Publishing NewsAirbnb / bookstores / consumption / fashion and beauty standards / History / Junot Diaz / kid lit / prison libraries1 Comments
Cell Service: Inside the World of Prison Librarians – An interesting article on prison librarians that highlights, among other things, the profound importance of reading (and of having the opportunity to read). So much of how those incarcerated are treated relates to the longstanding philosophical battle between those who believe ... more >
Publishing NewsBig Little Lies / book adaptation / Comic books / diversity / Islamophobia / kid lit / Marvel / North Korea / The Accusation7 Comments
A Dissident Book Smuggled From North Korea Finds a Global Audience – Fascinating chronicle of how Bandi’s The Accusation has managed to get published around the world, while the anonymous author remains in North Korea, as yet undiscovered by government authorities. The 743-page, handwritten manuscript was smuggled out of North Korea by ... more >
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Libro.fm Launches Audiobook Subscriptions – Libro.fm is now offering a DRM-free audiobook subscription service for the same price as Audible’s Gold level ($15 a month). With more than 70,000 books and the possibility of listening on iOS and Android, let’s hope we see a viable alternative to the current DRM-ed audio monopoly. ... more >
Publishing Newsdefamation / issue books / kid lit / lawsuit / Stephen-King / Tolkien / YA4 Comments
We’re Set to Get a New Tolkien Book in 2017 – And it’s a love story! Although Beren and Lúthien is going to be “crafted” by Tolkien’s son Christopher, based on “its introduction in The Silmarillion. The story will be filled out from its different mentions in Toklkein’s History of Middle-earth series, ... more >
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Independent Romance Reader/Blogger Meoskop Dies – The Romance community lost a veteran contributor yesterday. Meoskop had been suffering from a particularly aggressive form of breast cancer, and had given herself the hashtag #DogNamedLucky — this was her third time with cancer – as she tweeted her progress in treatment. Her ... more >