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The “manliness” of Joan Didion, Man Booker and Independent Foreign Fiction Prize merge, and more

Joan Didion "makes great reading if you want to learn about doing what a man’s gotta do" Man Booker International Prize and the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize merge to create £50,000 award Hachette Australia seeking ink-free ... Read More »

July 7, 2015 | Filed under: Book links

Former Sears Canada head appointed as Barnes & Noble CEO, Louise Doughty on publishers’ ‘short-termism’, and more

By Becky Robertson

Former Sears Canada head Ron Boire appointed as Barnes & Noble CEO. U.K. novelist Louise Doughty calls publishers out for "short-termism" that overlooks excellent authors. The Guardian to publish first Go Set a Watchman chapter ... Read More »

July 6, 2015 | Filed under: Book links

How Dune changed the world, Timmins library shamed for boys-only robotics class, and more

By Sue Carter

Harper Lee's Go Set a Watchman may have been "discovered" years earlier than reported How Frank Herbert's classic sci-fi novel Dune changed the world (and paved the way for Luke Skywalker) It's easy to be ... Read More »

July 3, 2015 | Filed under: Book links

Scribd cuts back on romance and erotica offerings, Amazon to pay as little as $0.006 per page, and more

By Becky Robertson

Scribd shows no love for romance and erotica offerings New Kindle Unlimited rules say Amazon may pay authors as little as $0.006 per page read Malta reaches out to American thriller writers Harry Potter play ... Read More »

July 2, 2015 | Filed under: Book links

New Russian translations due from Columbia University, 2015 Carnegie Medal winners announced, and more

By Becky Robertson

Russian and American academics partner for new translation series. Anthony Doerr and Bryan Stevenson win 2015 Andrew Carnegie Medals. Jurassic Park author Michael Crichton's posthumous novel Micro to be adapted to film by Dreamworks. E.L. James ... Read More »

June 30, 2015 | Filed under: Book links

Brits insist there’s more to U.K. literature than Fifty Shades, Charleston library renamed for church shooting victim, and more

By Becky Robertson

Online campaign launched to emphasize British fiction outside the Grey phenomenon after author E.L. James's net worth estimated at £37-million Charleston, S.C., library renamed in honour of church shooting victim Cynthia Graham Hurd Google Ventures ... Read More »

June 29, 2015 | Filed under: Book links

Margaret Atwood to pen cartoons for Geek Girls anthology, Harlequin launches reader rewards program, and more

By Becky Robertson

Margaret Atwood to contribute cartoons to The Secret Loves of Geek Girls anthology Harlequin launches reader rewards program in Canada and U.S. offering free gifts and Skype conversations with authors The Toronto Reference Library's new ... Read More »

June 25, 2015 | Filed under: Book links

Apple and Smashwords introduce assetless preorders, Robert Durst prosecutor signs book deal, and more

By Becky Robertson

Apple and Smashwords now only require an ebook's metadata to offer preorders Prosecutor Jeanine Pirror to write book about Robert Durst case Publishers begin to fact-check manuscripts in wake of book inaccuracies Award-winning South Korean ... Read More »

June 24, 2015 | Filed under: Book links

John Vaillant on drug-war panel at Luminato, new 50 Shades book breaks sales records, and more

By Becky Robertson

John Vaillant to participate in drug-war panel at Luminato Festival Vintage orders additional print runs for E.L. James's Grey after it sells 1.1-million copies in four days Facebook launches author tags Yale University Collection of ... Read More »

June 23, 2015 | Filed under: Book links

Penguin Random House now sells books on Twitter, erotic ebooks only available after 10 p.m. in Germany, and more

By Becky Robertson

Penguin Random House joins new Twitter shopping initiative German Publishers and Booksellers Association rules that erotic ebooks can only be sold after 10 p.m. Marvel launches new mixed-race Spider-Man Tanya Landman and William Grill win ... Read More »

June 22, 2015 | Filed under: Book links

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The “manliness” of Joan Didion, Man Booker and Independent Foreign Fiction Prize merge, and more

Former Sears Canada head appointed as Barnes & Noble CEO, Louise Doughty on publishers’ ‘short-termism’, and more

How Dune changed the world, Timmins library shamed for boys-only robotics class, and more

Scribd cuts back on romance and erotica offerings, Amazon to pay as little as $0.006 per page, and more

New Russian translations due from Columbia University, 2015 Carnegie Medal winners announced, and more

Brits insist there’s more to U.K. literature than Fifty Shades, Charleston library renamed for church shooting victim, and more

Margaret Atwood to pen cartoons for Geek Girls anthology, Harlequin launches reader rewards program, and more

Apple and Smashwords introduce assetless preorders, Robert Durst prosecutor signs book deal, and more

John Vaillant on drug-war panel at Luminato, new 50 Shades book breaks sales records, and more

Penguin Random House now sells books on Twitter, erotic ebooks only available after 10 p.m. in Germany, and more

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