United Arab Emirates instates National Law of Reading‚ which includes sanctioned reading time at work. (Melville House) Penny Dreadful TV show to continue as comic book series. (Entertainment Weekly) Former Borders CEO Mike Edwards talks about ... Read More »

Anne Carson on the power of brevity and her new poetry collection. (The Guardian) Online harassment of feminist comics creator Chelsea Cain shows how sexist the graphica world still is. (Huffington Post) Translating the spells ... Read More »

Former Barnes & Noble CEO Ron Boire gets $4.8 million (U.S.) payout. (Good e-Reader) Kobo's Michael Tamblyn tells Tech Toronto that ebook companies need to set sights globally. (Good E-Reader) Amazon makes new volume of unreleased Anaïs ... Read More »

Read the poem that inspired The Nightmare Before Christmas. (The Huffington Post) Why we write about witches. (Tor.com) Scholastic's reading list of Halloween books that aren't too scary. (Scholastic) Seventeen book-inspired jack-o'-lanterns. (BookRiot) Downloadable YA-inspired pumpkin designs. (Kate Hart) ... Read More »