- James Patterson may want to murder Stephen King‚ but he will no longer write about it. (Melville House)
- The next big party theme: silence. And books. (The Digital Reader)
- Truman Capote’s ashes have sold for $45,000 (U.S.). (CNN)
- New York Public Library’s main location re-opens famed reading room and installs book train. (Boing Boing)
- Avoiding cultural appropriation doesn’t mean writers should avoid writing outside their experience. (Salon)
- We’ve neglected to acknowledge that women have been writing science fiction since the beginning. (Atlas Obscura)
- What’s your patronus? (ShortList)
- Censorship and comics. (The Guardian)
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