- The French city of Grenoble is installing free short story dispensers around town. (CBC Books)
- King James gets the Harper Lee treatment as the earliest known draft of his bible is discovered. (The New York Times)
- It’s official: Google’s book-scanning project is now legal. (Good e-Reader)
- Every Goosebumps book summarized in one sentence. (Lit Reactor)
- The end of the book tour? Not yet. (The Atlantic)
- David Lynch is writing a non-traditional-style memoir, which hopefully won’t have to be read backwards. (The Guardian)Marvel powers up its female representation with four new superheroine-led series. (Entertainment Weekly)
- Meet the publishing duo who supported Man Booker Prize winner Marlon James. (Evening Standard)
- Barnes & Noble plans to buy back $50-million in common shares. (GalleyCat)
- Illustrators are now recognized on CILIP Carnegie awards lists. (The Bookseller)
- Scholastic U.K. LOLs with a new book prize. (Booktrade.info)
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