Day in Review
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St. Mark’s gets a rent reduction Sapir Lit. Prize finalists Best Illustrated Children’s books Booze and Books Steve Buscemi’s Queer Banned Science Fiction Don’t cut Chicago Public Libraries Publishing in… Read more »
Turkish publisher arrested — here’s why
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As many of you might now know, Ragip Zarakolu, the owner of Belge Publishing House, was arrested last Friday along with 40 other pro-Kurdish on charges of terrorism, though this… Read more »
What to drink while reading Heinrich Böll
Paul Oliver
Let’s start by saying that this is exactly what is incredible about the realm of blogging. No, not the pairing of alcohol with books. That’s schtick at its worst. But… 1 / Read more »
British libraries: the saga continues
Ellie Robins
There’s more sad news about British libraries. The latest figures, reported in The Bookseller, show a continued decline in visits and borrowing, with the former down 2.3% and the latter… 1 / Read more »
Amazon struggles to succeed in print publishing
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Publishers are concerned about Amazon’s latest foray into book publishing, but Laura Hazard Owen, in this enlightening article at PaidContent.Org, shows that so far Amazon has struggled to crack the… 2 / Read more »
“May be nsonesne but it feles etlacxy rihgt” – Fiction Advocate on “How To Keep Your Volkswagen Alive”
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Here’s Fiction Advocate on Christopher Boucher’s “deceptively avant-garde” novel How To Keep Your Volkswagen Alive: “Like an engine overhaul, it re-configures our understanding of how a story can be told.” The review… 2 / Read more »
