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Louise Penny speaks out on Alzheimer’s disease, The Handmaid’s Tale’s horrible early review, and more

Louise Penny chosen as Alzheimer's Awareness Month spokesperson 12 classic titles, including Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale, that received horrible early reviews Research shows almost a third of published authors earn less than $500 U.S. a year ... Read More »

January 26, 2015 | Filed under: Book links

Julie Morstad titles land on HuffPost’s list of kidlit classics, Bookriot’s CanLit bingo, and more

By Becky Robertson

Canadian titles Julia, Child and How To among Huffington Post’s 20 new classics every child should own Bookriot does CanLit bingo The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao tops BBC's best books of the 21st ... Read More »

January 22, 2015 | Filed under: Book links

Competition Bureau seeks ebook documents from Indigo and Kobo, new library to serve Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside, and more

By Becky Robertson

Competition Bureau of Canada requests ebook pricing documents from Kobo and Indigo Construction started on new Vancouver library to serve Downtown Eastside Researchers say writing (and re-writing) your personal story can improve happiness First-ever book ... Read More »

January 21, 2015 | Filed under: Book links

The Zuckerberg bump and latest Facebook book club pick, DBW looks at e-reading data, and more

By Becky Robertson

The "Zuckerberg bump" and his new book club pick Digital Book World panel analyzes hoards of e-reading data Harry Potter Alliance works to spread the series' values Amazon to try its hand at feature film ... Read More »

January 20, 2015 | Filed under: Book links

Craig Davidson’s double life, digital magazines eligible for Pulitzer, and more

By Becky Robertson

Craig Davidson and the idea of writing under pseudonyms Pulitzer Prize extends rules to include digital magazines U.S. academics campaign to "revive" dead vocabulary Ibooks gains one million new users a week Actor Idris Elba ... Read More »

January 19, 2015 | Filed under: Book links

Harlequin U.K. folding into HarperCollins, Beijing public transit offers free ebooks, and more

By Becky Robertson

HarperCollins to fold Harlequin U.K. into London operations Beijing subway system launches free electronic library Facebook's Internet.org project to bring ebooks to other countries Bank-robbing professor says he was inspired by poet Arthur Rimbaud Occupational hazards ... Read More »

January 15, 2015 | Filed under: Book links

UBC library acquires rare Oscar Wilde novels, OUP gives authors guidelines for international markets, and more

By Becky Robertson

University of British Columbia library acquires 19th-century homosexual literature believed to be authored by Oscar Wilde Oxford University Press tells authors to avoid mention of pork and other subjects potentially offensive to international markets Poetic ... Read More »

January 14, 2015 | Filed under: Book links

Atwood among authors demanding changes to Oxford dictionary, new rules for Man Booker Prize, and more

By Becky Robertson

Margaret Atwood among authors demanding Oxford Junior Dictionary include more "natural" words Man Booker Prize committee announces new rules American Booksellers Association and Smiths News and Menzies to distribute Charlie Hebdo through bookstores in the ... Read More »

January 13, 2015 | Filed under: Book links

Pasha Malla on CanLit, J.K. Rowling condemns Murdoch’s response to Paris attack, and more

By Becky Robertson

Pasha Malla's 27 thoughts about CanLit J.K. Rowling responds to Rupert Murdoch tweet about Charlie Hebdo attack Drawn & Quarterly sells 200,000 copies of Tove Jansson's Moomin comic anthology Spanish-language ebook publishers are trying to ... Read More »

January 12, 2015 | Filed under: Book links

Asterix’s Albert Uderzo pays tribute to Charlie Hebdo, Bitcoin-inspired books, and more

By Sue Carter

Astérix creator Albert Uderzo comes out of retirement to pay tribute to Charlie Hebdo Michel Houellebecq stops promoting his controversial novel following Wednesday's attack Proud "literary forager" Lee Israel dies at 75 Bitcoin may fail ... Read More »

January 9, 2015 | Filed under: Book links

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Louise Penny speaks out on Alzheimer’s disease, The Handmaid’s Tale’s horrible early review, and more

Julie Morstad titles land on HuffPost’s list of kidlit classics, Bookriot’s CanLit bingo, and more

Competition Bureau seeks ebook documents from Indigo and Kobo, new library to serve Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside, and more

The Zuckerberg bump and latest Facebook book club pick, DBW looks at e-reading data, and more

Craig Davidson’s double life, digital magazines eligible for Pulitzer, and more

Harlequin U.K. folding into HarperCollins, Beijing public transit offers free ebooks, and more

UBC library acquires rare Oscar Wilde novels, OUP gives authors guidelines for international markets, and more

Atwood among authors demanding changes to Oxford dictionary, new rules for Man Booker Prize, and more

Pasha Malla on CanLit, J.K. Rowling condemns Murdoch’s response to Paris attack, and more

Asterix’s Albert Uderzo pays tribute to Charlie Hebdo, Bitcoin-inspired books, and more

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