- Illustrated Jonathan Franzen teaches you how to act at a book reading. (Mashable) (He also read Stephen Colbert an anti-Amazon bedtime story last night.)
- The New York Times announces its Best Illustrated Childern’s Books of 2015, includes JonArno Lawson and Sydney Smith’s Sidewalk Flowers. (The New York Times)
- Israeli author Etgar Keret hopes a Farsi translation of his book will elicit a shared sense of humanity from Iranian readers. (The Guardian)
- Producers forced to turn to George R.R. Martin’s back catalogue to feed the Game of Thrones beast. (The Independent)
- Self-published romance author outed as serial plagiarizer. (LitReactor)
- Latino author outed as white. (Salon)
- Harvard Law School Library plans to “Free the Law,” release 40 million pages of judicial decisions online for free. (The New York Times)
- HarperCollins purchases ebook deal newsletter The Midlist. (Publishers Weekly)
- New York museum examines fairy tale fashion with exhibit and book. (TeleRead)
- Library of Congress honours First Book with Rubenstein Prize. (PR Newswire)
- U.S. Congress revives Affordable College Textbook Act. (The Digital Reader)
- A look at the origins of the ellipsis. (The Guardian)
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