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Granta's Best Young Spanish-Language Novelists, Toronto's Poetry Mural, and More
Granta's announces a list of the best young Spanish-language novelists; the wrong version of Freedom is published in the U.K.; Toronto's giant poetry mural for human rights; Random House hires Gourmet's former editor-in-chief; and other news.
Blio Fail, Google's Latin Translator, Snooki Gets a Book Deal, and More
Blio launches to mostly negative reviews; a Texas appeals court hears a critical case regarding First Amendment protections for books; Google launches a Latin translator; 82 percent of the nation's libraries now have Wi-Fi; and other news.
Riggio's Reign Continues at Barnes & Noble, Tranströmer Favorite for Nobel, and More
Leonard Riggio retains control of Barnes & Noble; the Unabomber publishes his manifesto; Tomas Tranströmer is the odds-on favorite to win this year's Nobel Prize; actor Gene Hackman gets a book deal with Simon & Schuster; and other news.
Lethem Leaves Brooklyn, PEN's Seventy-Sixth International Congress, and More
The seventy-sixth PEN International Congress takes place this week in Tokyo; Jonathan Lethem leaves Brooklyn, New York, for a teaching post in California; the 2010 MacArthur Fellows are announced; a nineteen-year-old Nigerian writer signs a two-book deal with Faber; and other news.
Elizabeth Gaskell Honored in Poets' Corner, Top Ten Banned Books, and More
A private company runs sixty-three public library branches; the top ten most frequently banned books; Elizabeth Gaskell gets honored in Poets' Corner; the Strand Book Store in New York City starts selling candy; and other news.
Today Is National Punctuation Day, the Battle Over Steinbeck's Estate, and More
Boston's indie bookstore scene; today is National Punctuation Day; a peek into the James Franco experience at Brooklyn College; Montclair, New Jersey's adult summer reading competition; and other news.
John Milton's Dirty Limerick, 10 Percent of Americans Use E-Readers, and More
10 percent of Americans use e-readers; John Milton's dirty limerick; e-book sales may already be cannibalizing print book sales; the only bookstore in Bayonne, New Jersey, is set to close; and other news.