- Harper Lee’s personal letters, including one in which she trashes Donald Trump’s casino, up for auction. (Salon)
- One quarter of the U.K.’s library workforce has been cut over past six years amid the closure of hundreds of libraries. (BBC News)
- The lying “science” of physician-backed diet books. (Vox)
- This medieval manuscript remains the most secret book in the world. (Mental Floss)
- Argentine writer Enrique Ferrari shows even award-winning authors have to have day jobs. (GalleyCat)
- Hong Kong airport cuts back on bookselling, suggesting more censorship. (South China Morning Post)
- Amazon now has no distributor for e-readers in Australia. (Good e-Reader)
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