- The rich story behind one of the world’s biggest independent booksellers, and its impact on Islamabad. (The New York Times)
- Season 6 of Game of Thrones will premier in April, officially overtaking George R.R. Martin’s printed source material. (FiveThirtyEight)
- Romance book becomes the first self-published title to make The Washington Post’s best-of-year list. (The Washington Post)
- A Tintin expert is the U.K.’s first professor of comics. (The Telegraph)
- Debut author Scott Bergstrom criticizes YA genre for its moral simplicity. (BBC)
- How a book about Scandinavian wood-chopping become a surprising international hit. (The Independent)
- Mark Twain: bra strap inventor. (Open Culture)
- Watch Nicki Minaj recite a Maya Angelou poem. (GalleyCat)
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