Amazon acquires rights to forthcoming Lord of the Rings TV series. (Salon) A roundup of the best book-related TED talks from 2017. (BookRiot) Picture book The Hockey Sweater comes to the stage in new adaptation. (CBC Books) Simon ... Read More »

A number of famous writers are opposed to Twitter's increased character limit. (Entertainment Weekly) Illinois bookseller runs for Congress. (Melville House) California is the first U.S. state to approve LGBT-inclusive history textbook in schools. (Los Angeles ... Read More »

Renowned authors to present finalists at Scotiabank Giller Prize ceremony. (CBC Books) A Harry Potter Pokémon Go-esque game is on the way. (The Bookseller) The final book in the Paddington Bear series will be published ... Read More »

Marvel comics creator Brian Michael Bendis moves to rival publisher DC Comics. (The New York Times) Salon du Livre de Montréal is expecting 100,000 visitors this year. (Publishing Perspectives) Headliners named for BookCon 2018. (Publishing ... Read More »

An anthology of essays about rape culture, edited by Roxane Gay, is coming in May. (Bustle) Rose McGowan releases cover for her forthcoming memoir, Brave. (Entertainment Weekly) Amazon Studios and Warner Bros. in talks to adapt The ... Read More »

Online literary journal Lemon Hound returns with new essays, poetry, prose, and reviews. (Lemon Hound) Book of never-seen David Bowie photos to be published by Penguin Random House. (NME) Douglas Coupland's 45 tips on surviving ... Read More »

Amazon to open 16th brick-and-mortar store in Atlanta. (The Digital Reader) How bookstores affected by Hurricanes Irma and Harvey are holding up. (Publishers Weekly) Canadian musical duo Tegan and Sara to make a cameo in ... Read More »

Bookish moments in the newly released second season of Stranger Things. (BookRiot) Simon & Schuster publishes book version of Bob Dylan's Nobel lecture and a collection of his lyrics. (The New York Times) Public shocked by proposal ... Read More »