- Penguin Random House buys rights to self-published buzz book that claims to put kids to sleep (Publishers Weekly).
- OverDrive cites more than 100-million ebook and audiobook checkouts from libraries (Goodereader).
- 007 author Anthony Horowitz says favourite to play James Bond, Idris Elba, is “too street,” later apologizes (BBC).
- Study finds millennials really care about poor grammar and spelling (LA Times).
- Harry Potter’s eldest son started at Hogwarts yesterday, J.K. Rowling tweets the details (Geeks of Doom/Flavorwire).
- Overzealous women’s book club to take legal action after getting kicked off Napa Valley Wine Train (Press Democrat).
- Literary layers: Nicholas Hoult to play J.D. Salinger in biopic based on biography J.D. Salinger: A Life (Electic Literature).
- U.S. Authors Guild speaks on non-compete clauses (The Bookseller).
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