November 28, 2012 | Filed under: Digital publishing and technology
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Proving that social media is useful for more than stalking celebrities, the world's first Twitter Fiction Festival kicks off today. Until Dec. 2, a dedicated Twitter page will showcase 140-character experimental fiction, including a story ... Read More »
As soon as news broke that Penguin and Random House may merge into a mega-publishing house, social media began musing on the would-be company's new name, with some pretty hilarious results. Twitter quickly embraced the ... Read More »
October 26, 2012 | Filed under: Book news
Film director Werner Herzog to adapt DBC Pierre's Vernon God Little Twitter to host its first fiction festival in November Short list for Dylan Thomas Prize announced The fourth Self-Publishing Book Expo to take place ... Read More »
October 23, 2012 | Filed under: Book links
Does the HathiTrust fair-use ruling suggest victory for Google Books Library Project? Slate tracks the "historical beef against women readers Amazon notifies customers of potential ebook lawsuit payout Ian Rankin, Jackie Collins, and 19 other ... Read More »
October 15, 2012 | Filed under: Book links
The season of high-profile literary awards and author festivals is on its way, and there's no shortage of new releases from marquee names. In the July/August issue, Q&Q looks ahead at some of the fall's ... Read More »
Starting tonight, Jennifer Egan's latest short story, "Black Box," will be tweeted by The New Yorker's fiction department (@NYerFiction) over 10 nightly instalments. The story will appear in its entirety in the magazine's June 4 ... Read More »
May 24, 2012 | Filed under: Digital publishing and technology
Following in the footsteps of Justin Halpern's Shit My Dad Says, the popular Twitter feed and YouTube series Shit Girls Say is the latest Internet meme to be turned into a book. Created by Toronto ... Read More »
April 18, 2012 | Filed under: Book news
Salman Rushdie accuses U.S. Department of Justice of "wanting to destroy the world of books" Amazon reports more than two million Kindle Singles sold in 14 months Margaret Atwood goes deep into the Twitter "Twungle" ... Read More »
March 13, 2012 | Filed under: Book links
It appears that anything Bret Easton Ellis does is bound to provoke fascination and chatter. That includes posting to his Twitter feed. On Saturday, Book Riot posted a series of Tweets from the author's late-night ... Read More »
It's like trying to cook when there are little children around. That's the assessment of one David Myers, a 53-year-old system administrator in Atlanta, regarding the experience of reading a book on the Kindle Fire. ... Read More »
March 5, 2012 | Filed under: Book news