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An IT manager at the National Library of Scotland has been jailed for defrauding the library of £500,000. According to a report in the Scotsman, “Chief information officer David Dinham… Read more »

It’s hard to understand BBC Radio 4’s recent decision to reduce its short story broadcasting by two thirds, to just one a week.  Not only is the move unpopular, it… 4 / Read more »

“Historians and archaeologists,” says a story in the Guardian, “plan to reveal the true face of the author of Don Quixote of La Mancha, Miguel de Cervantes” — that is,… 2 / Read more »

While the US debates the deficit and Greece teeters on the edge of default, the UK is also reeling from proposed cuts to their public services. Austerity is in, and the… 2 / Read more »

Murdoch scandal gets booked Canadian Book Sales Down 10.8 Percent Rebel Bookseller 2.0 Literary highlights of Comic-Con Bookless apps and a reflection thereon Literature as a means of political manipulation… Read more »