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Buzzfeed to launch lit mag and writers fellowship, Hachette CEO criticizes ebook subscriptions, and more

Saeed Jones to head Buzzfeed literary magazine and emerging writers fellowship Hachette CEO Arnaud Nourry says ebook subscription services "make no sense" New York City furnishes homeless shelters with libraries Salman Rushdie accidentally shares his ... Read More »

April 6, 2015 | Filed under: Book links

HarperCollins may remove titles from Amazon, Hunter S. Thompson’s application to The Vancouver Sun, and more

By Becky Robertson

HarperCollins may withdraw titles from Amazon Hunter S. Thompson's Vancouver Sun job application 10th-century manuscript offers new treatment for MRSA Evergreen Review, which debuted Jack Kerouac, Susan Sontag, and more, returns after lengthy hiatus Best ... Read More »

April 2, 2015 | Filed under: Book links

Why buying an e-reader in Canada just got harder, Asia’s Page One re-thinks bookselling, and more

By Becky Robertson

Shuttering of 66 Future Shop locations means buying an e-reader in Canada just got harder “You find love in things you read about in a book, from there we develop the concept out:” Singapore-based Page ... Read More »

March 31, 2015 | Filed under: Book links

Cover revealed for Harper Lee’s Go Set a Watchman, del Toro to pen children’s book, and more

By Becky Robertson

Cover for Harper Lee's Go Set A Watchman revealed Filmmaker Guillermo del Toro to write children's book Princeton Review (inaccurately) calls Taylor Swift out for bad grammar Booker Prize administrator Martyn Goff dies at 88 ... Read More »

March 26, 2015 | Filed under: Book links

Margaret Atwood talks Game of Thrones, Marvel’s female Thor outsells her male counterpart, and more

By Becky Robertson

Margaret Atwood talks Game of Thrones at The Guardian Marvel's feminist Thor comics more popular than those starring male counterpart "It's amazing to think people have an issue with someone identifying as anything other than ... Read More »

March 25, 2015 | Filed under: Book links

Harlequin’s history, Biblioasis author Mia Couto a Man Booker Prize finalist, and more

By Becky Robertson

The story of Harlequin's rise to romance-fiction titan Man Booker Prize shortlist revealed, includes Biblioasis author Mia Couto Akhil Sharma wins Folio Prize for Fiction "We’ve never seen quite so brazen an attempt to relegate ... Read More »

March 24, 2015 | Filed under: Book links

Dr. Seuss Museum planned for Springfield, Johnny Marr gets a memoir deal, and more

By Sue Carter

Dr. Seuss Museum to open in his hometown, Springfield, MA Eight YA novels that adults should read Watch out, Moz: The Smiths' Johnny Marr to write memoir Nobel Prize winner Mario Vargas Llosa on the ... Read More »

March 23, 2015 | Filed under: Book links

Sarah Polley to write Little Women adaptation, Nick Cave’s sick-bag book, and more

By Sue Carter

Sarah Polley to write new film adaptation of Little Women New Nick Cave book originally written on the back of airline sick bags Archie Comics to launch horror imprint 10 steps to writing a bestselling ... Read More »

March 20, 2015 | Filed under: Book links

The dark side of academic publishing, Kobo principal Rakuten buys Overdrive, and more

By Becky Robertson

"A culture of hidden peer review, hidden data, paywalled journal articles and performance-related bean counting undermine transparency and robustness in science:" the dark side of academic publishing Rakuten buys ebook library service Overdrive for more ... Read More »

March 19, 2015 | Filed under: Book links

Watch the first two days of Canada Reads, Owen Laukkanen on his writing career, and more

By Becky Robertson

In case you missed it: day one and two of Canada Reads Vancouver author Owen Laukkanen talks to Litreactor about his writing career U.S. Poet Kenneth Goldsmith met with outrage after performing Michael Brown's autopsy ... Read More »

March 18, 2015 | Filed under: Book links

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Buzzfeed to launch lit mag and writers fellowship, Hachette CEO criticizes ebook subscriptions, and more

HarperCollins may remove titles from Amazon, Hunter S. Thompson’s application to The Vancouver Sun, and more

Why buying an e-reader in Canada just got harder, Asia’s Page One re-thinks bookselling, and more

Cover revealed for Harper Lee’s Go Set a Watchman, del Toro to pen children’s book, and more

Margaret Atwood talks Game of Thrones, Marvel’s female Thor outsells her male counterpart, and more

Harlequin’s history, Biblioasis author Mia Couto a Man Booker Prize finalist, and more

Dr. Seuss Museum planned for Springfield, Johnny Marr gets a memoir deal, and more

Sarah Polley to write Little Women adaptation, Nick Cave’s sick-bag book, and more

The dark side of academic publishing, Kobo principal Rakuten buys Overdrive, and more

Watch the first two days of Canada Reads, Owen Laukkanen on his writing career, and more

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