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Book Links: Shakespeare and Co. lets customers eat their words; Judge Dredd vs. Ronald McDonald

Secular publishers and bloggers attacked, one fatally, in Bangladesh. (The New Indian Express) Flapjack Kerouac, anyone? Paris bookseller Shakespeare and Company opens café with literary-inspired menu. (The Guardian) Banned Judge Dredd comic showing lead being ... Read More »

November 2, 2015 | Filed under: Book links

Boooook Links: Halloween edition

By Becky Robertson

Thirteen things book designers can learn from horror movie VHS covers. (LitReactor) Etsy artist re-imagines famous authors as undead. (Good e-Reader) Get spooked with these literary jack-o’-lanterns. (Buzzfeed) Literary-inspired Halloween costume ideas from Bookish and ... Read More »

October 30, 2015 | Filed under: Book links

Book Links: Sidewalk Flowers makes NYT best kids’ books list; a literal cartoon Franzen; Harvard gets its law in order

By Becky Robertson

Illustrated Jonathan Franzen teaches you how to act at a book reading. (Mashable) (He also read Stephen Colbert an anti-Amazon bedtime story last night.) The New York Times announces its Best Illustrated Childern’s Books of ... Read More »

October 29, 2015 | Filed under: Book links

Book Links: George Orwell’s family is watching your wardrobe; a short film tribute to libraries

By Becky Robertson

George Orwell estate cracks down on the little guy, claims copyright violation against Nineteen Eight-four T-shirts. (TeleRead) President Obama says novels shaped his idea of citizenship, in second installment of interview with Marilynne Robinson. (The ... Read More »

October 28, 2015 | Filed under: Book links

Book Links: Shining hotel to become horror museum; Amazon’s penny books; celebrity trash

By Becky Robertson

Hotel that inspired the Overlook in Stephen King’s The Shining to house world’s first horror museum, archive, and production studio. (Electric Lit) The thrift booksellers that list recycled books on Amazon for a penny. (The ... Read More »

October 27, 2015 | Filed under: Book links

Book Links: Junot Diaz stripped of national award; prolific Amazon reviewer dies; a literary guide to Vancouver

By Becky Robertson

Dominican Republic strips author Junot Daíz of Order of Merit medal after advocating for human rights. (Flavorwire) Harriet Klausner, Amazon reviewer of more than 31,000 books, dies at 63. (Good e-Reader) Middle Earth map hand-annotated ... Read More »

October 26, 2015 | Filed under: Book links

Book Links: AbeBooks lists Edith Wharton’s baby rattle; why politicians are bulk-buying their own books; Potter play to serve as eighth book

By Becky Robertson

Get out the credit card: AbeBooks lists Edith Wharton's baby rattle (Entertainment Weekly) and "Wicked Bible" featuring misprint promoting adultery up for auction. (GalleyCat) The profitable trend of politicians buying their own books in bulk. ... Read More »

October 23, 2015 | Filed under: Book links

Book Links: Toronto vs. Kansas City … libraries; hipsters are bee’s knees; set phasers on fun for Shatner’s comic imprint

By Becky Robertson

Toronto and Kansas City libraries take baseball rivalry to twitter using book titles. (Toronto Star) Writers tweet #WhyIWrite for National Day on Writing. (Entertainment Weekly) What Justin Trudeau’s win could mean for Canadian libraries and ... Read More »

October 22, 2015 | Filed under: Book links

Book Links: King James, the next Harper Lee; France offers free petite stories; Google Books is now the law

By Becky Robertson

The French city of Grenoble is installing free short story dispensers around town. (CBC Books) King James gets the Harper Lee treatment as the earliest known draft of his bible is discovered. (The New York ... Read More »

October 20, 2015 | Filed under: Book links

Book Links: last minute federal election arts roundup! Plus a reading list for Blue Jays fans

By Sue Carter

Canada’s federal election: Canadian Art asks, Who should get the art vote?; Canadian Arts Coalition rounds up the federal parties’ arts platforms; Canadian Conference for the Arts encourages a vote for arts and culture. Joseph Boyden ... Read More »

October 19, 2015 | Filed under: Book links

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Book Links: Shakespeare and Co. lets customers eat their words; Judge Dredd vs. Ronald McDonald

Boooook Links: Halloween edition

Book Links: Sidewalk Flowers makes NYT best kids’ books list; a literal cartoon Franzen; Harvard gets its law in order

Book Links: George Orwell’s family is watching your wardrobe; a short film tribute to libraries

Book Links: Shining hotel to become horror museum; Amazon’s penny books; celebrity trash

Book Links: Junot Diaz stripped of national award; prolific Amazon reviewer dies; a literary guide to Vancouver

Book Links: AbeBooks lists Edith Wharton’s baby rattle; why politicians are bulk-buying their own books; Potter play to serve as eighth book

Book Links: Toronto vs. Kansas City … libraries; hipsters are bee’s knees; set phasers on fun for Shatner’s comic imprint

Book Links: King James, the next Harper Lee; France offers free petite stories; Google Books is now the law

Book Links: last minute federal election arts roundup! Plus a reading list for Blue Jays fans

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