- Amazon removes memoir by B.C. serial killer Robert Pickton that he allegedly smuggled out of prison. (BBC)
- Iranian media raise money to increase fatwa on Salman Rushdie. (The Guardian)
- Nebula Award nominees have been announced. (Electric Lit)
- Bookseller’s van containing $350,000 of rare books stolen. (San Francisco Chronicle)
- Assassin’s Creed video game to be re-imagined as YA book series. (CBC Books)
- Cerebus background artist Gerhard commissioned for Harry Potter prints. (Bleeding Cool)
- Former Sony CEO Tommy Mottola is being sued for the $150,000 book advance he took without ever writing a book. (Page Six)
- Kobo’s uphill battle. (The Globe and Mail)
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