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Book Links: Readers confuse titles about girls on trains; why booklovers may love the new Fallout video game

Sales spike for A.J. Waines' Girl on A Train as readers mistake it for Paula Hawkins' The Girl on the Train. (The Wall Street Journal) Video game Fallout 4 gives nod to booklovers with rewards for ... Read More »

November 17, 2015 | Filed under: Book links

Book Links: Bernardo-penned thriller removed from Amazon; Anne (and Otto) Frank’s Diary?; Shakespeare & Co, acts as safe haven

By Becky Robertson

Spy thriller written by convicted serial killer and rapist Paul Bernardo becomes Amazon bestseller before quietly being removed from site. (Melville House) Anne Frank’s father, Otto, made co-author of daughter’s diary in bid to extend ... Read More »

November 16, 2015 | Filed under: Book links

Book Links: Illinois women makes quiet protest; Stephen Colbert, book lover; the future of PEN

By Becky Robertson

Illinois woman reads book of poems about racial injustice on camera during a Donald Trump speech. (Try doing that with an e-book.) (Huffington Post) Jennifer Clement, PEN International’s first female president, on the organization’s future. ... Read More »

November 12, 2015 | Filed under: Book links

Book Links: first editions double in value; lost Shelley poem found; Gwyneth Paltrow … whatever

By Becky Robertson

Twentieth-century first editions have doubled in value in the past decade; Gatsby tops list. (The Guardian) U.K. tech entrepreneurs to open “experiential” bookstore aimed at millennials. (The Bookseller) Twenty-one small-press origin stories. (Literary Hub) Virginia ... Read More »

November 11, 2015 | Filed under: Book links

Book Links: 10 Canadians longlisted for Dublin Literary Award; Charlie Hebdo editor’s book to be published posthumously

By Becky Robertson

Ten Canadian authors make longlist for the 2016 International Dublin Literary Award. (Dublin Literary Award) Charlie Hebdo editor-in-chief Stéphane Charbonnier's book to be published posthumously in January. (Entertainment Weekly) Charles Darwin's On The Origin of ... Read More »

November 10, 2015 | Filed under: Book links

Book Links: Pablo Neruda’s cause of death revealed to be poison; pastor advocates drowning children before letting them read Harry Potter

By Becky Robertson

Chilean government reveals Nobel Prize–winning poet Pablo Neruda was poisoned. (Flavorwire) Reader posts social media star Josh "The Fat Jew" Ostrovsky's entire book on Twitter, claiming the author's career is based on plagiarism. (Good Ereader) ... Read More »

November 9, 2015 | Filed under: Book links

Book Links: HarperCollins poor quarter blamed on Divergent; Tom Cruise takedown; Nabokov’s animal endearments

By Sue Carter

News Corp blames HarperCollins's poor quarter on low sales for Divergent series and ebooks. (Publishers Weekly) The process of translating an "untranslatable" Russian novel. (Literary Hub) No smoochie-woochie here: Nabokov's preferred endearments for his wife ... Read More »

November 6, 2015 | Filed under: Book links

Book Links: Carrie Brownstein officiates a marriage on book tour; “binge-watching” named word of 2015

By Becky Robertson

Carrie Brownstein marries two fans during her book launch, accompanied by Amy Poehler on piano. (Flavorwire) The Apprentice asks candidates to create children's books. (The Bookseller) Bangladesh sees book burnings in protest of attacks on secular ... Read More »

November 5, 2015 | Filed under: Book links

Book Links: Heather O’Neill’s Montreal; sad Morrissey; John Irving puts you to sleep

By Becky Robertson

Reading Rainbow host LeVar Burton tackles bibliophile-related dilemmas in Problems Only Book Lovers Understand video. (GalleyCat) James Franco’s world domination continues, is cast in audiobook version of Kurt Vonnegut’s Slaughterhouse-Five. (A.V. Club) A literary tour ... Read More »

November 4, 2015 | Filed under: Book links

Book Links: Amazon assumes physical form; Keith Richards, bookseller; vive prix unique!

By Becky Robertson

Amazon opens a brick-and-mortar store in Seattle’s University Village, offering less selection and none of the convenience of its Web site. (Seattle Times) Cover of Hilary Clinton biography depicting her pointing a gun sparks controversy. ... Read More »

November 3, 2015 | Filed under: Book links

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Book Links: Readers confuse titles about girls on trains; why booklovers may love the new Fallout video game

Book Links: Bernardo-penned thriller removed from Amazon; Anne (and Otto) Frank’s Diary?; Shakespeare & Co, acts as safe haven

Book Links: Illinois women makes quiet protest; Stephen Colbert, book lover; the future of PEN

Book Links: first editions double in value; lost Shelley poem found; Gwyneth Paltrow … whatever

Book Links: 10 Canadians longlisted for Dublin Literary Award; Charlie Hebdo editor’s book to be published posthumously

Book Links: Pablo Neruda’s cause of death revealed to be poison; pastor advocates drowning children before letting them read Harry Potter

Book Links: HarperCollins poor quarter blamed on Divergent; Tom Cruise takedown; Nabokov’s animal endearments

Book Links: Carrie Brownstein officiates a marriage on book tour; “binge-watching” named word of 2015

Book Links: Heather O’Neill’s Montreal; sad Morrissey; John Irving puts you to sleep

Book Links: Amazon assumes physical form; Keith Richards, bookseller; vive prix unique!

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