- Chicago artist Theaster Gates Jr. buys derelict bank for $1, turns it into library and arts centre. (Mental Floss)
- Why is everyone so obsessed with hating Jonathan Franzen? (The Globe and Mail)
- Marlon James’s Man Booker Prize winner was rejected 78 times. Here’s a quiz on other rejected classic books. (The Guardian)
- R.L. Stine’s Fear Street series to be adapted by 20th Century Fox. (Screen Crush)
- David Lagercrantz will pen two more books in Stieg Larsson’s four-part Millennium trilogy. (Yahoo News)
- Doctors Without Borders becomes first non-profit to joint Wattpad. (GalleyCat)
- Translation imprint Amazon Crossing makes $10-million funding commitment. (The Digital Reader)
- New memoirs on the way from Ai Weiwei and Bobby Brown. (Book2Book)
- A brief survey of how professional readers read for pleasure. (Lit Hub)
- ABC has begun adapting YA novels before they’re even released. (AV Club)
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