgar Awards presented

Mystery Writers of America unveil the 70th annual Edgar Award winners. (GalleyCat) Oxford library acquires map of Middle Earth annotated by Tolkien. (The Guardian) Publisher of Scientology tell-all threatened with lawsuit. (Melville House) U.S. book-publishing startup ... Read More »

May 3, 2016 | Filed under: Book links

Book Links: How Prince saved a library; Rowling apologies for her writing; Elisabeth Moss to star in Handmaid’s Tale

By Conan Tobias

Mad Men's Elisabeth Moss to star in Handmaid's Tale series for Hulu. (CBC Books) Prince once saved a Louisville Carnegie library. (Insider Louisville) J.K. Rowling says she's sorry for killing off Remus Lupin in final Harry ... Read More »

May 2, 2016 | Filed under: Book links

Book Links: Librarians share worst library books; trouble at the Hugo Awards; Warsan Shire, the poet behind Beyoncé

By Becky Robertson

Two U.S. librarians blog about the worst books they've unshelved. (The New Yorker) KonMari-ing your book collection. (Literary Hub) Rabid sci-fi readers manage to game Hugo Awards for a second year. (Los Angeles Times) Canadian ... Read More »

April 28, 2016 | Filed under: Book links

Book Links: B&N founder steps down; Beyonce fan fiction; Newfoundland publishers protest book tax

By Becky Robertson

U.S. colleges stop carrying Nook, as Barnes & Noble founder Leonard Riggio announces retirement. (Good e-Reader) Yes, there is already fan fiction about Beyoncé's Lemonade. (Entertainment Weekly) Newfoundland publishers protest book tax. (The Telegram) Harper Lee ... Read More »

April 27, 2016 | Filed under: Book links

Book Links: U.S. launches prize for books with female protagonists; self-publisher takes on B&N; books about Prince

By Becky Robertson

New $50,000 U.S. prize hopes to balance trend of books based solely on men's experiences. (CBC Books) Author's letter condemning Barnes & Noble for not carrying self-published titles goes viral. (Digital Book World) The definitive ... Read More »

April 26, 2016 | Filed under: Book links

Book Links: Prince’s book publicist recalls him as “magical”; Mashable introduces Mashreads; Kobo, B&N shutter cloud apps

By Becky Robertson

Prince's book publicist Kathleen Schmidt fondly remembers the star as "magical." (Entertainment Weekly) Mashable adds books section. (Mashable) Don Quixote author Miguel de Cervantes commemorated with marzipan statue on anniversary of his death. (The Telegraph) ... Read More »

April 25, 2016 | Filed under: Book links

Book Links: Griffin Prize–nominated poet Rowan Ricardo Phillips’s Purple Elegy for Prince; Elena Ferrante is influential; Judy Blume’s house is for sale

By Sue Carter

"Purple Elegy" by Griffin Prize shortlisted poet Rowan Ricardo Phillips. (The Paris Review) Authors Naomi Jackson, Alexander Chee, and Kaitlyn Greenidge reflect on Prince's legacy. (Literary Hub) Elena Ferrante and Ta-Nehisi Coates make Time's 100 Most ... Read More »

April 22, 2016 | Filed under: Book links

Book Links: Panama Papers book in the works; the Pulitzer effect on book sales; books for Dummies rebranded

By Becky Robertson

Title on Panama Papers due next year from journalist Jack Bernstein. (Entertainment Weekly) The Pulitzer Prize effect on book sales. (Time) Wiley's Dummies books rebrand for 25th anniversary. (Publishing Perspectives) Library of America receive $550,000 ... Read More »

April 21, 2016 | Filed under: Book links

Book Links: New Millennium installment will strike new tone; Smashwords reveals self-pub data; Andy Weir on his next novel

By Becky Robertson

New Girl With the Dragon Tattoo sequel will be written in different, Chandler-like style. (The Telegraph) Smashwords survey finds preorders earn more, longer books sell better for self-published titles. (Good e-Reader) Netflix CEO Reed Hastings ... Read More »

April 20, 2016 | Filed under: Book links

Book Links: David Huebert wins CBC Short Story Prize; Pulitzer Prize winners; Supreme Court rejects appeal against Google Books

By Becky Robertson

David Huebert wins 2016 CBC Short Story Prize. (CBC Books) Debut novelist Viet Thanh Nguyen among 2016 Pulitzer Prize winners. (GalleyCat) Supreme Court rejects Authors Guild's case against Google Books. (Computer World) Research shows ... Read More »

April 19, 2016 | Filed under: Book links

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Book Links: Oxford acquired annotated Middle Earth map; Ian McKellen releases Bard appreciation app; Edgar Awards presented

Book Links: How Prince saved a library; Rowling apologies for her writing; Elisabeth Moss to star in Handmaid’s Tale

Book Links: Librarians share worst library books; trouble at the Hugo Awards; Warsan Shire, the poet behind Beyoncé

Book Links: B&N founder steps down; Beyonce fan fiction; Newfoundland publishers protest book tax

Book Links: U.S. launches prize for books with female protagonists; self-publisher takes on B&N; books about Prince

Book Links: Prince’s book publicist recalls him as “magical”; Mashable introduces Mashreads; Kobo, B&N shutter cloud apps

Book Links: Griffin Prize–nominated poet Rowan Ricardo Phillips’s Purple Elegy for Prince; Elena Ferrante is influential; Judy Blume’s house is for sale

Book Links: Panama Papers book in the works; the Pulitzer effect on book sales; books for Dummies rebranded

Book Links: New Millennium installment will strike new tone; Smashwords reveals self-pub data; Andy Weir on his next novel

Book Links: David Huebert wins CBC Short Story Prize; Pulitzer Prize winners; Supreme Court rejects appeal against Google Books

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